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Snow? I don't know why...buy I hate hunting in the snow. There was a couple inches of snow on the ground today for the first day of bear season and I actually called it a day at noon. I don't know what it is...but I just don't like snow.

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its just because your a wus and cant take the cold. LOL!!! Oh and you still cant hit the broadside of a barn. LOL!!![8D];)

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Yes, you might be the only person who hates hunting in the snow. I pray to God each and every year for us to have snow on the ground during arhery season and buck season. Snow makes it so much easier to see deer and easier to detect if there are branches in your way, etc.

But it definately would suck walking along a steep hill while driving for bears, that's for sure!

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I could see one not liking snow if there was 18" of it on the ground. It would be tough walking through it. But a couple of inches on the ground makes the visibility in the woods 1000% better. I don't know anyone who would not prefer this over not having any snow. Plus, tracking if necessary, is a whole lot easier with snow on the ground. Too many advantages with a little snow not to like it!

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ummmmmmmmmmmmmm yeahhhhhhhhh......

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lol yes you might be the only person i know that doesn't like hunting in the snow. I hate the wind, hate the cold and hate being wet but i love have nice blanket of soft, bright white snow!

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I love the snow and wish we had snow year round.

Snow doesn’t lie but people do. When there is snow people can tell me their fairy-tails but then I can walk out into the snow, see the truth and then look them right in the eye and tell them that they will have to tell me a new story now that matches the real story the way the snow tells it.

In the snow everyone leaves some evidence behind that is pretty easy to find, read, collect and use to convince a Judge. I love it when there is snow.

Besides doing law enforcement it is so much easier to see the stories of nature as well. I remember back one day I was out in the snow hiking around looking for snowshoe hare sign when I saw mouse tracks going across the trail toward an old stump. I almost didn’t notice but suddenly the tracks stopped. I looked thinking it must have gone under the snow but it hadn’t. Then I looked thinking it must have gone back the way it had come but it hadn’t. Then finally I saw where the wing tips had just so slightly touched the snow and there was a story told just as vividly as if it had been on a big screen TV of how one mouse had become the meal for one owl.

Another time I followed the tracks of a red fox as he/she chased a rabbit around for a pretty fair distance. In that case the rabbit won the chase though. A couple of years ago in the snow I saw where an adult doe walked under a large horizontal cherry limb about fifteen off the ground. I could also see where some of the back was knocked off that limb as a bobcat dropped straight down onto the back and neck of that doe. She only make it about eight feet before she was expired. The cat had also tried to burry what was left after he had fed on her.

All stories that were easily seen and understood because of the snow.

I love snow because it always make things easier to prove, understand and explain.

R.S. Bodenhorn

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Not metphysical abut it. I can see and track better in snow!

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I love hunting in snow. I just hate the cold these days!

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today I hate the snow, heavy, wet andcan't see 10 yards in front of me

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I figured I'd be the only one who doesn't particularly care for snow.:D The cold never really bothers me too much (Grey Wolf Woolens;)). Oh well, guess I"ll be sucking it up next Monday and dealing with the mess.

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I called it a day about 1:30, right after I shot a 363 lb Bear that I saw coming from a mile away! That couple inches of snow sure makes your drag easier.

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Yup! Your the only one.I too pray for snow.

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I like snow. Lots of snow.

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Here in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, we pray for snow for hunting season. I love to hunt in the snow and actually have decided not to go out some days because of a lack of snow on the ground. Here are my reasons for loving to hunt in the snow:

1. Much easier to spot game moving, especially when hunting deer in a treestand.
2. Very easy to track a hit animal, especially one that does not leave a good blood trail.
3. Easy to tell the amount and type of game frequenting your hunting area with snow tracks.
4. Snow makes for a fast & easy cleanup of your hands and knife after field dressing.
5. Snow is a great way to clean out a body cavity on a freshly dressed animal and cools it.
6. Snow makes it easy to tell if you have trespassers/poachers using your property.
7. Fresh snow makes a quick source of water if you forgot to take some with you & get thirsty.
8. My beagles LOVE to chase rabbits in the snow.
9. There is NOTHING PRETTIER than fresh snow on a landscape.

To Everyone- Have a safe hunting season and Happy Holidays to all.

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I've take 4 bear in PA and every one was on a nice sunny day. Never had any luck hunting them in the snow. Didn't stop me from going out though. Now deer, that's a different story. I love hunting deer in the snow. To a point anyway. After 12" of snow, it starts to be a bit hard walking for these old hips.
I remember one morning I was really tired, found a nice tree to sit down and put my back against. Sun shining on my face, dozed off for only a few minutes (I swear) and woke up to about 10" of snow on me, my rifle, and everything else.

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It's waay too cold, but makes for easy trackin:D

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yes

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speaking for our area I prefer the snow wait till after the season to keep the doe kill in check.As it stands we might have two solid weeks of snow cover.Not good
I know it makes a huge difference in seeing the deer.I saw deer in the snow I wouldn't have ever seen without the snow.

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I love the snow especially when you wack one and see all that nice blood everywhere........

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I cut my finger and left a nice blood trail in the snow.I bet at least one hunter followed that trail.:eek:

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Love the snow and we don't get enough of it during hunting season here in NY southern zone.