Snow Hunting

[freedomrules3]

we had our first snowfall night before last. the thought of snow on the ground got me going. i decided to hunt tuesday. i knew better, i had been here before. see in this area of evergreens snow tends to lay on the branches and bend the trees to the ground. not only is the vision taken away but a continuous falling of slush and snow is in order. i did get to check out tracks dodging snowballs from the trees, i thought wed may be better.
today it was bitter and lazy me opted for work instead of hunting lol. i did get to climb a tree this afternoon for an hour or so. the snow made for a good sighting with the white background. the only problem was the snow on the needles and bayberry leaves had turned to ice and every few seconds it would crash to the ground . it sounded like a window breaking as it fell lol. i knew the deer were probably going to stay bedded until after dark.right i was. maybe tomorrow morning will be better .

the bottom line is sometimes it aint all that to get snow on the ground. it can help with tracks and such but its hard to walk without making a racket and the falling snow and ice can be a pain. hopefully tomorrow morning and evening it will all come together and be nice for deer movement and i can use the snow to my advantage.

do you like or dislike snow hunting?
I'm still kind of undecided but will always get excited about snow and hunting .

[campkingmd]

Personally I think Fresh Snow is a huge advantage.
1) tracks that are left behind don't lie and give you apoximate time frames. Travel routes bedding areas .size of deer ect.. Its like putting x's on a map
2) eliminates and ground forage for the most part.
3) gives you 15 to 20 minutes extra shooting light morning and evening, with the bow with a scope and moon you could probably sit all night.
4) Deer stand out like crack heads in the city.
5) Deer head to the feilds like fans at Camden Yards.
6) Snow means cold cold means they have to keep there body temps up that means daytime movement.
And the best part is
You can stand hunt the morning and stalk all day!!!!

Once it freezes it takes the stalking away and makes going in and out incredibly loud but once your settled in they can't sneek by , without you hearing them either.

Problem is I can't get in the WOODS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Buckfever]

Well we're getting pelted right now should have 6" by midnight. I'll go to the new section by the the creek crossing and mostly scout till I figure things out and setup a stand. May or may not hunt depending on how much time it takes. But the fresh snow will tell me a lot of how they're running through. I can accomplish tomorrow afternoon by scouting in the fresh snow as much as several weeks of hunting. I'm pumped about getting out there tomorrow!!!

[ncboman]

I dislike hunting in snow.

Cold, wet, noisey, and often you can't access where you really want to go.

[rookie]

The folks in the red jeep got skunked this year due to really cruchy white stuff. It's always fun talkin to ya Rick. I just put in a 13 hour day, so I'll get back to ya later.

-Banks

[Buckfever]

I tell you one thing. The blood trails are definitely easier to follow with snow on the ground.

[campkingmd]

Buckfever I new I left one out good catch!!

[Twanger]

I love hunting in the snow. I was going to do a ML hunt this morning, but had freezing rain pounding on my windshield on the way out of town instead of the white-fluffy stuff. I turned around and went back to bed.

[txm]

We get very little snow in this area and when we do it comes in Jan. and Feb., after the deer season is closed.
On two occasions I hunted my area in the snow during the past fifty years and it was about the worst deer hunting you could imagine.
The deer did not know what to do and needed tranquilizers.
They ran for no reason and were as skittish as any deer that I have ever seen
I have hunted in snow in other states and had good results, but if it snows here during the deer season I will stay at home.