When deer season starts, it's natural to pay attention to the weather factors you can easily see and feel: the cloud cover above, the wind in your face, the rain drops dripping from the brim of your cap. 

But it's easy to forget about the most important  factor of all: barometric pressure. It's more difficult to judge without an instrument or the Internet, but you should know that pressure rises after a front passes and when high a high pressure system is building.  It lowers before the arrival of a front and during a low pressure center.

I have collected barometric pressure data from around the country for years through log book entries from trail cameras, hunters and private studies.  The results are clear and indisputable. Deer like a pressure above 30.00 in.  [ Read Full Post ]

Fall is my favorite time of year, with the leaves changing color to brilliant yellow and crimson red and those frosty clear mornings that give way to comfortable, 60-degree days.  It never gets old and it never lasts long enough. With fall comes a change of temperature and weather. It’s no secret that this has a big impact on whitetail deer activity.

After years of studying Boone and Crockett harvest data, I've been able to pattern certain trends in temperature and deer activity. Regardless of the region you hunt or time of year, here are some interesting facts about how temperature affects deer activity... [ Read Full Post ]

We all know the importance of wind and its role in deer movement and how and where to set up.  Simple rules that we all apply are set up downwind or at least crosswind.  But there’s a lot more to this game than trying to stay down wind of a big buck.

Let’s look at two wind change factors and their effects: direction and speed. [ Read Full Post ]