Hey, lets all be fair here, after all I know nothing about Alabama. I have only been there once and only because I got turned around in Columbus, GA. I very well may have said that there were mountains in Northern Alabama but a quick look at my atlas says I would have been wrong.

The coldest temperatures I have ever experienced is -28 and that three different times. Those were probably later in January or early Febuary and that is not normal, every 20 years or so. I cannot remember the coldest I have ever been too well because I was a kid but I think it was probably above freezing and I was wet playing in the snow. At those super cold temperatures you should probably breath through a mask, while moving anyway, to keep from getting freezing air in your lungs.

I've never seen it so cold where I could not sit for a couple hours but I live here. I would go hunting even if it was -28 but I would not try to sit at that temperature. I would do drives or still hunt so that I was moving. It never gets nearly that cold in early December in Iowa so it is just a mental exercise anyway.

I think a few tips are in order-

1) Use anti persperant on your feet. Your feet seem to sweat even when they are cold and keeping them dry helps with the cold.

2) You can fidget a lot without spooking the deer. Wiggle your toes, tighten then relax your hands, chest legs and arms, this improves circulation to your hands and feet and generates some body heat.

3) If your hands and feet feel cold you are OK; if they feel numb then you are too cold and need to get warmed up.(now, not later)

4) If you skin shiver you are OK; if you body shudder shiver you need to get warmed up.(now, not later) Warming up from being too cold is quite painful even if you did not do any damage so don't let it happen.


It is funny which threads I find enjoyable, this is one of them. Are there any more tips for someone new to cold temperatures????

Bob