Snow experience

[jerseybowhunter]

After having an extremely slow 6 day, sitting dark to dark every day, my swamp stands just aren't pruducing this year. Im running 1 bait stand on the edge of a cedar swamp, they are barely hitting it but the deer that are, are mostly bucks with 1 decent 8pt. All night pics except the 8 showed once at 12pm and another day at 4pm within the last week. Decided to do something stupid and sit that stand today. I never really hunted in the snow and I never killed a big buck over bait... my question is, in your experience, do they move more during the snow or after? Think I have a better chance of him showing up to the bait in daylight with the snow? It's sleeting here now but supposed to start snowing all day into the night. think I made the right choice? I was going to sit till 9-10, climb down and go sit on the edge of a cedar swamp midday and hope a buck walks the run then come back to the bait for the evening sit. I've only killed 1 buck during 6 day in 11 years of hunting so I need to start trying new things

[tpr1921]

In my experience the best hunting around a significant snow fall occurs 2 days after the event provided the temps. remain cold and the snow remains. As far as big bucks going to bait in daylight - it can be very effective. For me the hardest deer in the woods to hunt around and catch off guard is the old Doe. We don't see many big bucks while hunting as they are the smallest fraction of the deer population. Best of luck today.  

[B B]

I think before and after depending on how bad the storm is.  During bad storms they bed up and go into reserve mode.  The deer I posted last night I never saw on the hoof and had a ton of pics, almost no daytime pics except a few during the rut.  Last night he showed up in daylight and I don't doubt it was cause of the incoming front.  They want to feed up so they can wait out the storm bedded.     

[BenedictGomez]

I have had great success hunting during snowfall, and it's my favorite time to hunt.  The woods are simply beautiful, the sound is so crisp, and wildlife behave differently.

[Nomad]

Get on that bait early!  Best chance to get nocturnal bucks is during a storm like this or when it is bitterly cold.

[Liv2hunt]

I have had luck after rain and snow.. as far as hunting while it's snowing I don't think I ever shot a deer as it was raining or snowing.. It's snowing right now as I am hunting. I wouldn't mind seeing a deer..

[rgw]

I know of 4 bucks that died between 10 & now today. all on bait

[tcook8296]

Bucks will come to the bait in deep snow. Usually the last ones to come out. Got this one last year in the snow. 5 bucks showed and he was behind them

[tcook8296]

I think snow is the best time to catch up to a buck that always seems to be one step ahead. Right now it is snowing good. I am sitting the same stand as last year. It has not been hunted all season. Hoping the neighbors pushed one in this week

Edited December 9, 2017 by tcook8296

[Bad64chevelle]

I think snow is the best time to catch up to a buck that always seems to be one step ahead. Right now it is snowing good. I am sitting the same stand as last year. It has not been hunted all season. Hoping the neighbors pushed one in this week

Maybe you can spare one and send one down to another neighbor . Lol

[tcook8296]

Maybe you can spare one and send one down to another neighbor . Lol

Haha get in your stand. When I shoot the herd is coming

[cewoz560]

Waiting on Bucky

 

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[Rdfhunter]

How did you do ?

[cewoz560]

Bucky never showed [emoji26][emoji26][emoji25]

Had a nice time watching the girls and the buttons on the snow. If I didn't have 2 does already in the freezer...

 

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[tcook8296]

Snow had the deer hunkered down until late by me. I had an 8 pt come in to 20 yards. The deer moved right at dark. I was climbing down and they were just starting to come into the fields

Edited December 10, 2017 by tcook8296