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Do you hunt while it is snowing?

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by semper, Dec 8, 2013.

  1. semper

    semper Weekend Warrior

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    It is snowing here and I was going to go out this afternoon. Do deer move while the snow is still coming down?
     
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    Cougar Mag Weekend Warrior

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    Heck yeah! I'd rather hunt while its snowing than right after it stops.
     
  3. scoot12

    scoot12 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    It is lightly snowing right know in southwest Wisconsin and I am heading out around 1:00, I have found when it is lightly snowing they move real well plus its just a great time to be in the woods. Scoot
     
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    Yes they usually are on there feet when its snowing unless its blizzard like conditions
     
  5. semper

    semper Weekend Warrior

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    ok, guess I will be going out around 1 in SE Wisconsin. Public land so we shall see how it goes down today. Might actually bring my climber stand today and give that a whirl. Will be my first time hunting out of a stand with a bow... A little nervous lol.
     
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    Be careful. Wear good gloves. Metal gets cold when it's cold outside. And boots get slippery. Just be careful. I'm a bit jealous, I haven't had a chance to get back out since our season started again. I'm heading to a piano recital in an hour. I love my daughter, but she's becoming inconvenient. :)
     
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    freezing rain here right now.....looks absolutely miserable outside!
     
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    I would be out there in a second. I can't kill a big buck from my lazy boy chair...cause I don't have a cup holder for my beer ;-)
     
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    I'll be heading out in a few hours ... gonna snow here all afternoon ....
     
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    Simple answer, yes!
     
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    Mkwa Hunter Weekend Warrior

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    Yes I do!!! Blizzards even.


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    what he said
     
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    favorite time to be in the woods, while and just after snow!
     
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    emgepi Weekend Warrior

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    I love hunting in the snow. The deer seem to move good around here during snow. The biggest buck I have killed in my home state recently came last year during our first big snow. I love it once you get a layer on the ground too since it makes it much easier to see the deer. Once the cold hit this year and the snow started falling, it seemed like deer were coming from everywhere. We went from being lucky to see a deer to seeing double digits almost every evening sit.
     
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    I do every chance I get!!
     
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    Made me laugh when i read that
     
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    Heck yeah...we don't get much here in Tennessee...but love hunting in it. The deer here go nutz when it snows.
     
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    Agree with switch, I've had really good luck in the snow in the past. Just be sure to dry out all your gear (especially your bow) when you get home.


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    The weather really doesn't bother the deer just the humans. I hunt when it pours rain snows like crazy anything I hunt.
     
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    the most tranquil and enjoyable time to be in the woods for me personally.
     

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