What is the hottest temp you have killed a deer?
11-09-2005, 04:22 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Prattville, AL
Posts: 134
What is the hottest temp you have killed a deer?
It has been well into the 80's here in AL the last week or so. Since I'm new to hunting I am wandering if the deer still move as much when it is this warm.
11-09-2005, 04:25 PM
#2
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Kansas
Posts: 6,598
RE: What is the hottest temp you have killed a deer?
They don't move as much for sure, but they do still have to eat. It seems to be well above nornmal all over and many of us have killed multiple deer. You got to go with what god gives ya. Good luck.
11-09-2005, 04:38 PM
#4
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Southeast, TX
Posts: 818
RE: What is the hottest temp you have killed a deer?
Yes, Ibelieve they move whenever they feel like it, no matter the weather. Back before I fell into the bow huntin trap, I killed a couple of deer with the ole smoke pole. My first was in a heavy downpour, 2nd was a tall racked 8pt, 3 &1/2 yrs old, tailing a doe in 90 degree weather. I was sweating my *#@^'s off. My lil boy was in the pics with me and he's just in his diaper. I'd post em , butthat was before I ever considered doin a clean up job on my deer for pics.
11-09-2005, 04:55 PM
#6
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jackson, Missouri
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RE: What is the hottest temp you have killed a deer?
Last night, temps were 81 when I went out in the afternoon, 74 after sundown when I got back to the Jeep. It does bring its own set of problems, though -- as I wrote about in "Persistence pays off..."at http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1287972
11-09-2005, 05:56 PM
#10
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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RE: What is the hottest temp you have killed a deer?
I've killed them when the daytime high was 80-82 degrees. Probably some of the deer I've killed the temps at the time was easily in the 70's.