I think you're right! I got access to hunt a farm in Missouri this next weekend and looks to be perfect!
I think monday and tuesday of next week will be the days. Looks like a stout northwind behind that front. I have found that 48 hours after a strong front is best, once the winds die down
All my cameras have been completely dead
Man I am glad to know it's not just me. All I've been seeing on Facebook and whatnot is that deer here in Tn are running crazy. It's been super quiet and still on the place I hunt and I was getting a bit discouraged.
I disagree with your first statement. After 40 years of hunting deer nothing will discourage daytime deer movement like unseasonably hot temps. All other things being equal you will see much more movement on cold high pressure days than you will on hot days. Can you kill a buck chasing a doe on November 13 at noon when it's 80 degrees? Sure but it's the exception and not the rule. Weather matters even during the peak of the rut.
True, but with with 10 hours of daylight and 14 hours of darkness (and typically cooler temps), most of the activity will occur at night. That is what I (and many others) have witnessed last 20+ years here in SW TN when the temps rise above average in November. For the remainder of deer season, days are getting shorter, and nights are getting longer, all in favor of the deer.
Agree 110%, especially with mildly to heavily pressured deer. Now my neighborhood deer, they will show themselves at dusk/dawn with most any weather.
Local weather guy just said this week will feel like end of September for a lot of areas.
I still see a huge difference in daylight activity during the rut if the weather is cold vs abnormally warm. I don't doubt that the breeding is still taking place.
