Weather and Deer Movement

Weather has a big impact on how deer will usually move.  First is how the temperature will affect how the deer move. When the temperature is over 60-65 degrees the deer movement will slow down. This is because it is simply to warm. Therefor the deer will move at night. This is why ma y people will have a lot more trail camera pictures when it is dark out than pictures during the day. The amount of cloud cover, rain, and fog will change your deer movements. Some deer will prefer to move when there is a light rain. The more cloud cover in the sky is better because the deer prefer it. The best mornings to hunt are said to be a cold morning with fog and a light mist. The amount of wind and the force of the wind will impact the amount of deer movement as well. Deer really do not like heavy winds. If the wind speed is over 20 to 25 mile per hour deer movement will be very slow if there is any at all. The moon is a key factor in deer movement.  A full moon will increase the movement of deer at night because of the light that it emits when it is dark out.  Some people will argue that weather really doesn’t do anything to the deer movement. However it is proven that the weather has a big impact on the amount of deer activity. Another part of deer season that increases the deer activity is the rut. Even though the rut is not the weather it is the major contributor to deer movement. At the peak of the rut you will see more bucks than you have seen all season. You will also see bucks or deer that you have never seen before. If you want to know exactly how your deer move in certain weather then you should take down notes in a note book and have the date on that page. If it is brown then it is down.