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Barometer
Most outdoorsman pay close attention to the barometric pressure as an indication of general activity no matter what sort of game they may be after. This is the number one one weather indictor to pay attention to and check regularly when heading to the woods. While it can be a complicated topic, whitetails seem to favor a moving barometer to a stationary one. A rising barometer (such as high pressure moving in after a storm) verses a falling one and a steady high barometer verses a steady low one seems to promote the best activity. You may want to invest in a barometer for your deer lodge or camp so you can track your specific area verses the one your get from the TV weather man, sometimes 100 miles or more from where you are.
A barometer in your deer camp will give you the ability to accurately anticipate the amount of deer movement you can expected on your next hunt.
Barometer/Barometric Pressure: A device that measures atmospheric pressure. A hunter should be aware of changes in barometric pressure. White-tailed deer sense pressure changes long before hunters experience an actual change in the weather. Deer movement always seems to increase with a change in the barometric reading. A constant wind in the evening, lasting into nightfall, is often a good indication the barometric pressure is going to change (that is a front is coming in). A rising barometer indicates fair or good weather is on the way. A falling barometer signals the approach of worsening weather.
I note where the needle is pointing then tap on the face to see if the needle moves up or down.
