Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Freezing my arse off

Just starting to warm up . Im on the COE land where the train runs by 930 -10 each day. I let that broken up rack 15-16 inch spread 8 pt, that seen last wens or thurs during ml season walk about 60 yds away behind 2 does around 730 heading towards the trestle . I was so tempted to drop him and get my 1st kill with the marlin 36g. Already made the decision... he comes back and gives me a shot I am gonna drop him and get picky with my last tag after that. Dec 2nd rut is hitting in about 2- 4 weeks.

Cold? How cold?

MN season is over, opening week was cold, I sat and froze my ass off in -3* to +20* with winds from 5-25 MPH.

I'm to old for that [bleep].

sunny & 60* here all week...........

27 this morning wind was about 10mph , not bad now , hear the train always off . 2 other trucks was here before I got in , Wilson county plates , place is completely surrounded by private land . Grew up in Maine know the cold you speak off.

I've decided early muzzleloader season towards the end of October in Iowa is how my deer hunting is to be spent from here on out.

Been watching a doe the last 10-15 mins tail straight the frigg out. Did a big wide half moon around me , musta caught a whiff of me , trotted off slow, at least her hoof scent is on the ground on the path she took.

Mid 80s here, down to a cool 60 at night. This is the payoff after suffering in 110-120 temps during the summer!

Are you actually hunting NOW, and giving us a play-by-play? Multi-tasking! Very nice!

Ya. I'm gonna sit here till about 1pm . Come back.tommorow everything I have seen this morning was heading too or coming from a creek crossing bout 75 yds away. Was gonna go out to stewart state forest . This place is surrounded by private lands the t-day crowd get something moving I ain't seen in here yet, or that broken 8pt comes by .who knows what can happen , it's November!!!

Headline: Hunter Bags Huge Deer

"Yeah, this giant buck walked right past another hunter who was absorbed with his phone. So I shot that buck myself."

Hey renegade, no polishing your parts while you're on stand, if ya know what I mean!

Im a smart phone post- ho now i geuss.... https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/12414233/rifle#comments

Others have spoken along also, some enjoy it , some dont. Keeps me on stand a whole hellva lot longer. Takes awhile to compose a post . Bout noon I'm gonna get up and still hunt into the wind for an hour and cover bout 500 yds. Been pretty successful doing that over the years also. 😉😃😃😃

Sounds like a good plan!

I can't imagine pecking away on a dam phone while "hunting" but since you're at least using a pre safety Marlin I'm gonna cut you some slack.

I hear ya..

I still shiver (pun intended) when I recall a deer hunt in NW Wisconsin back in the mid-70s, when we got out of the truck at 5:00 am and the temp was -32F.... Son of a bish, THAT was a cold hunt... Brrrrr.

164 dollar OTD pawnshop rifle , i have given it some love, accurate as fugg ... its 53 im 54 , dont know its previous history , start a new one with me now until it gets passed down to a grandkid in the future hopefully. Took me about 10 mins to compose this...

Foggy dawn and -35°F




For a pile of dinks

Cold during deer season here in this part of Kentucky and Tennessee, is not like the cold compared to the northern states. But then, our bodies are not used to cold, so I guess we notice it more. I've spent more than my fair share of sitting in deer stands in November and December and freezing my ass off. I've got an elevated shooting house on one side of the farm, and when it's cold or windy, I sit in there by my Buddy heater, and don't think twice about it.

Yellow perch? Used to get annoyed by those in the spring and summer home in Maine. White perch was the preference for a good fish chowder , different regions , different taste. I ain't been ice fishing since 1982.