How cold is to cold for you to Bow hunt??
 

I live in Northern Alberta Canada. I've been bow hunting for the past 2 months with no bow kills but have pasted on 3 nice bucks just not big enough for me to end my season.

Anyway I'ts been pretty cold up here about -20C. Sitting on stand is not hard, but dressing warm and not to bulky is.

So whats the coldest you have hunted in??

Thanks AL

RE: How cold is to cold for you to Bow hunt??
 

I'm in central mn. The coldest I've hunted in is about -5 fahrenheit. too dumb and lazy to translate that to celsius. it's tough to sit out there when it's that cold. the whole point is to sit still! I've hunted quite a few times at that temp, but anything colder then that is too much for me.

RE: How cold is to cold for you to Bow hunt??
 

-8 F, w/ a -20 wind chill.....Damn that was cold!! But here in Missouri, it don't get quite as cold as you northerners, eh? ;)

RE: How cold is to cold for you to Bow hunt??
 

It can get quitecold here. I've hunted quite a fewtimes whenthe day time high was -15 below. I try not to look look at the temp when I head out in the morning. Just depresses a guy. :D Some of my best hunts happen when it is that cold as the deer move all day feeding. You just throw on a few more layers of clothes making sure they fit loose so you aren't resticted. I buy my OUTERwinter hunting clothes a size or two bigger just for that reason. While I might look like an oversized Philbury Dough Boy... it works very well for cold temps.

Tomorrow morningthey are talking 5 above. Chilly but not real cold yet.

Tim

RE: How cold is to cold for you to Bow hunt??
 

I think the coldest I have deer hunted with a bow was -11F with windchill about -25
Very cold, that was the day that I decided to buy my Cabela's boots, they have 3" of insulation under your feet. They work great for sitting on a stand in cold weather!

RE: How cold is to cold for you to Bow hunt??
 

I'll have to let you know when I get back from the Bow Zone in Alberta. It's been in the single digits at night and in the teens to low 20s during the day.[:@] This will be a COLD week ahead, I hope I can hang for all day hunts.;)

RE: How cold is to cold for you to Bow hunt??
 

I think the thought of those big Canadian deer will help keep you warm!
Good luck, take pictures

RE: How cold is to cold for you to Bow hunt??
 

I have the right cold weather gear, so I should be OK.:)

RE: How cold is to cold for you to Bow hunt??
 

-5 but there has to be no wind . That's the killer for me the wind i can tolerate the cold but not the wind

RE: How cold is to cold for you to Bow hunt??
 

I have hunted at aound 30F...yea it doesn't get cold in Texas. But I haunted when it was well past the 100F mark