Warm weather?
 

I dont know about everywhere else, but its December 17th and the high today was 55!? Whats with that? How does that affect deer hunting? Do they bed down more? Indiana weather is killin me

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Not sure about the deer bedding, But I'm in Minnesota and its been 35 to almost 50 and no snow what so ever. Not normal for up here that's for sure

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I hear you milesrhit10,I hunted all day sat and this evening and i saw one deer running that i jumped up..Here in east tn it was 70.It just plain sucks.I guess ill try it again in the morn.Good luck on your future hunts..And be safe..

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Yah its not normal for Indiana either. Cant figure it out? I went squirrel huntin this afternoon and could help but sweat in jeans and a long sleave shirt. I wish it would get cold so the deer would start movin'.

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Here in MO it's been warm as well. In my experience, they will bed down until very late in the day, feed all night then back to bed early morning. If youknow where their bedding area is,try to sneak in there pretty close (but not too close, you don't want to spook them)and set up on a travel route to leading tothe feeding area.

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we've been hitting the 70s here. yesterday i actually broke a sweat in the woods and all i had on was bdu pants with long johns, a thermal shirt, and a hooded sweatshirt. also i was outside earlier tonight digging in our garbage for something that was accidnetally tossed in a short sleeve shirt.

i should'nt be able to do that a week before christmas.

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Deer around here don't move much during the day when it is this warm. Early morning or evening. They already have their winter fat built up. They get warm just like us.

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Yep just got back from southern ILL and we had mid 60"s all weekend and we saw a buch of little bucks but none of big boys came out to play. We were seeing there tracks so they were moveing late and going to bed early!! Walt

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ya'll have no reason to whine, it's been in the low 80's everyday here

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yah and you live in florida, this isnt normal for us up north.

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I've had some really good luck in warm weather. Shot a buck in OK, 1990?1:00 pm opening day, it must have been pushing 80.

Late Nov, early Dec, deer want feed. You can use warm weather to your advantage by understanding deer behavior. If it's comfortable for you to be out there, it's comfortable for them.

Think mornings. Even if it pushes 60 for a high, it should remain in the 40's for a few hours in the morning. This is prime hunting time, because it's easy for you to be comfortable out there, and deer should be moving, taking advantage of comfortable conditions. Also,I believe that scenting conditions are better in warmer temperatures, and bucks in particular would take advantage of that.

Think evenings. If it's been warm all day, you know it will cool off in the night, and deer know it too. I killed a nice doe on 11/24 this year in the evening, high that day was in the 50's. This was in northern WI, 20 degrees above normal. If they've been laying up in the heat, they will come out at night, it's just a question of where. Deer that aren't bugged will almost always be on their feet in shooting light in the evening.

During the middle of the day, rest and feed and maintain your equipment. lol

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It has been warm for most of the season here in VA. Today it is supposed to be close to 70 degrees. At night lately it goes down to the high 30's and low 40's. Last year it was colder at this time of the year and I had snow in my front yard:). I'm holding out for a few perfect days towards the end of the season which ends on Jan 6.