RE: to cold to hunt
 

For me, it used to not be a factor, but now with diabetes causeing my toes and fingers issues, it is. For me I can hunt down to 5F pretty easy with no wind if I am prepared.

Its the wind that kills me. For example I hunted wed when it was 20F out and was fine. But there was no wind, but I hunted a few days before in 38F with 10MPH wind, and I was miserable.

Alot of folks on here talk a big talk, but you guys must be the rare few, cause when it gets below 15F, I don't see another hunter in the woods hardly.

RE: to cold to hunt
 

I grew up hunting in cold weather when I was a child, every opening day of rifle in the Upper penninsula of michigan it usually got to be around 10-15 degrees so im used to it now, until I picked up bowhunting and now im spolied with 30s-50s weather at the start of the season!

RE: to cold to hunt
 

I'm a juvenile diabetic, so I definitely have to watch out for circulatory problems like frostbite. If I lose part of my foot, I doubt I'll be any better of a hunter. The coldest weather I've hunted in was 20°F, with a light wind. I bundled up with plenty of layers (and toe warmers), and the only problem I had was that my left middle finger went numb halfway into the hunt. I flipped off the deer that were still hiding in the treeline for a few minutes and it started to warm back up.

I don't think any weather's too cold as long as you're dressed properly and can still move about easily.

RE: to cold to hunt
 

I bet!:D

RE: to cold to hunt
 

The deer will come out when its colder;)

RE: to cold to hunt
 

When it get's too cold to hunt, I will be in the ground.:(:(:(:(

RE: to cold to hunt
 

Well when you live in The Great White North eh, you gotta be able to hunt when it's chilly whilly outside [8D]

RE: to cold to hunt
 

A couple years ago the windchill stayed around -15 to -30 for most of the late muzzleloader season.I hunted through most of it and shot a buck on one of the coldest days.The deer had the same idea I did and were sticking to sheltered areas where the wind wasnt as big of issue.I hunted for over a week without running into another hunter.

RE: to cold to hunt
 

Yeah, I think my coldest day in the treestand was a balmy -25. We`re great believers in the layered look around here. Now that deer season is over, we start bagging Jacks, coyotes, and other varmints in January when the real cold sets in.
Like KonaBoy says...ya gotta hunt those chilly days.

Ron:D

RE: to cold to hunt
 

I won't let it stop me, but I do have to climb down to warm up once in a while, a short walk does wonders. At the farm I hunt most I have a few permanent stands up (wooden pallets), when I just can't take it anymore I will climb down and walk to another stand, by the time I've climbed into the new stand I'm ready for a few more hours of being still.