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What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/07/10 08:30 PM
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tonyguitarguy
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Going to freer Saturday night for a Sunday morning hunt. Heard it's to be a low 30's or high 20's this weekend. Is there normally alot of movement of animals during temps like this?
Last edited by tonyguitarguy; 01/07/10 08:32 PM.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/07/10 09:17 PM
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Should be as long as it is not going to be windy.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/07/10 10:26 PM
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Texan Til I Die
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That's close enough for government work.
I know one thing, the WORST weather for deer hunting is fog. At least in West Texas where being able to see for long distance is a necessity. Hunting a 40 yard circle around your tripod sucks big time. And I had it happen to me several times this year.
Silver spurs and gold tequila keep me hanging on. Pretty girls and old cantinas give me shelter from the storm.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/07/10 10:27 PM
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erniejs
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Any time you are seeing deer its the perfect weather. lol
We get old too fast and wise too slow
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
[Re: Texan Til I Die]
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01/07/10 10:28 PM
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I know one thing, the WORST weather for deer hunting is fog. At least in West Texas where being able to see for long distance is a necessity. Hunting a 40 yard circle around your tripod sucks big time. And I had it happen to me several times this year.
Same here! There were many mornings when I got up and went outside the trailer and turned around and went back to bed because the fog was so bad!
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/07/10 11:04 PM
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Cold and overcast seem to be the best days on my place. Windy days are the worst.
�A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.� -Fred Bear
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/08/10 01:00 AM
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The best is when you can go...If you can go anytime, I like cold,damp, snowy, overcast days.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/08/10 01:08 AM
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signal5
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where abouts freer you going? my place is down there too.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
[Re: signal5]
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01/08/10 01:21 AM
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tonyguitarguy
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its actually before freer, pretty much off 2359 and on county road 407.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/08/10 02:53 AM
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Colder the better IMO. Wish this cold front would have been here in November or December. Brutally cold weather would have likely pushed the bigger bucks into the wheat fields a bit earlier in the evening.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/08/10 03:17 AM
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The weather that is miserable and makes you want to stay in bed is the best.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/08/10 03:35 AM
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I'm not convinced the weather has anything to do with it But being there at the right place and right time makes all the difference. I've seen just as many deer on a warm day as I have on a bad weather day. For some reason it just seems to be real hunting when the elements are at its worst. LOL Good luck and happy hunting.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/08/10 04:13 AM
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A cloudy, overcast morning after an all-night rain when the temperature is anywhere between 40-50 degrees.
Last edited by Dan in Spring; 01/08/10 04:14 AM.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/08/10 04:43 AM
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the next clear day after 1 or 2 days of rain
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/08/10 05:22 AM
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Downit
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the next clear day after 1 or 2 days of rain Cool!! That sounds like the perfect day for Hog hunting!! As soon as the 17th roles through I'm all Hog from then till the leaves come back on the trees!! I really enjoy tracking the Hogs in those conditions!! Billy Where are you?
"ask and you shall receive " Just be careful what you ask for! Remember the Alamo, 9/11, AND THANK A SOLDIER! WAKE UP people and help do something about the problem!
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
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01/08/10 05:44 AM
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Deer should move down in S. Texas regardless of weather this time of year. Freeze has hit a month ago so if they aren't hitting corn, you got no deer.
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Re: What's the "perfect" weather to deer hunt?
[Re: drdavidovich]
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01/08/10 02:37 PM
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mike1780
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deer dont want to move when its to cold cause they risk losing to much body heat. there is alot of misconception that the colder the better. deer will actually move at the warmest time of a cold day to feed. the only time they will move it is freezing is if it has been consitently cold for a couple of days. so this weekend could actually be really good.
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