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<blockquote data-quote="woodsman04" data-source="post: 5125908" data-attributes="member: 19488"><p>I for sure have changed my hunting strategy the last decade directly from BSKs advice. Yes, bow hunting is my favorite. And I still bow hunt more than rifle hunt 10:1. </p><p>I usually do not bow hunt until it's cool weather, likely mid October. It isn't worth to me stinking up the woods when deer may not move anyways because of temps. </p><p>When I do go hunt early season, I hunt areas where I may only see does, because that is usually what I want, a doe or two to eat before I start serious hunting. </p><p>I do not hunt my favorite lands at all until opening day of rifle. I'll hunt my best spot or two opening day through end of rut, then I won't return except maybe the second rut.</p><p></p><p>I have spots that I hunted in the rut, and I won't go back until next rut. I'll save them for the best weather day when it times with the rut peak. In my area I say peak Rut is December 1-10, and the peak of the peak is about the 6-8. Leading up to that week I'll watch weather. If possible I'll put in PTO from work on the day or two that look the best weather wise. If it's all good I'll take off a week. If it's all bad, then I'll likely just take off one day and see what happens.</p><p></p><p>Weather in my experience in the southeast isn't as predictable as the Midwest. You can pretty much bet in the mid west during fall and winter your going to have fall and winter weather. Around my parts it can be 90 October, 30 on thanksgiving, and by Christmas I'm wearing flip flops again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woodsman04, post: 5125908, member: 19488"] I for sure have changed my hunting strategy the last decade directly from BSKs advice. Yes, bow hunting is my favorite. And I still bow hunt more than rifle hunt 10:1. I usually do not bow hunt until it’s cool weather, likely mid October. It isn’t worth to me stinking up the woods when deer may not move anyways because of temps. When I do go hunt early season, I hunt areas where I may only see does, because that is usually what I want, a doe or two to eat before I start serious hunting. I do not hunt my favorite lands at all until opening day of rifle. I’ll hunt my best spot or two opening day through end of rut, then I won’t return except maybe the second rut. I have spots that I hunted in the rut, and I won’t go back until next rut. I’ll save them for the best weather day when it times with the rut peak. In my area I say peak Rut is December 1-10, and the peak of the peak is about the 6-8. Leading up to that week I’ll watch weather. If possible I’ll put in PTO from work on the day or two that look the best weather wise. If it’s all good I’ll take off a week. If it’s all bad, then I’ll likely just take off one day and see what happens. Weather in my experience in the southeast isn’t as predictable as the Midwest. You can pretty much bet in the mid west during fall and winter your going to have fall and winter weather. Around my parts it can be 90 October, 30 on thanksgiving, and by Christmas I’m wearing flip flops again. [/QUOTE]
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