-20 degree wind chill... Deer gotta be moving?

[Aschaul]

Well even though it's veryy windy, when it's this cold are the seer still gonna be moving either way?

 

[Liv4Rut]

I would be out there if could, let's put it that way

 

[G6]

Just hunt any place that is out of the wind, the deer don't like it any more than you do and will be looking to conserve body heat.

 

[oldgene]

And I thought it was windy last weekend, good luck 2nd season guys and be safe.

 

[letemgrow]

Well even though it's veryy windy, when it's this cold are the seer still gonna be moving either way?

I vote no, they will wait it out somewhat and then hit the food sources hard in the next few days.

 

[cedar creek]

I vote no, they will wait it out somewhat and then hit the food sources hard in the next few days.

I agree. Cold temps and high wind will keep them in their beds till the wind lets up.

 

[DannyBoy]

I agree. Cold temps and high wind will keep them in their beds till the wind lets up.

X2. They weren't out last night and likely won't be out tonight, even though it's not quite as bad.

 

[Aschaul]

Ught that cold temps were supposed to get deer moving?

 

[Shredder]

They were on their feet by 430 pm tonight...saw a ton in fields as I drove around

 

[Liv4Rut]

The deer were all over tonight when Muddy and I drove around..

 

[THA4]

Went scouting tonight and deer everywhere. When its cold like this, they GOTTA eat, get on a "hot" food source and you will find the deer!

 

[Aschaul]

Hopefully they'll still be movin tomorrow morning, whatta ya think?

 

[DOR]

IME.....Extreme cold= guaranteed movement always!

 

[rutnstrut]

I agree with LIV4RUT not only were they up and feeding and way before dark a lot seemed to be in the most windy areas they could find, the high spots in the wide open fields where the snow was blown away and they isn't have to dig to feed

 

[risto2351]

I would be out there if could, let's put it that way

Liv,
I thought the same thing.

But in extreme NE Iowa we had 8-10" of snow to go with the 6 " from last week. Add 30 mph winds and you get thigh deep drifts.

Deer up here are holding up IMO until the wind breaks. They will be moving tomorrow and the next few days because food is buried right now.

 

[Liv4Rut]

That would suck Risto. Down here in Ia city we may have 1.5 inches. I definitely don't miss living in Northern Iowa.

 

[hillrunner]

Hopefully they'll still be movin tomorrow morning, whatta ya think?

They will more than likely be bed down by morning. You'll have a lot better luck with an evening sit this time of year.

 

[GregBickal]

I wacked a big doe out in a corn field last night. Winds were brutal. Deer were in the field earlier than usual. Spoted some nice bucks too. Shot my doe and the other deer ran, but wind was in my favor and they couldnt spot me. They went right back to eating. I started draging the deer out of the field, and the deer spooked and went right back to eating 5 minutes later. The whole time I drug the deer out, they just watched me while eating. Heck, they got any closer and I would have tied them to my doe and made them pull her out.

Id say they were desperatly hungry!