November In northern woods of MN, rain/snow is fantastic time to hunt. Last year it happened again. While hunters went to the cabin or "bar" to stay dry LOL I spent the day watching a feeding area Between 10am and 2pm I saw 15 different deer. Usually, I only see a few deer there first hour or last hour of light normally. The funny thing was all of the deer left the feeding area by 3:30 just as the "I will tuff out the last hour" hunters entered the woods. I guess the deer were full..LOL Talking to hunters that night in town nobody saw anything "deer don't move during the rain" was the consensus. I dam near bit my tung clean through.
I’m a rural delivery driver and I have noticed that two days before a major front deer are absolutely everywhere all day long in Michigan ag land and one day before they seem to be hold up and waiting for the storm see very few deer kind of weird two days before hunt all day if you can good luck this season
Awesome video 👍 i will say up in are area cold fronts, warm fronts etc.. don’t play to much of a roll like they used too Yes cold fronts (or one on the way) will get them moving but believe it or not MR. WOLF dictates the deer movement by us
I've seen this in mid October on days that were way too warm for much deer activity. In the last 2 hours before the squall line moves through big bucks on their feet with does that are feeding. Not really chasing but hanging around does and seemingly getting an "update" of sorts on the doe group. In my neck of the woods mature bucks really shouldn't be on their feet roaming outside of the laurel or greenbrier thickets mid afternoon but I've seen it before storm fronts.
I live in north central minnesota and have hunted the chippawa national forest for 40+ years...ln my opinion i think deer can sense a weather change is coming, so they are up feeding before laying up to wait out the weather...So with more deer (doe family groups) moving to feed, especially during the rut, it puts the bucks on the move looking for love, and the more bucks up and moving means more compitition...l love when that sleety rain turns into those little frozen balls, you just never know what might step out of the swamp...
@@rickwarner4102 good point on this- it could be the does driving the activity by going out to feed. I love the Chippewa Nat Forest. I live very close to it. Today I’m out getting my trail cams set and finalizing all my stand prep for this fall. Good luck this fall and thanks for reaching out.
Yes, northern MN deer seem to move and fish bite just before the storm. Last buck I shot in 2022, i got to my evening stand with no snow on the ground and had snow sticking on the ground to help make dragging the buck out a bit easier at dark!
@@northernforestwhitetail I have experienced the same thing (northern Wisconsin)...deer and fish moving as the storm closes in. I do not think it's a buck strategy. I think during the rut up north (maybe not everywhere), the does control the movement of the bucks. I think ALL deer are moving more before a storm (and as the storm rolls through). Being near a hot doe in the northwoods is the single best way to be near the biggest buck in the area in my experience, storm or no storm. This is my opinion after 35 seasons of hunting the rut on public land in Bayfield county Wisconsin.
I just hunt any chance I get. Good or bad. I had my largest buck when it was 65 degrees and it was 50 degrees the day before. I agree deer movement is up around fronts but just get in the woods to hunt.
Leading Pre-eastward winds always generates good buck movement…although it can happen on any wind direction I’ve harvested many mature bucks on east winds and before the front hits hard which they usually do🎯🎯🎯
Yeah I think you're onto something. All the animals make better weather men / women, then the ones we see on television. Lol. Love to watch dear, birds and all animals react to different weather pattern. Before, during and after. One can learn a lot🧐😏
@@northernforestwhitetailif I hunted or waited for a east wind I never would hardly get a chance to hunt. Up in Michigan’s Upper peninsula 95% of the wind is outta the west or north west
I've had more luck the second day after a cold front passes as the wind blows hard after the front passes then calms down to 10-12 mph and blows steady the second day after passage! I think that a per-frontal passage needs to be timed perfectly to catch them in the act! It could also be good!
