Post by "BIGTYME" on Dec 18, 2006 10:24:06 GMT -5
Good hunters keep track of the weather forecast, making sure to hit the woods before and after a storm.
Rapidly falling barometric pressure that precedes a storm and the less predictable rising barometer that follows it, triggers deer movement.
In a North Carolina deer study, biologists captured 68 whitetails in four nights of trapping on a falling barometer, compared to only 65 deer in 10 weeks of fair weather.
Evidence suggests that deer anticipate an approaching storm and are spurred to feed because they know bad weather may put off their next meal for awhile.
A good deer hunter keeps track of the weather forecast and makes a point of hitting the woods before and after a storm whether it's rain, sleet, or snow.
Jim Ryan is co-host of Outdoor World Television on The Outdoor Channel
Rapidly falling barometric pressure that precedes a storm and the less predictable rising barometer that follows it, triggers deer movement.
In a North Carolina deer study, biologists captured 68 whitetails in four nights of trapping on a falling barometer, compared to only 65 deer in 10 weeks of fair weather.
Evidence suggests that deer anticipate an approaching storm and are spurred to feed because they know bad weather may put off their next meal for awhile.
A good deer hunter keeps track of the weather forecast and makes a point of hitting the woods before and after a storm whether it's rain, sleet, or snow.
Jim Ryan is co-host of Outdoor World Television on The Outdoor Channel
