Effect of heat on deer?
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 30
Effect of heat on deer?
I recently moved my trail camera to a new spot on a set of trails that looked like they got a ton of use. After just over a week there have been ZERO pictures of deer. I checked my camera and the trigger and picture are working fine. I cannot believe that not a single deer has walked past in that long. We have had a heat wave however, with temperatures in the 80's and 90's (hot for Wisconsin). Am I in a bad spot, or are the deer simply not moving due to the heat?
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Oakland OR USA
Posts: 2,929
Deer are just like everything else they find a shady spot and laydown during the hot part of the day . I often have deer in my front yard laying under the fruit trees in the shade . Turkeys are the same way .
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Last edited by halcon; 08-13-2009 at 12:07 PM.