If you could pick the Day, Weather, Ground condition, and Wind direction to Bow hunt what day would it be??

[meyeri]

Really any day in late October- mid November where there is a significant cold front moving through would be money. If I had to pick I'd go, overnight low in the 30's, daytime high in the 50's, North wind at 7-10 mph on November 7th.



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[madplotter]

Nov 1, 50 degrees or cooler, 10-15 mph winds.

10 years ago it would have been Nov 9. The best action has shifted to early Nov the last 5 years or so.


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Interesting you mention that. Nov 12 always seemed to be the key day for me in S Iowa but I have seen a shift as well. I wonder if it has to do with an old matriarch doe I had a buddy take out about 3 years ago. Like most, she got to be really cranky and a PIA so he took her out during shotgun. That was like 4 years ago and since then I have watched the hot activity on my farm shift earlier. Don't know if that's the case but everything kind of hinged on that year.