The hottest time of the day?

Unread postby **Milk Weed Seed** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:21 am

A friend of mine and I always notice does and fawns feeding by the road at 3 o'clock or so, when it's the hottest. Is it that they are bedded by the roadside and the fawns are young and restless? I see it all over and noticed it every summer. I would think they would want to lay low in the shade at this time? I also get trail cam pics of bucks hitting corn piles at this time. But those piles are in the shade, and it's not as frequent as the roadside sightings.

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Unread postby **jlh42581** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:36 am

Deer need to eat and water a couple times a day. I think statistically the hottest time of day is 2pm.

Unread postby **Milk Weed Seed** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:30 am

I realize that they must get water and food several times a day. But when it's so hot and with all that hair? I would like to think they would want to stay cool when it's hottest, no?

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Unread postby **jlh42581** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:38 am

Milk Weed Seed wrote:I realize that they must get water and food several times a day. But when it's so hot and with all that hair? I would like to think they would want to stay cool when it's hottest, no?

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Are you seeing them lying down, the ground is significantly cooler than the air.

Unread postby **Milk Weed Seed** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:09 am

Standing on the grass by the road just hanging out.

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Unread postby **jlh42581** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:28 am

Wonder if they could be after salt

Unread postby **GRUD** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:48 am

I've seen quite a few lately around the same time of day. Saw one today around 2 and pulled up next to it along the road and it just turned around and slowly walked back in the wood lot.

Probably a variety of reasons but it might be cooler for them if they are on their feet than lying down. They will get more air flow around their body standing.

Unread postby **Zap** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:05 am

Milk Weed Seed wrote:Standing on the grass by the road just hanging out.

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The grass adjacent to asphalt/concrete grows the most.
They are eating fresh shoots of new growth.

Unread postby **Lil Raxx** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:37 am

I see some around 2-3o'clock.

Unread postby **Zap** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:51 am

I have not noticed any time of day that it was not hot latley.

Unread postby **Stanley** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:23 am

Zap wrote:I have not noticed any time of day that it was not hot latley.

True that.

Unread postby **MOBIGBUCKS** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:28 am

Inferno out here..deer still have to eat and drink though.

Unread postby **PLB** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:31 am

66 here in GB!! Raining! Over 3 inches the last 2 days!!

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Unread postby **Stanley** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:49 am

It was only 100 here yesterday but the heat index was off the charts. I worked out in the shed until noon and my eyes gave out too much sweat in them.

Unread postby **Zap** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:26 am

Stanley wrote:It was only 100 here yesterday but the heat index was off the charts. I worked out in the shed until noon and my eyes gave out too much sweat in them.

We mowed from 8-1 today.
112 heat index when we quit.

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