Hunting Weather
10-02-2008, 12:42 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Lake County, Florida
Posts: 3,313
Hunting Weather
i keep reading threads where people are saying "it's been too hot to hunt here right now". do people really not hunt until they get the exact weather conditions that they perceive as the best? i mean i hunt even if it's well over 100 degrees here, which is common. if it's hunting season and i'm not working, i'm hunting reguardless of the weather conditions. abnormally hot weather can benefit hunters just like cold weather. deer will move to find water and shade when it's hot. i guess some hunters hunt because they like too, i on the other hand live to hunt.
10-02-2008, 07:19 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Southeast Alabama
Posts: 1,625
RE: Hunting Weather
I'm like you if I can hunt I do no matter the weather. I have hunted in heat waves, thunderstorms, and freezing weather here in Bama. Most hunters don't like to hunt when its hot because deer movement slows down and their odds of scoring decrease. You don't see it as much in FL becasue its always hot and the deer are used to it.
10-02-2008, 09:41 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: North Louisiana
Posts: 3,050
RE: Hunting Weather
I don't really like hunting in 90 plus degree weather with high humidity, but I will. If it's hunting season and I have a day off to hunt, I'm probably hunting. Down here it's usually hot and humid the first weekof Oct., but yesterday was a picture perfect day for the archeryseason opener. The morning temps were in the low 50's and the afternoon high was around 80, but with low humidity. The deer were moving great in the morning and afternoon. I saw lots of deer. Saw a couple of bucks, but they were young. I was doe hunting anyway. I did get one yesterday afternoon about 5:45. The weather is supposed to stay pleasant through the weekend, so I'll try to stick another doe Sat. or Sun. It's going to get hot again, but I'll be out there.
10-02-2008, 10:45 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Posts: 6,357
RE: Hunting Weather
I don't know that I would sit out a hunt if it was too hot, but I might be tempted. For example, if I had already taken one deer and there was multiple days of the season left, I might sit out a day that was going to be hot.
On the other side, I don't sit out a day because it is too cold. I might sit out if it was pouring down rain, on the assumption deer aren't going to be moving, but I would relish a light rain. I have not had the opportunity to experience that, but I think the deer would keep moving later in the day if there were a light rain. I would definitely like to be hunting when it was snowing.
On the other side, I don't sit out a day because it is too cold. I might sit out if it was pouring down rain, on the assumption deer aren't going to be moving, but I would relish a light rain. I have not had the opportunity to experience that, but I think the deer would keep moving later in the day if there were a light rain. I would definitely like to be hunting when it was snowing.
