how should I hunt white tails during sleet or freezing rain, and what do they usually do?


Edited by - 00-buck on 12/11/2002 00:03:13

Edited by - 00-buck on 12/11/2002 00:48:15

Hunt around thick pines or hemlocks. The deer will be bedded down in these areas because it gives them the most shelter. The probably won't be moving much until the weather lets up. Sneak around in the area and keep your eyeballs peeled. You might see them before they spook. They will probably hold tighter in this situation. A well planned drive may also work.

Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge

Hunt during bad weather like it's the last opportunity you'll ever get! Deer get pretty stupid in bad weather, they'll either walk around looking for cover, or be bedded up so hard you can almost step on them before they jump. Check in areas with a lot of pines, cuz they'll often lay under them to get out of the rain, and pines hold heat and block wind well. Also, if there are such areas, look where land formations would create great windblocks or cover for them, that would have good bedding.

Screw the 10 ring, keep them in the zero!!!

Like the others said, bad weather can be good. Also, like rain and storms, hunting is really good just before and just after the weather hits.

Johnnie

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