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 Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/08/13 10:55 PM
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txtrophy85
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Going out tues-thursday to stick a few does or maybe an axis doe.
its supposed to warm up a bit mid day but sitting in that tripod is gonna be tough.
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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12/09/13 12:59 AM
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cmc
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I sat in it this weekend. One sit was in a box with a small heater that kept my hands a little warm but the other sits were on the ground and it was cold. In the teens mostly but my toes are really all that was cold. The hardest part for me is no glove on my hand with the release so I have a hand muff pocket looking thing I put hot hands in and put my hands in it. I don't need a numb trigger finger to cause a bad shot after I sat there freezing for three hours.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/09/13 01:22 AM
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chital_shikari
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I may bowhunt next weekend, though we're mainly going for rifle.
I went to the shooting range yesterday. Darn, it was frikin cold!!!!
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/09/13 01:55 AM
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JDShellnut
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I did. Deer didn't move at all.
Sat in a treestand. I think it was 24 when I got in yesterday evening. I would have been ok if I could have kept my toes warm. I was pretty miserable at dark.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/09/13 03:11 AM
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charner
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I was out yesterday morning, saw one small 8 and hit a coyote at 22yds. Other than that only birds
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/09/13 10:15 PM
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ChrisB
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I'm still at the lease. It's been cold and crunchy. They moved best for that short time the sun came out yesterday. My guest got his first bow kill this morning. Smoked a doe at 30 yards that only went about 40 yards.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/09/13 10:17 PM
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Navasot
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Every chance I get! it was good and cold Saturday afternoon...duck hunted sunday morning though... Iv hunted nothing but lock ons this year... im coating them metal suckers with something next year
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/10/13 02:17 AM
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txtrophy85
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going tomorrow. I think its gonna warm up to 50.
gonna get in the tripod tomorrow afternoon
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/10/13 02:42 AM
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Alec Castonguay
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I wish i was going. Instead im stuck in my dorm room studying for finals 
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/10/13 03:29 AM
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txtrophy85
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I wish i was going. Instead im stuck in my dorm room studying for finals eff your finals. just wing it. go bowhunt
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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#4823905
12/10/13 07:42 AM
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BowInHand_71
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I wish i was going. Instead im stuck in my dorm room studying for finals I feel your pain!
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/10/13 11:35 AM
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passthru
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I would if I actually had deer coming to a feeder I could bowhunt. Well, during the daytime I mean. GW get hissed I shoot them with my mini-sniper on them in the dark.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/10/13 01:18 PM
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Hooligan
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I wish I could go but the only place I have to hunt is public and this weekend there was no way I could make it over there. Now I'm stuck on the truck for work playing catch up on all these deliveries that didn't go out fri/mon
Militavi Non Sine Gloria
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/11/13 03:24 PM
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Kid Kraigrrr
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I hunted all weekend and Tuesday morning... the deer by me were not moving.. I have seen deer every sit but 2 this year before the cold... Think they will be going again when it warms up...
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
[Re: Kid Kraigrrr]
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12/11/13 03:31 PM
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txtrophy85
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I stayed in this morning. Too cold
Actually going out now to shoot a doe
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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12/11/13 05:21 PM
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passthru
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Saturday I'm gonna try it.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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#4828097
12/11/13 05:23 PM
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txshntr
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I will head out tomorrow, but didn't make it out in the real cold. Pretty much going to warm up through the weekend.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/11/13 05:25 PM
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jsix321
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I hunted all weekend and Tuesday morning... the deer by me were not moving.. I have seen deer every sit but 2 this year before the cold... Think they will be going again when it warms up... I haven't seen many after this cold snap either. I pulled my cards from my camera's and their there but not at the times I'm there. Might have to make an all day sit and see if I can put one down.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/11/13 06:45 PM
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ChrisB
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I stayed in this morning. Too cold
Actually going out now to shoot a doe Not a bad idea. They were moving more in the middle of the day this weekend.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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#4829512
12/12/13 01:15 AM
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Alec Castonguay
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I wish i was going. Instead im stuck in my dorm room studying for finals I feel your pain! SFA? We are at the same school
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/12/13 03:39 AM
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JDShellnut
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Another deerless sit this evening.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/12/13 04:35 AM
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4K outdoors and taxidermy
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You guys have fun, I used to go after them no matter what. These days I've become a fair weather archer. Just not as mad at them as I used to be, either that or I'm getting fat and lazy.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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#4831979
12/12/13 10:38 PM
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jshouse
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23 degrees this morning when I got in the stand and from 730 to 10 I had deer in front of me the whole time, probably saw about 20 deer, some more than once I'm sure,and had a nice 10 at 30 yards at 915 but couldn't get around some branches for the shot.
Trying again now and if no luck tonight I'll be back out tomorrow morning.
Oh, and by 8 this morning my toes were ice cubes, very miserable. 40s and 50s are ok, even 30s with no wind, but 10s and 20s aren't my thang.
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/12/13 11:18 PM
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94sktr
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23 degrees this morning when I got in the stand and from 730 to 10 I had deer in front of me the whole time, probably saw about 20 deer, some more than once I'm sure,and had a nice 10 at 30 yards at 915 but couldn't get around some branches for the shot.
Trying again now and if no luck tonight I'll be back out tomorrow morning.
Oh, and by 8 this morning my toes were ice cubes, very miserable. 40s and 50s are ok, even 30s with no wind, but 10s and 20s aren't my thang. good luck
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Re: Anyone bowhunting in this cold?
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12/12/13 11:34 PM
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jshouse
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Thanks, the same doe and twins just ate two piles of corn and left, that's it so far.
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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