Warm Week

[lubahunter]

Well looking for for weather forecast for next week, going to be warm. High 15, 16. How much will this in pack the hunt. Will the does and bucks be active..

[MikePal]

Weather in itself has no effect on the breeding cycle, it's controlled by daylight hours, so as the rutting season approaches the activity will increase regardless of how cold or warm it is.

Weather conditions might affect how and when they move however, so it may pose a problem for some. The Deer's body are getting ready for winter and they might find that the heat of the day is uncomfortable so you will probably not see them in open fields during daylight hours, but they still need to eat and drink 4-5 times a day so you may have to move into the bush (shade) where it's cooler to find them moving about.

May have to adjust our hunting tactics to find out where they are...but they are out there and active regardless of the weather.

[lubahunter]

Thanks Mike pal for the information much appreciated. We mostly hunt the bush aways cooler there but thought maybe with the warmer might not see bucks chasing does.

Good luck

[paultracy]

[QUOTE=MikePal;933248]Weather in itself has no effect on the breeding cycle



Seriously!

[ginochipchip]

still gona pack like its cold tho and then dress to the temp hate to get there and be cold

[dutchhunter]

[QUOTE=paultracy;933482]

Weather in itself has no effect on the breeding cycle



Seriously!

Yes very ..you ever hear of a buck saying hey honey I just can't get it done today it's a little to warm. ...no matter the Temps the breeding will still happen threw the first two weeks of November. Day light hours runs everything in nature. ..Dutch

[CanadienBoy]

[QUOTE=MikePal;933248]Weather in itself has no effect on the breeding cycle, it's controlled by daylight hours, so as the rutting season approaches the activity will increase regardless of how cold or warm it is.

Weather conditions might affect how and when they move however, so it may pose a problem for some. The Deer's body are getting ready for winter and they might find that the heat of the day is uncomfortable so you will probably not see them in open fields during daylight hours, but they still need to eat and drink 4-5 times a day so you may have to move into the bush (shade) where it's cooler to find them moving about.

May have to adjust our hunting tactics to find out where they are...but they are out there and active regardless of the weather.[/QUOTE
Well say here or Texas deer will rut , cold weather make them more active needing more food ,warm, but deer have a gland tied to there eye sight reacting to the day light hours and moon and trigging the rut hot or cold

[delmer]

Our groups biggest concern is preventing spoilage of anything shot early in the week.

[Camp Red Maple]

When it's cold ...without question deer move more. The rut will go on for sure but perhaps a little more nocturnal. If your not using hounds then try to figure out what stage of the rut you are in and get a game plan. I would think bucks are still checking scrapes, rubs and does. Getting a little more aggressive a good tactic is transport (very carefully to be scent free free) dirt from one scrape line to another scape line...even break off a piece of the overhanging branch and put at different scrape. Being down wind does not always help because the bucks circle first before moving in and the wind swirls and changes direction so don't hunt right over it but back off quite a bit and you just might get lucky and you catch him circling

[paultracy]

I stand corrected. My apologies MikePal.
Paul