Tips for hunting deer in the snow

[regulat0r]

I need some help guys. I have sat out for the past four days and have not seen a thing!! I have tried hunting food sources as I figure deer would be out searching for food in this deep snow. I have had no luck. Ill be going out the next 2 days. Anybody have any tips for late season deer, especially in snow? Thanks!

 

[thphm]

Snow Camo. Look for areas with pine, hemlocks and spruce, they like to bed down in them in this weather,

Look for  tracks.Keep at it dont give up yet.

[Renegade Hunter]

In the morning, try placing yourself between the food source (fields) and some real thick cover that they will be traveling to or along. This time of year I am finding them sticking to thicker cover and grouping up. If I see one deer I will see a bunch. If you come across some real fresh tracks then stand by for a bit. More might be coming through that area too. I like to still hunt a lot if the snow isn't too crunchy. I can cover a lot of ground that way. Take a few steps and stop. Few steps and stop. Works well for me. I have had no trouble seeing deer. If you find a nice spot, clear some ground of snow so you have soft ground to stand/move around on.

[NFA-ADK]

Don't be afraid to track them, I have found a wealth of information by doing this and if you keep at it you can catch up to them.  Check the choke points, ridges and swamps.  Find the largest track even if it is only a doe and follow it as long as you can.  This will help identify bedding area, food sources and hopefully you pick up a buck track while doing this. 

 

Good luck, keep us posted on your progress and like OMG stated, never give up. 

[HuntOrBeHunted]

Post rut I tend to hunt the paths they take to get to the food plot. Deer have to eat as much as they can before winter like any other animal and the green stuff they eat is harder and harder to find so they have to move more. And when bucks rut they worry more about doe then food sometimes so now is the time their trying to make up for it.

 

 

Good luck.

[growalot]

If it has been snowing look for beds and how fresh they may be...today I went out for the first time since we had the melt and then new snow 2:30...took long way in to stand to check the foot prints...it was snowing lightly...I checked tracks and found 4 melted beds infront of one stand and climbed up...three fawn came in at 4pm...I will be back to that stand  well before day light for an early watch...cold will have me back in not long after day light but I will go back in slowly to catch 11-1 movement deer will be on their feet eating mid days in weather like this

[Terry]

Don't be afraid to track them, I have found a wealth of information by doing this and if you keep at it you can catch up to them

This. Tracking is the best way to learn whitetails in my opinion. It doesn't always have to be for big buck either, I tracked and killed a doe this morning.

In smaller hunks of land, you just need to slow down and keep your eyes peeled. You usually have to kill them the first time you see it since you can't afford to push one too far.

Edited November 29, 2014 by Terry

[MACHINIST]

Thats our plan in the am Terry!!

[landtracdeerhunter]

Don't know where your located, but their breeding again, on this side of the state. Now the time to catch them off guard. We shoot some really nice bucks from now right into about December 8.  Look for the signs. Fresh rubs and scrapes were showing up again last weekend.

Edited November 29, 2014 by landtracdeerhunter

[Short Track Hunter]

I only saw 2 sets of tracks all weekend.  It may have been the same deer.

Edited November 30, 2014 by Short Track Hunter