Weather and movement

[MUSKY18]

So with this snow storm bearing down on us for tomorrow and sunday, how will it affect the deer movement? Will they be more inclined to hunker down or will they still move a bit, or move like crazy?

[Jack Stasney]

I say move like crazy, and I can't believe I won't be able to get out till Sunday. Tomorrow looks like a great day to be out. Cold nasty weather during the rut, can't beat that.

[BradB]

Got up, looked outside, decided to back to bed Read this post, got up, and now I'm going hunting. Time to get wet and cold!

[fire29]

To windy!! I went out and was back by 9:00 soaked!! Im gonna give er a try. when the wind slows down a bit

[DHost21]

Yep i was back in by 9 also i was soaked. It was pretty out there but nothing was moving even the squirrels so i think once the snow is done it will be awesome! Or if the wind goes down

[musky hunter]

Had a shooter 8 pointer broadside this morning at 30 yards. Too bad my kitchen window was between me and the buck. He was on the move with a purpose. It's an animal I had not seen before, so they must be on the move.

[JigginGopher]

My brother is at the hunting shack and he saw a couple nice bucks on the move this morning while driving around during daylight hours. Could be a good weekend!

[AuggieDawg11]

saw a buck dogging a doe this morning when I was out driving around. excited to get out.

[swampbuck]

Well I thougt they would be on the move nothing last night sat alldaytoday didnt get col and wet until about 3 the snow didnt start around Nisswa until 12 Never saw a deer? Justone o toe days, would have thought they would move. Not where I was.

Had a buddy shoot a 6pt last night from the ground with hislong bow he ws chasing

[Musky hunter 82]

I sat all day today, saw a total of 12 deer. only one buck though, a small 6 that busted me drawing back on him. Man I had 1 fawn that must have ate Wheaties this morning because he just keep tearing around for a good half hour to 45 mins.

[AuggieDawg11]

Went out this morning and saw a little buck right away at 7. Nothing more after that. The wind was blowing all the snow off of the trees and I got soaked.

[DonBo]

Wish I would have gone out this morning. Several tracks in my woods from today, nothing tonight.

[bmc]

My dad, brother, and I gout out this afternoon.

My dad saw a pair of fawns and another doe w/ a fawn.

The doe and fawn walked by my brother at 10 yds, but he won't shoot a doe w/ a fawn(s).

I saw an adult sized deer right when I got out of the ground blind. It had just walked onto the food plot, way to my left, so I didn't see it then.

Lots of tracks around, probably should have been out this a.m. Planning on doing a couple of mid day sits this week as I'm on night shifts all week.

Brian

[Wanderer]

The deer were moving fine today in Crow Wing County. We cut the tracks of seven deer and played leapfrog tracking them. My buddy got as close as the fresh empty beds before they slipped off into some cabin yards.

We left early so I could help my Mom with her snow and power outage but heard from him later that he had gone back and found deer tracks in my tracks. In all we saw 12 fresh sets of tracks on one 120 acre piece of land before Noon.

[sticknstring]

We had pretty good movement up there as well. Could've shot plenty of does but only one guy had a doe permit so only one went on the pole. I saw the only buck - a forkie Sat morning. Lots of tracks and sign in the clear cuts. After opening weekend, the deer all get pushed into stuff and they don't come out. Makes it tough.

[mrklean]

i was suprised we didnt see that many deer this weekend, one of the guys hunting with us got his first deer ever which was cool but only 6-7 does all weekend.

[Wanderer]

Yeah, I started out hunting that stuff they don't come out of. Couldn't hardly see more than 30 yards in any direction. Thought I was on the best escape route for the property. They never came in though! Outsmarted myself again.

I did have a decent 8 leave his bed after I'd been in a stand for an hour. The wind swayed a bit and he got up. When I went to raise my gun, a red squirrel lit up in the tree next to me. I didn't know he was there. The buck put it into gear and crashed through the swamp and across the river where someone shot him. Wish I would have gotten the chance. It was the first time in my years of hunting that I can honestly say a red squirrel did his job.

Moving down to Bock this weekend.

[sticknstring]

Dang squirrels! It's tough. We had ours clearcut 5-6 years ago. The west boundary was done 20 years ago and the north/east was just done 2 years ago. Lots of hiding spots for pressured deer to seek refuge. I hope with the limited doe tags and extensive cover, the herd will rebound and we get back to managed next fall.

[leech~~]

Sat, before the storm started up north I had Doe's popping out all over the place feeding. But No Doe tags!