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Stupid Cold Bowhunting
Come on guys...I hunted on the edge of an open corn stubble field tonight...WITH BOW.....15 mph winds and 8 degrees....SILLY...I saw a doe at 360 yards...
After 1 hour I was toast...and I looked like the boy on Christmas story all wrapped up..Craziness... Magicman is out tonight...I think he is in the woods..[:-]The Arctic Tundra of Wisc. I have a 9 day goal...to kill another white-tail before Jan. 1st. I WILL!!!! My wife Becky calls me a fruitcake when she sees me dressing up and heading out........women......they just don't understand[8D]I say....put some warm coffee on and I'll see you at 6:30 PM my deer. |
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Cold weather can be tough, but I have always done good when it is Cold. The wind is a different story though.
I killed my 1st buck, a 9 point when it was 5 below zero. Hunting temps likeI did last week in NE though was a different ball game. It tested my determination to hunt when the temps stayed below zero all day and dipped to 20 below and even lower one night. When bad weather rolls through they may hold tight for a day, but then they'll be on the feed, and move as little as possible. IMO you are as likely to find them feeding midday as the normal early morning, late evening routine. Dan |
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Well said MichiganWhitetails.... |
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Yeah, cold like this is extremely tough. Sometimes it's all I can do to concentrate enough to look around.
But...if I had a tag left...I'd be out after Christmas in a heart beat. :D |
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You guys think you have it tough....I almost had to put a long sleeve shirt on over my T-shirt. It is nuts.
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As much I hate you for that comment while it's 14 outside my window, that is pretty funny ! :DEnjoy it man!
ORIGINAL: Snook384 You guys think you have it tough....I almost had to put a long sleeve shirt on over my T-shirt. It is nuts. |
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I admire you guys still getting out. I admit that I haven't been out since we got all this snow. If I had a hang on next to the small piece of standing corn, I would get out there. Carrying my climber 500 yards through almost 2' of snow and 3' drifts has kept me home so far.:(
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Well your not alone, im crazy to :DIm off for 8 days starting tomorrow, its on ;)In my area you will NOT see a deer in broad day light in the fields, and its not even pressured much. I got to get way back in and catch em staging [:o]
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I have till the new year to get my antlers. Been over a decade since I have got a buck. BTW -27 yesterday morn and yep I hunted. Off the ground but I hunted.
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ORIGINAL: MeanV2 Cold weather can be tough, but I have always done good when it is Cold. The wind is a different story though. I killed my 1st buck, a 9 point when it was 5 below zero. Hunting temps likeI did last week in NE though was a different ball game. It tested my determination to hunt when the temps stayed below zero all day and dipped to 20 below and even lower one night. When bad weather rolls through they may hold tight for a day, but then they'll be on the feed, and move as little as possible. IMO you are as likely to find them feeding midday as the normal early morning, late evening routine. Dan |
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I love huntin' in this cold weather. It was 18 when I went in yesterday evening and when I got out it had dipped down to 15...the only thing that was cold on me was my big toes. Cuz, once you see Mr. Big...you ain't concerned one lick about the cold! |
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I get out at 12:00 noon tomorrow and I am going to head up to my MOM and Dads and try and film 1 more doe hunt in the snow and snow we have here in Michigan right now.. I always wanted to shoot a Christmas deer maybe this will be the year with kids all grown up and the wife telling me to go the first of the pegs areall lined up.. Walt
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I feel ya. I was out yesterday and just about froze both my cheeks off. 7 degrees, -13 wind chill. But it had the deer moving that for sure. Thank god for handwarmers
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Good luck, Walt! I'll be at my parent's place in Lake Co for Christmas. Hoping to sneak out in the evening for a couple hours. We'll see...
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Yup, the cold is cold on the deer too. They'll move when the temps are warmer to conserve body heat and energy. Look for them at mid day or the warmer part of the afternoon. You have to sacrifice the scent bit a little when it's fridgid. Do the chemical packs and all that. I have some inserts that you put chemical heaters in place in your boots. It really helps to keep the trunk and the feet warm as well as the head. Balclavas are a necessity and sometimes I double them. Sims rubber wraps on bowhandles are helpful. Do isometrics and pull the bow every half hour or so.
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MeanV ..you are right on....I killed a doe midday 2 weeks ago...feeding is scarce and our Mich. deer are out to eat...snow depth = 16 inches. They're grazing all over ...on the sides of the main hignways....winter is on...food source is scarce.
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hahahah...come on muzzy man!!!...get a plane ticket...I got a blind and a heater waitin for ya. :)
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Good Luck! All I can say, is I will think of you while I am sitting on my couch, in my warm house posting on HNI.;)Oh, I orgot to mention, that I am all taged out for the year.:D
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Cold....nah..it was around zero with high winds when I took these pics...mamma didn't raise no fool.;) The ONLY way to late season hunt.
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