We enter the second week of December with most of the nation dealing with wind, snow and below average temperatures. The secondary rut kicks in the north as the primary rut will be going on in the southern states. Finding the hunting window between storms and as pressure rises above 30.10 is key.  Here are your regions:

NE – Strong winds Tuesday and Wednesday and low barometric pressure will give way to drying conditions and rising pressure on Thursday. Saturday is also a good window between fronts. Best days: December 9th and 11th. [ Read Full Post ]

The old proverb about not shooting the messenger might be correct, but I can tell you that I am beginning to hate the weatherman. Not only have weather reports been hard to decipher, but the reports themselves have me mad.

Dad and I arrived at my sister's place in Rapid City, S.D., last night to a winter weather advisory and a late dinner. Around exit 64 on Interstate 90 the wind began blowing harder than an octogenarian on their birthday. It hasn't stopped yet, but hopefully it will in the next day or two or else pheasant hunting could be out the window. [ Read Full Post ]

I'll admit it, I don't like sitting in a deer stand when it's raining, and if that makes me less of a man, so be it. No matter how great your gear is, if you spend enough time hanging 20 feet above the ground in a tree when its damp, windy and cold, eventually you're going to start to feel uncomfortable.

Those were the exact conditions I experienced yesterday during a deer hunt in Wisconsin. Sunday's weather forecast called for overcast skies with light freezing rain by midmorning and possible showers in the afternoon.

While this may seem like the sort of weather that is more appropriate for duck hunters than buck hunters, the conditions were actually perfect. [ Read Full Post ]