Hunting during warm weather
08-10-2007, 08:55 AM
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Southern Maryland (St. Mary\'s)
Posts: 884
RE: Hunting during warm weather
Seems that your original question..."What kinds of things/techniques do you use to bring in the deer when the weather is warm?" has been overlooked.
When it's hot, there is no question that water is key. Look for a good water supply between the bedding area and feeding area and set up along those lines and you should see some action. It's awful hard to sit still when it's hot outside, but you have to do your best to remain as motionless as possible so that you don't spook them.
One farm where I hunt...about 180 arces and not a drop of water on the property. We are in a severe drought right now with temps in the high 90s and low 100s. This is causing some strange behavior...like deer being in the fields during the heat of the day...I suppose trying to get a little water out of the crops. Very unusual and it will be interesting to see what happens between now and opening on 15 September.
When it's hot, there is no question that water is key. Look for a good water supply between the bedding area and feeding area and set up along those lines and you should see some action. It's awful hard to sit still when it's hot outside, but you have to do your best to remain as motionless as possible so that you don't spook them.
One farm where I hunt...about 180 arces and not a drop of water on the property. We are in a severe drought right now with temps in the high 90s and low 100s. This is causing some strange behavior...like deer being in the fields during the heat of the day...I suppose trying to get a little water out of the crops. Very unusual and it will be interesting to see what happens between now and opening on 15 September.
08-10-2007, 09:01 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: down in a hole
Posts: 1,441
RE: Hunting during warm weather
I wear my air mesh cap, my air mesh T-Shirt, Camo Shorts, and my snake boots... of course a face mask and proper scent control. I'm not too much worried about my skin showing, because my summer stand is a 17 ft. boxed in tower blind. And all of my camo is Realtree Hardwoods HD
08-10-2007, 01:05 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern Idaho's Panhandle
Posts: 4,436
RE: Hunting during warm weather
I'll hunt water holes heavily for elk,whitetails and lopersand evening food destinations just off the bedding areas. I will wear the light weight scent lok base layer only with rubber boots, light weight scent lok liner gloves and scent lok liner head cover if I am in a stand or on set up in a natural ground blind. It may look a little goofy but its extremely lightweight, breathable and comfy in 80-100 degree temps.. My season opens next week, the 15th and its going to be hot.
If its hot when I elk hunt and I am on the move in the brush, I will add a very think mesh 3-d suit over the top of thebase layers..
If its hot when I elk hunt and I am on the move in the brush, I will add a very think mesh 3-d suit over the top of thebase layers..
08-10-2007, 02:02 PM
#17
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Washington State
Posts: 202
RE: Hunting during warm weather
Well if you're in Helena, then you're breathing smoke from all the fires raging across the state.. Working harding hiking the Elkhorns or the Big Belts in hot weather while breathing smoke is going to be interesting. We're going to have a camp down in the Big Belts in late September, hoping for a lot of moisture coming your way along with snow to kick off the Elk rut.
If you're hunting the mountains then I'd pay close attention to the thermals depending on the time of the day which are going to carry your scent big time regardless of whether you buy into all this scent lock stuff.
If you're hunting the mountains then I'd pay close attention to the thermals depending on the time of the day which are going to carry your scent big time regardless of whether you buy into all this scent lock stuff.
08-10-2007, 03:26 PM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Georgia
Posts: 364
RE: Hunting during warm weather
They only thing I can think of that nobody already mentioned is a trick I learned from some old-timers down in Florida, after getting the guts out as quick as possible, take a can of black pepper and give the insides a good coating, this will keep the bugs out espesially flys!.
08-10-2007, 03:32 PM
#19
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northern CA
Posts: 209
RE: Hunting during warm weather
ORIGINAL: devil dog
They only thing I can think of that nobody already mentioned is a trick I learned from some old-timers down in Florida, after getting the guts out as quick as possible, take a can of black pepper and give the insides a good coating, this will keep the bugs out espesially flys!.
They only thing I can think of that nobody already mentioned is a trick I learned from some old-timers down in Florida, after getting the guts out as quick as possible, take a can of black pepper and give the insides a good coating, this will keep the bugs out espesially flys!.
