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Deer hunting in the heat
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:25 pm
This topic gets brought up every season it feels like but it’s what motivates some to get out there.
For everyone across the lower 48 it’s been a very warm week so far and going into Xmas it will be warm. Especially in the south. In particularly Louisiana. Week of NYE it will cool off and *gasps* it’ll happen when I go back to work.
This is my experience, but I have had much better luck in the cold than the heat. Particularly upper 70 degree weather. I have seen them in the heat and killed a small amount even, However they have to move at some point to survive despite the heat.
At the same time…I do question life after I go in the heat, sweat my arse off, kill more skeeters than I know what to do with, and not see a single living animal.
I’m trying to convince myself to go Sunday and not give myself the whole “well it’s better than being at work” spiel. And really hate to use PTO on Tuesday when I know there will be better days to go in January.
Has the OB been having luck in this heat? I need some motivation to go on Sunday.
For everyone across the lower 48 it’s been a very warm week so far and going into Xmas it will be warm. Especially in the south. In particularly Louisiana. Week of NYE it will cool off and *gasps* it’ll happen when I go back to work.
This is my experience, but I have had much better luck in the cold than the heat. Particularly upper 70 degree weather. I have seen them in the heat and killed a small amount even, However they have to move at some point to survive despite the heat.
At the same time…I do question life after I go in the heat, sweat my arse off, kill more skeeters than I know what to do with, and not see a single living animal.
I’m trying to convince myself to go Sunday and not give myself the whole “well it’s better than being at work” spiel. And really hate to use PTO on Tuesday when I know there will be better days to go in January.
Has the OB been having luck in this heat? I need some motivation to go on Sunday.
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Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:29 pm to freshtigerbait
The rut doesn’t wait for a cold front, I take my days off when I know they’re gonna be fired up and don’t look back. Has never mattered if it’s 23 or 73, someone is gonna kill a mature buck on our place on January 3rd.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:34 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
Fair enough. All the deer i have killed in the heat were in a food plot on private land. I guess the circle of life continues even when its 75 F and its not ideal
Posted on 12/23/25 at 2:36 pm to freshtigerbait
When it’s hot during the rut, the chase happens more at night. That said, get in the woods.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 2:46 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
Pre rut and post rut are way better at my place. The brush is so thick you really can’t get in there to chase them.
When they are locked down it’s slow as heck at my place.
When they are locked down it’s slow as heck at my place.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 5:47 pm to Rize
Warmth cuts their activity way down but you can’t kill them if you don’t get in the woods. It does suck that it’s been pretty cold all December and now get a week off to hunt and it’s gonna be 75 every day.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:06 pm to freshtigerbait
This week has made me appreciate living to see the fifth stage of a hunters life.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 2:52 am to TheDrunkenTigah
Jan 3rd. I have 2 on my wall from that date. One was bedded with a doe and the other was runnng around lelpless
Posted on 12/24/25 at 11:18 am to freshtigerbait
I killed my biggest buck ever last year at this time following a doe and it was 78°.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 10:46 pm to Old Man and a Porch
quote:
When it’s hot during the rut, the chase happens more at night.
This is why I have night vision scopes
Jk
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