Dec 28 2017 hunting
Contributors to this thread:Massachusetts
From: Fatkid1979
28-Dec-17
Is anyone going to brave the cold this morning? I got up, but having issues with courage for this cold. Yesterday I went out and it took hours to get the cold out of my bones. I'll have at it a little later today. Good luck out there and be careful.
From: Bowhunter7
28-Dec-17
Burrrrr on days like today we’re are the deer behind houses?
From: Belchertown Bowman
28-Dec-17
No Freaking way,.. staying in
From: peterk1234
28-Dec-17
So will deer move more because it is so cold or will they just dig in and lay low?
From: Moons22
28-Dec-17
Heater body suit, lawn chair, muzzleloader. Sit a field edge 12- dark.... they gotta move they gotta eat
From: Bowhunter7
28-Dec-17
No fields around me
From: Proline
28-Dec-17
When it’s this cold deer are more likely to bed to conserve energy. If u want to find them look on slopes facing south south west
From: bowandspear
28-Dec-17
Truck is in the shop getting front end work done today and tomorrow so using that excuse to stay warm and orep ice fishing gear. Saturday is the plan for me I think. Good luck you hearty souls today.
From: Bowhunterman
28-Dec-17
From: arch2112
28-Dec-17
Still at it. Windy and cold. Can't give up.
From: arch2112
28-Dec-17
Swamp froze over.
From: Fatkid1979
28-Dec-17
Arch, You know it's cold when the swamp freezes over. I didn't even bother today. I went to the grocery store and froze just walking to and from the car. Way too cold for me. I just told myself that the deer are in some really thick stuff in the middle of the forest so the wind hits them less and that they aren't moving too far from that spot. If I try to go, the frozen snow will alert them long before I get a chance to even see one. Couch hunting today. Hunting for something to watch. Lol. Hope everyone is safe.
From: huntskifishcook
28-Dec-17
I sat from around 12:30-4:15 today. Little nippy out there. Didn't even wear camo as none of my hunting gear is rated for extreme cold. Threw on my most heavy duty ski gear and I was good to go. Followed some tracks to a south face slope with my climber, the tracks continued on for another 80 yards or so, to some large pines soaking in the sun. Around 1:30 a group of does pop out of the pines and came with in about 40 yards of me, about 10 yards too far. They seemed to be moving during the warmest time of the day.
From: Wachusett
29-Dec-17
Got this buck today with the help of some friends who kicked him up to me. He came running by at 20 yds and gave me a clean shot with the ML, hit him right on the chest and he dropped on the spot.
From: DeanMan
29-Dec-17
Congratulations Nick! Great season buddy!
From: Ungie01201
29-Dec-17
Nice Job Wachusett
From: Moons22
29-Dec-17
Beauty! Congrats
From: xi
29-Dec-17
Nice buck congrats.
From: stillhunter
29-Dec-17
Grate buck, congrats
From: bowandspear
29-Dec-17
Congrats Wachusett!
From: Wachusett
29-Dec-17
Thanks everyone, very lucky to have such a great season. Lot of meat that I can give to friends and a few more stories to tell.
From: bigcountry
29-Dec-17
went out yesterday afternoon with stick and string....nothing.tons of sign, great pics of bucks that didn't get shot yet so that is very promising....5 bucks and 4 Does showing up now.....going out all day again Saturday with the bow......fingers crossed....just hoping I can uncross them from them being frozen like that.....
