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Stay warm fellows

Went out bowhunting years ago( like 35ish ) in a raging blizzard.
Windchill was like 65*below. Stole my dad's truck cuz mine wouldn't start, drove around a sheriff's " road closed" barricade. Lol.
Walked across a 3/4 mile crp field and snuck into a Swamp.
Crawled up into a tipped over boxelder tree and sat on a limb.
Missed a 100% over 200" nt at spitting range. I was literally frozen!

Looking back, I could not imagine doing that again. How freaking stupid.

Young/ dumb and still had a tag. Lol.
No cell phones and no one knew where I was.

Got a horrible verbal asswhooping from dad later!o_O
 
Perfect late season weather coming with brutal cold and snow..if you have standing grain, you will probably see every buck on your farm. The only problem comes if you kill one and have to drag and field dress in those conditions.
 
I still remember the pain I was in the night I shot one when it was super cold. Back before heated insulated blinds. I couldn’t even reload my muzzleloader because as soon as I took my hand out of my glove, I lost all dexterity. The next deer I shoot in that type of weather better be the next world record and then I’d probably still think twice about it. Definitely have loads of respect for those animals surviving in those types of conditions. We definitely have gained the upper hand now with all the comforts available to us.
 
Butch973 said:
I still remember the pain I was in the night I shot one when it was super cold. Back before heated insulated blinds. I couldn’t even reload my muzzleloader because as soon as I took my hand out of my glove, I lost all dexterity. The next deer I shoot in that type of weather better be the next world record and then I’d probably still think twice about it. Definitely have loads of respect for those animals surviving in those types of conditions. We definitely have gained the upper hand now with all the comforts available to us.
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Agreed, it better be huge in brutal temps or it's not worth it..I remember in years past coming out of my heater body suit to climb down and my hands instantly lost feeling and movement..Now it's fiberglass blinds and that makes it WAY easier to sit out in the cold weather. I use my bow to help even it out and give the deer a fighting chance.
 
tall@wide said:
Agreed, it better be huge in brutal temps or it's not worth it..I remember in years past coming out of my heater body suit to climb down and my hands instantly lost feeling and movement..Now it's fiberglass blinds and that makes it WAY easier to sit out in the cold weather. I use my bow to help even it out and give the deer a fighting chance.
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Same thing happened to me the last time I made it up there for shotgun season.
By the time I made it to the truck, I could barely type the code to unlock the door.
 
Butch973 said:
I still remember the pain I was in the night I shot one when it was super cold. Back before heated insulated blinds. I couldn’t even reload my muzzleloader because as soon as I took my hand out of my glove, I lost all dexterity. The next deer I shoot in that type of weather better be the next world record and then I’d probably still think twice about it. Definitely have loads of respect for those animals surviving in those types of conditions. We definitely have gained the upper hand now with all the comforts available to us.
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I remember those day too. Toes would get so cold they hurt to even walk. No way my fingers would work or have much feeling in them either. I made my own blinds after we lost a couple places we hunted. The first blind was small and was made to tilt into the back of the truck. The blind I have now is air tight, dry and warm. I'll be it this weekend and within 30 minutes it'll be 60 degrees or better.
 
Some people complain about them temps, but Dad always has said it keeps the tourists out, and he likes it that way. Lol.

I actually prefer these conditions, Throw the heated socks on. Layer up. Set the LP heater in the blind. Add 6 inches of snow. And some standing beans. It's not if, but when at that point. The late Season is actually becoming my favorite time to hunt.

October 25-Nov 3rd. Then I'll just wait till it gets COLD with snow.

If I can't sit in a blind, then it's a little different. I can stand very cold conditions for 1.5 hours sitting out in the open, by then I've had enough. Even with heated everything on.
 
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