I would much rather hunt in cooler temps, especially during the rut. I read an article at the end of the year last year that provided some data from bucks with collars In & out of pens and the number 1 factor that reduced daytime movement was warm temps(they defined that as over 65), this was even ahead of hunting pressure. That doesn't mean they won't move during the daylight during the rut, just not nearly as much as they do if it is cooler out. So you just have to change and adapt your strategies then and instead of trying to intercept them at pinch points and stuff you have to hunt near bedding areas (buck & doe) & hope that one comes into that bed that day since they are a lot less predictable then in late October before all the does start to 'come in'.
When local hunting temps play a lot into where/when I hunt a lot like moon and wind directions.
You can't wait for the perfect conditions to hunt or you will only get a few days a year, you just have to adapt to what mother nature gives you. Sometimes it makes it harder for us other times puts the odds more in our favor!!!
