Weather for Muzzleloader opener!

[preachermantom]

STINKS!!! Just got advisory for Humphreys county of 15-35 mph winds with 45mph gusts plus rain!!! Lol Guess it will be a hut kind of morning. If I see a deer I will consider it a good day!

Good luck all!

 

[RobDooley]

and it gets worse. mid-seventies to near eighties next week in Hickman County. Going to be a cool down the second week of ML but I will be hunting KY rifle opener. Good luck, keep your powder dry.

 

[peytoncreekhunter]

Yep I'm about to talk myself out of going. Don't want to waste 100 miles worth of gas.

 

[C1295]

Yep I'm about to talk myself out of going. Don't want to waste 100 miles worth of gas.

right there with you on that.

 

[DoubleRidge]

I'll hunt....but I'll be in a shooting house....late next week, next weekend and the second week of muzzleloader is looking better and should time out about right.

 

[GRIT]

I don't want to stink my good spot up for a bad day of weather so I'm going to a different spot than i had planned to hunt.

 

[wsm]

I think I will look day to day and try to hunt little cooler weather if I can .

 

[Dumbluck]

I have my hunting suit all washed and ready to go. I very excite.

 

[Mescalero]

Weather Underground saying rains start 8am in my woods and increasing through morning. Will sleep in, but appears to be a 1-4pm window of 40%/50% chance before rains fall in earnest again.

Can't hunt Sunday so decided to hunt the afternoon from the ground. Via OnX have had my eye on a new part of the public I hunt. Will use this as much to scout as anything. Not going to stink up any of the honey holes. Plus, I figure the rain will chase away most other hunters at least by tomorrow afternoon.

 

[cecil30-30]

I'll be in my shooting house. I'm not expecting much. But I can't not hunt opening of muzzleoader.

 

[UTGrad]

I've killed some good deer on days I was convinced I wouldn't see anything.

I've also gone out on those perfect mornings and didn't see squat lol

 

[Bgoodman30]

Can't decide.. Usually don't see much until after rain quits but never know?

 

[timberjack86]

Me and the boy will be in the blind, he's still mad at em lol

 

[bigtex]

I'm going come hell or high water. I know I won't kill one sitting here at the house.
Probably won't see diddly squat but this time of year ya never know.
I've stayed out of the woods all week letting things get back to normal and my trigger finger is itching!

 

[JeepKuntry]

59 at daylight. Almost what bow opener temps were!

 

[Grizzly Johnson]

Looks like rain most of tomorrow with 15 mph winds, Sunday look calm and better… I would say after the rain, they will be moving around Sunday…

 

[peytoncreekhunter]

Ya'll go get them. I've decided to stay home.

 

[jaypz4]

I'm staying in...rain and high winds...me don't like it...I'm off the second week and weather looks great...

 

[jetwrnch]

Bad weather separates ambushers from hunters.

 

[Ski]

Rain with swift wind means a change of tactics. Rather than sitting in stand I'll take the opportunity to sneak through some thickets.

 

[UT-longbeard]

Gonna sit out tomorrow and get the grill going. Go Vols!!

 

[agelessssone]

Rain with swift wind means a change of tactics. Rather than sitting in stand I'll take the opportunity to sneak through some thickets.

That's the best conditions for still/sneak hunting.
Wind moves a lot of things around, confuses deers sight.
Blowing wind deteriorates his hearing.
Swirling winds confuses his sense of direction.
Bucks won't bed down in 15+ mph winds, they can't trust their nose.
Killed my first record book Pope and Young buck in 20+ mph snowstorm, snow blowing sideways, still hunting. Doe walked by me at 10 yds, looking at her backtrack. 10 pt 137 walked through 2 minutes later, 20 yd shot.

 

[M T Pockets 000]

No rain here except for acorns. Sitting in pop-up my hunting buddy is a day or two younger and walked on up the ridge to the shack. Wind is ruff

 

[muddyboots]

In my old age I've gotten more selective. I'm passing today.

 

[Mescalero]

Stuck to my plan. Arrived around 1pm. Got ready and went in to still hunt. With the heavy rain earlier and wind I was feeling great. Feeling silent and deadly.

And then the first tree came crashing down 50 yards away. And then the second about 10 minutes later. And then a large limb from another fell 10 feet from me. I got the $/&@ out of there. Shortest hunt ever. Live to hunt tomorrow.

 

[Shikari75]

Strong South wind for me all morning, not good for my stands so set up tree seat on the periphery of the feeding area. Saw a doe and fawn. Going to a BDay party for a good friend this PM. Going to hit it hard after church tomorrow.