mufan

Hi,
I've always heard people say that "it's cold today so the deer should be moving" but I don't know if that is true or not. I've seen deer move on warm days and not seen a hair on freezing days. Is that just a myth or is there some truth to it?

What are other things that affect deer movement?

stabnslab_WI

Well when its below freezing they have to move to keep their core temp up. They do it by moving and feeding. Deer move when the weather changes because the pressure is rising or falling, that is a good time to go. www.wunderground.com shows pressure change in the last 24 hrs in your area I believe.

WIbuckchaser

Hey stabnslab thanks for the website, I think that could really be helpful in the future. They really give you a lot of information on there. I put it in my favorites right away.

Mufan, I feel if it is warmer than the deer like they will often sit tight until it cools down. Especially from this time of year on, if it gets unseasonably warm with that thick hide they lay tight. Once it cools down that's when you want to be hunting, like stabnslab said the pressure difference gets them moving.

1shotkill1993

i do believe that the deer move because of the weather. if its cold they move to stay warm, if its hot they move to find shade and water, they also move when the air pressure changes do to storms or fronts coming in, but point being you should be in the woods whenever you can, you just never know.

bowmanaj

The colder the better

msdeerstalker

I've killed deer in all types of weather. Rain, snow, windy,85 degrees in January, 15 degrees in January. You can kill them at any time, but I think the colder it is, you will see more deer, therefore having a better chance to kill one.

mufan

I hardly ever see deer when it is raining. Do deer move in the rain or are they indoors like I should be?

I do recall one day when there was a pressure change do to a storm moving in and deer were running around everywhere. It was unseasonably warm but a storm was moving in. How does pressure change trigger deer to move or is that one of life's mysteries?

kevin1

Think of it this way, if you were overweight and wearing a goosedown parka would you move in 70 degree weather if you didn't have to? Pressure regulates their movement far more than temperature, but temperature definitely has an impact.

badassbowtech

See I always thought when a front is moving in that you see alot less deer. Is this right though?

kevin1

They do feed more when the barometer is moving.