Coach
New Member
Ditto, Muddy. I have been out 3 times now, skunked twice, saw some good deer once but couldn't get a shot. This weather is rediculous! I'm going to keep plugging away and hopefully stumble across one soon. The deer just are not moving into feeding areas until right at dark or after. Oh what I'd pay for some snow or a cold snap right now.
I've been muzzy hunting since 1996 after years of shotgun hunting, every year more and more people hunt the late season putting more pressure on the deer and it definately affects their behavior. And with this unseasonably warm weather they just aren't moving much.
In my area, Central Iowa I've seen hunting pressure this late season increase 10 fold the past 5 or 6 years.
That doesn't help much either.
I've seen 1 shooter buck 2 different times but offered no shot.
Pupster
In my area, Central Iowa I've seen hunting pressure this late season increase 10 fold the past 5 or 6 years.
That doesn't help much either.
I've seen 1 shooter buck 2 different times but offered no shot.
Pupster
DOUBLE LUNG
Active Member
I have been out this late season also and it has been tough. The fields that they should be in is not producing like I figured it would. There are plenty of turkeys using this field. I need some snow and cold weather soon.
hillrunner
PMA Member
It seems this happens every year, but I still keep buying that late muzzy tag. A bunch of cold and snow would really get me pumped up, but Im not holding my breath.
G6
Active Member
I've hunted the late season 18 of the last 20 years and it hasn't been nearly as good as it used to be. It seems the weather just gets a few degrees warmer later every year. Most times when it does snow it just thaws then freezes again making it impossible to even sneak to your stand. I may just have to go early next year since I've had chances at some nice bucks then in the last few years.
G6
Active Member
[ QUOTE ]
It's called Global Warming and it is going to only get worse...
[/ QUOTE ] I never believed in global warming but I'm beginning to think it may have some truth in it. I think the problem this year is an El Ninyo winter, I know the last one we had was just like this one. We'll see alot of snow when it does come but it won't be a killer cold winter from what I remember. Maybe I'll just shoot some does, at least they're visible.
It's called Global Warming and it is going to only get worse...
[/ QUOTE ] I never believed in global warming but I'm beginning to think it may have some truth in it. I think the problem this year is an El Ninyo winter, I know the last one we had was just like this one. We'll see alot of snow when it does come but it won't be a killer cold winter from what I remember. Maybe I'll just shoot some does, at least they're visible.
Read a few article's that aren't main stream media and you may change your mind about global scamming I mean warming.
http://www.junkscience.com/Greenhouse/
http://www.junkscience.com/Greenhouse/
bowhunter23
New Member
It's not just Iowa either; I've hunted hard almost every day for the last 2 weeks of bow season and am having a hard time. I'm still seeing groups of does but I haven't seen any horn in almost 2 weeks; and I know there are a lot of bucks around. The low in Topeka last night was 36 degrees...and that's just not gonna get er done.
doublerack
Active Member
I'm just dumbfounded that we are supposed to have an east wind tomorrow.
blake
Life Member
Due to the holidays and family commitments I have only been able to ML hunt three times. My first evening out I saw 19 deer move past me at 70 yards on their way to feed. Eight antlerless deer, and eleven bucks, one of which was a 150+ deer. I had him in my scope for several minutes and for some reason I decided to pass on him. After the deer had passed my position I started to rethink my decision and quickly ran down a heavy fence row and set up on these deer again. Once again I had this fine buck dead to rights and once again I decided to pass on him knowing there are more mature deer in this area than this buck.
I have been out twice since and have yet to see any horns. Further, I haven’t seen much deer movement at all until right at the end of legal shooting light. Now I realize we still have a number of days left to hunt, but I am thinking I made a huge mistake by not taking the nice buck earlier. Oh well, I am off work from now thru Jan. 10th, so hopefully I will use better judgment next time.
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Oh yes, and did I mention that I still have a bow tag to fill???
I have been out twice since and have yet to see any horns. Further, I haven’t seen much deer movement at all until right at the end of legal shooting light. Now I realize we still have a number of days left to hunt, but I am thinking I made a huge mistake by not taking the nice buck earlier. Oh well, I am off work from now thru Jan. 10th, so hopefully I will use better judgment next time.
Oh yes, and did I mention that I still have a bow tag to fill???
Hardcorehunter
UL Shelter/Stove Geek
Yea we are late season bowhunting now with our muzzleloader tags and we need some cold snowy weather to push the deer back into the timbers after the gun hunters ran them all out
and the cold weather would make them feed and move more to keep up their body heat.
Deaner
Member
Actually I was serious. Don't want to hijack Muddy's post but it's interesting to watch home movies my dad shot of my family when I was a little kid 35-40 years ago. Our Iowa winters use to be WINTERS. We have movie clips of snow literally higher then the car in our driveway or ditches being so full of snow us kids could walk over the barbed wire fence. We haven't had that much cold and/or snow in at least 25 years.