Hunting in the snow?

take every opportunity to get out in it, there is so much that can be learned by simply still hunting along behind tracks you like, one of the rare chances to really see what is going on in the deer world on your place, stay out all day, don't miss the chance...

During the rut, bucks only have a certain number of days to service the does in estrous. They don’t care if it’s snowing and -15 degrees or raining and 90 degrees. Additionally, food is the last thing on their mind as they will be chasing poontang. As others have mentioned, hunt all day if possible and listen for them grunting with their nose to the ground.

During last year's snow day in mid December, I hunted the am without seeing a deer during pretty heavy snowfall. Saw a few in the PM once snowfall was done. The following day, there was still a lot of snow left on the ground, lots of deer seen, and my brother killed a nice 8 pt while walking back to camp about 10 am. Jefferson County, Ms. Was working for the snow event during January

Looking like we may get 2-4 inches by tomorrow morning. Wife will kill me if I spend all day out there with kids home on a snow day. We are bow only but getting out midday to see tracks sounds like a great idea. I just figured out that I have access to some CRP connected to the ag that I hunt. Might be a good time to see just how much use it gets before setting up a ton of cameras.

I’ve hunted several times in Iowa during big snow events. It’s amazing how easy it is to spot deer movement, even from far away. The deer seem to move more often during the day to eat too. And of course, easy and fun to track one as well. One disadvantage would be that the snow can be very noisy when you are walking - depending on snow conditions. Those deer are used to the snow where southern deer are not. Could make a difference.