Hunting in the snow?
11-24-2008, 09:32 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Posts: 130
Hunting in the snow?
Okay i'm thinking about going out in the morning, but don't really know if it will be worth my time. The conditions will be 1-2 inches of snow overnight with 10-20 mph winds and 30 degrees. I'm going with my bow for a doe only season. Have any of you had any luck in these conditions and is it worth my time?
11-24-2008, 09:44 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Henderson, KY
Posts: 1,760
RE: Hunting in the snow?
I will tell you honestly... WHERE WATERPROOF CLOTHES!!!!! I made that mistake one year and it turned out horribly. I hunted in the same conditions a couple years ago asyou are talking about but it was a wet snow.I had a water proof jacketon but even it ended up being frozen like a popsicle.my legs were completely soaked and it was miserable to say the least. it took me almost half an hour to get down out of my tree and get my climber and other gear packed up b/c my muscles were so messed up. i could barely move my hands and my legs were cramping badly. of course this was all faillure to be prepared but maybe you will think about the conditions and what to wear a little better than i did! That was by far the coldest ive ever been.
Derek
Derek
11-25-2008, 05:41 AM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Florida
Posts: 485
RE: Hunting in the snow?
Hunting in the snow was some of my best hunting memories when I was younger. Would love to Bow or muzzleload hunt in the snow right now. The wind is a different story. A little too windy for my needs.
11-25-2008, 08:11 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee WI
Posts: 1,161
RE: Hunting in the snow?
As long as it's not a wet snow, I love it. There are added benefits to hunting in snow. For one, you can see deer approaching much much easier. Second, unless it's snowing hard, blood trails are a cinch to follow. Third and best of all, with a weather front coming thru, deer will be on the move moreso than if there were no front.
