Deer hunting - snowstorms

[MN_DeerHunter]

What’s everyone’s experience with deer hunting during heavy snow storms? We have our first major storm forecasted for this afternoon (5-9” of snow with 30-40mph wind gusts). I’m guessing they’ll be hunkered down during the storm. But it should make for great tracking conditions tomorrow.

[Paca]

It’s usually slow for me, but I’m trying it right now.

[KPnorthdakota]

I’ve found they hunker down. But, if you can be in the woods as soon as it lets off it might get exciting.

[218er]

I’ll be very curious what people say. I just bailed on my tomorrow am hunting plans tomorrow. 35-45 mph winds are just too much and I fear this would restrict daytime deer movement.

[KPnorthdakota]

I’ll be very curious what people say. I just bailed on my tomorrow am hunting plans tomorrow. 35-45 mph winds are just too much and I fear this would restrict daytime deer movement.

I think that high of wind would have the deer hunkering down. But, I wouldn’t want to hunt in that wind because of the opportunity for falling branches.

[M0nster]

I agree winds that high will surely have them finding shelter out of the wind but I've always found heavy snow has them on their feet. And easy to spot still hunting. I always catch them shaking snow off their coat or just running having fun in the snow.

Good luck out there!

[Emrah]

I’m debating going out tomorrow too (MN). Bummed because it was my one day to hunt this week.

Emrah

[headgear]

Just before the storm even a while after it hits they could be on their feet, I see that all the time. Eventually they will bed back down but I would try and be in the woods as the storm approaches. Might hunt from the ground with those winds though.

[Tsom]

Snow days or rain days are my hunting days other than Saturdays. I did some tracking this season twice during snowstorms and found it hard to find a track but when you do find one it's fresh and he's close. Saw a nice buck the first time and shot one the second. Makes it easy to track as there are few other tracks to get mixed up with.

[krent12]

i hunted last night in the snow storm and still hunted a known bedding area. kicked up 3 does no shot.

this morning i went to some thicker pines on a ridge just looking to cut a track or catch one bedded. i cut 3 sets on tracks almost instantly at daylight. found a few beds from just hours before. i found the freshest of the track and kicked up the 3 deer. ended up getting one of them. It was one of my funniest hunts

[muddy]

They'll be bedded early and won't move until it's all over. I've killed a couple good ones by still hunting thru bedding areas and catching them by surprise.