Back in the stand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ManOfTheFall]

I will be out in the stand this evening in the snow and cold. I love hunting in the snow.

[nomad_archer]

Snow is hitting my area today as well. I will be in the stand as long as I can stand it. It is currently 18 degrees with a real feel of 12 degrees. I dont know how long I can hang but I have all day so I am goin in this morning and seeing what happens.

[mrbb]

well snowing here too and was just 8 degree's when I got up,
IF it was me , I would be hunting the first 2 hrs of sun, and then back out at about 10am and sit till about 1, then come in get warm and back out for the last two hrs
these cold temps seem to make deer move mid day
I would also be trying to hunt near some pine tree's
a thick patch of pines will hold heat better for them as well

tomorrow and thursday will be even colder here
so? Good luck to you, hang in there, deer are still out there!

[ManOfTheFall]

I put a young doe down this evening. She ran about 30 yards and went down. The rage extreme put a huge hole in her.

[nomad_archer]

Lots of fields by where I am going. I am close to a green field but not hunting over it. If nothing happens then I will be going to another field on this game lands.

[mrbb]

NOMAD!
I would try to find a game lands food plot of rape or turnips
lots of game lands plant this these days, as rape seed is cheap LOL
but it holds well into winter , up and abve the snow, and right now deer should be a hammering it!
winter wheat now is a good too, as long as snow is deep
and we all know, corn rules
to find standing corn on PA game lands, you want to look for game lands hwere they release pheasant's
over the past few yrs almost every place they let pen raised birds out, they have planted dwarf corn
corn only gets about 3+ ft tall, but makes an ear or two, and that right now should be pulling deer hard!
I know where a lot of it is about me, but your not very close to me , or I would suggest a few places if you wanted!!
but the game commision does list all its pheasant stocking area's
so, you should be able to find one near you with standing corn!

[nomad_archer]

Thats is where I am at. They stock pheasants and there is a small patch of dwarf corn in the field below me. I am hunting between what I believe is a bedding area and the food. they have 3 fields one is green, one is small patch of corn, the other is green. I am giving those a try tonight. Tomorrow I will see what is in the other field. The big fields by the parking area they picked the corn so they wont have as much of a draw. I am still learning this area so It is guess and check for me everytime I go out. I plan on taking the long walk in today to walk by a different field and see if they have any crops still standing.

[mrbb]

Well snow on the ground should maybe help show what ones are being hit hardest too.
Hell this time of yr, a mid day walk in to bust deer out of bedding, might get them into food sooner in evening too?
and also show you where there bedding.
cannot hurt much I think,, almost over here in Pa. And walking is warmer than sitting, 11 degree's here right now, so feel for you , good luck

[Big_Holla]

Congratulations!! Glad to see you have recovered enough to get back after them!!

[nomad_archer]

Well I didn't see anything today. I went in early around 1230. I went to the other field and it was picked corn as well. Did see two sets of tracks in the field so I set up. We had really high winds today so a few 20+ sustained gusts had me out of the tree in a hurry for safety reasons.

I walked a pretty big loop and didnt see any tracks. I checked all of the fields and they had no sign in the snow Thats been around since Tuesday. I went to a different parking area and went for a walk and found a gut pile and several sets of tracks. The area needs more exploring.

My wife got sick today so I won't be hunting tomorrow so today rounded out a pretty good Pa deer season for me. I will be doing some small game hunting this month along with off season scouting to learn more about the area