What is the hottest temp you have killed a deer?
 

It has been well into the 80's here in AL the last week or so. Since I'm new to hunting I am wandering if the deer still move as much when it is this warm.

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They don't move as much for sure, but they do still have to eat. It seems to be well above nornmal all over and many of us have killed multiple deer. You got to go with what god gives ya. Good luck.

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Thanks for the advice MotownHonkey

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Yes, Ibelieve they move whenever they feel like it, no matter the weather. Back before I fell into the bow huntin trap, I killed a couple of deer with the ole smoke pole. My first was in a heavy downpour, 2nd was a tall racked 8pt, 3 &1/2 yrs old, tailing a doe in 90 degree weather. I was sweating my *#@^'s off. My lil boy was in the pics with me and he's just in his diaper. I'd post em , butthat was before I ever considered doin a clean up job on my deer for pics.

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104 deg , Eastern Oregon, aug 29th

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Last night, temps were 81 when I went out in the afternoon, 74 after sundown when I got back to the Jeep. It does bring its own set of problems, though -- as I wrote about in "Persistence pays off..."at http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1287972

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90 degrees

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my first was about 80 degrees.

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95 -98 during crop damage. Shooting them with a bow is the easy part. Dragging the critters out in that heat is a killer.

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I've killed them when the daytime high was 80-82 degrees. Probably some of the deer I've killed the temps at the time was easily in the 70's.

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85 Sept. NC

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It was 68 when I killed a button buck last Sat.........warmest kill by far. I was in a T-Shirt.

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Mid to upper 80's during early season. That doe made a fine tird too!

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It was 83 degrees when I left the house the day I killed this buck. It was Oct 19th 2003, by the time I settled into my stand I had sweat dripping everywhere. Even move surprising I shot the buck at 4:45 in the afternoon, a full 2 hours before dark.

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95 degrees with about 95% humidity. Sept. 17

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i shot one in 75 deg once, but i had to make it get up and move to get a shot, as the deer werent moving at all.

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Last year during gun season I killed a doe while I had a temp of 103:(. Does that count?:D

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This year it was 74 on Oct. 1. That is the hottest here, I've hunted deer. You guys in the 80's and beyond must have butchered your deer very fast.

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Thanks to everyone for replying. Now I will feel more confident that I've got a shot at getting a deer when it is warm outside!

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Sept 15th 2002, first day of season, a doe at 85 degrees. Dragging no problem due to ATV. Butkeeping off the flies while you try to skin / quarter it is a PIA. You can't let 'em lie long in that heat though. I don't take shots in that kind of heat unless I'm 100% sure of the shot. Make sure the shot is a good one. A guy on our land shot one in September and had it spoil. He got a gut shot and the combo of shot placment and letting it lie overnight was too much. As long as you get on it quick, and get the guts out so it can cool, the meat will be fine.