Hunting in the snow

[yetti462]

Archery as well as the late antlerless both run through Jan 7th.

If you guys are bowhunting in this weather I give you a TON of credit. When I bundle up enough to be comfortable on stand in sub zero temps there is no way I could pull the string back to anchor with my recurve.

It's funny how your standards lower in the last week. The buck I missed was smaller than a lot of bucks I passed in early season. The temperature makes the trophy this week!

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Archery as well as the late antlerless both run through Jan 7th.

If you guys are bowhunting in this weather I give you a TON of credit. When I bundle up enough to be comfortable on stand in sub zero temps there is no way I could pull the string back to anchor with my recurve.

I would love to be out one more time with the bow but with these temps, I don't think I can pull it back. When I was out before Christmas, the temps were in the 20's and I would have been able too. Trying to take a late season buck with bow is still on my wish list. The snow would make it even more memorable.


Were you able to work your dog this year? My old boy isn't able to get out anymore. I miss that.

 

[Rookie]

Yep, it's cold outside.

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Yep, it's cold outside.

Wow. Bet that drains the batteries.

 

[Rookie]

Fortunately, I got a battery pack for Christmas. It's supposed to last 20 hours on one charge.

 

[rhino]

Wow. Bet that drains the batteries.

Cold temps actually preserves batteries, but can slow down the chemical reaction enough that they won't produce enough current to operate your device.

Hot weather causes batteries to drain/discharge rapidly.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Looking forward to the last deer hunting/camping trip of the season this weekend.

Gonna be a cold night in that tent.

 

[sugarcreekbrass]

I went out for a while stalking today mid day. Spotted 3 that were bedded in the bottom of a ravine then saw 5 come out to a cut bean field. Was hoping for a shot in the field but the wind wasn’t in my favor and they busted me. Oh well, it was nice to get back out to the woods since we had a heat wave today!!

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Didn't get to camp this weekend, but we did get out Saturday, and it was without a doubt, the coldest morning I've ever deer hunted.

Not sure what the temp was, but I wasn't able to eat any of the lunch I packed, since it was frozen solid by the time I tried to eat it, and the water bottle that was room temp when I left home was almost solid as well. I was surprised at how comfortable I stayed, though, thanks to modern man-made fibers, the boot blankets that look ridiculously huge, but do keep your feet warm, and to the 16 or so hand-warmers that I ended up using in various places. I did get a button buck, first time I've ever shot a youngster, but when it's your last day out, and it's 2pm, and you really want one more deer, you shoot it.

 

[yetti462]

I arrowed a doe last week. Went out to debone her last night and was only able to get 1/3 off, got some more thawing to do.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I arrowed a doe last week. Went out to debone her last night and was only able to get 1/3 off, got some more thawing to do.

Mine had been hanging in an un-heated garage since Saturday and I boned it out on Wednesday. None of it was frozen, but my hands were pretty cold by the time I got it done.

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Mine had been hanging in an un-heated garage since Saturday and I boned it out on Wednesday. None of it was frozen, but my hands were pretty cold by the time I got it done.

How much fat did she have on her? Just wondering

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

How much fat did she have on her? Just wondering

I'd say about average. I've seen some with more and I've seen some with less. I probably discarded three pounds or so of fat from the meat I cut up to freeze.