OPening day

[Cowboys518]

I plan on going up to New York for opening day till Monday , have some questions and concerns , I’m gonna be hunting near cortland , and seems thier calling for rain and wind Saturday and some snow on Sunday , with the rain and wind and then the snow do you guys even think the deer will be out moving and be givin any opertunity ? And it says cortland is supost to get about a inch , but with lake affect could that turn out to be alot more then they exspect ? I’m from pa any advice or help would be appreciated thank you

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[turkeyfeathers]

Deer seem to panick with first real snowfall. They’ll move. Guys in woods in cruddy weather coming and going will bounce some  around. Look at opening day deer harvest reports. They spike and decrease.  Be out there if you can. Beats work. Enjoy. 

[Lawdwaz]

14 minutes ago, Cowboys518 said:

I plan on going up to New York for opening day till Monday , have some questions and concerns , I’m gonna be hunting near cortland , and seems thier calling for rain and wind Saturday and some snow on Sunday , with the rain and wind and then the snow do you guys even think the deer will be out moving and be givin any opertunity ? And it says cortland is supost to get about a inch , but with lake affect could that turn out to be alot more then they exspect ? I’m from pa any advice or help would be appreciated thank you

t

No better day than the Opening Day.

[silent death]

Debating on bringing the shotgun or the rifle for opener hmmm 25mph wind gust tell me shotgun

[Lawdwaz]

3 minutes ago, silent death said:

Debating on bringing the shotgun or the rifle for opener hmmm 25mph wind gust tell me shotgun

Say what?

 

[silent death]

Lol i dont know if i wanna use my shotgun or rifle on opening day we are suppose to have 25mph winds. 

Edited November 16, 2017 by silent death

[Lawdwaz]

16 minutes ago, silent death said:

Lol i dont know if i wanna use my shotgun or rifle on opening day we are suppose to have 25mph winds. 

I know what you’re saying but why would you rather use the shotgun?

What does the wind speed have to do with the Gun used?

[Lawdwaz]

The rifle can at the very least out run the wind.  Heck, 30+mph winds can blow a deer slug BACKWARDS. 

[silent death]

5 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

The rifle can at the very least out run the wind.  Heck, 30+mph winds can blow a deer slug BACKWARDS. 

its more how deer are gonna be really if it is windy the deer tend to stick to thick cover where i hunt so the shotgun will be better. 

[GreeneHunter]

Highest kill day of the year Southern Zone Gun Opening Day in NY !

[Hock3y24]

People claim deer don't move in wind or rain, they do. In my experience i see the same amount of deer you just have to watch better and they are on high alert. 

[Doc]

The deer will move under any conditions if the hunters are moving. As soon as the woods becomes filled with human stink, and the sound of guns, natural feeding and bedding patterns go out the window. The movement is caused by human pressure primarily. And that will happen regardless of the weather.

However with the wind howling and everything soaked up, you will have to be on your "A"- game as far as staying alert and paying attention. The wind keeps them in a torqued-up condition where they are super wary, and they don't give you any advanced warning that they're coming. 

[Jeremy K]

30-30 in the thick pines for me . They deer have to come back eventually.

[doebuck1234]

Will be out.missed last years opener due to work.sitting in pines more than likely.believe my grandfather had a couple chair blinds.will have to take a look!

[Lawdwaz]

7 hours ago, silent death said:

7 hours ago, Lawdwaz said:

The rifle can at the very least out run the wind.  Heck, 30+mph winds can blow a deer slug BACKWARDS. 

its more how deer are gonna be really if it is windy the deer tend to stick to thick cover where i hunt so the shotgun will be better. 

Yea no

 

[eagle rider]

6 hours ago, GreeneHunter said:

Highest kill day of the year Southern Zone Gun Opening Day in NY !

Or is that because the highest number of hunters are in the woods......

[silent death]

1 hour ago, Lawdwaz said:

Yea no

 

What lol. 

[turkeyfeathers]

9 hours ago, Lawdwaz said:

The rifle can at the very least out run the wind.  Heck, 30+mph winds can blow a deer slug BACKWARDS. 

My shotgun barrel is severely bent and shoots 3 feet to the right at 50 yards. So with the typical south wind I should be okay and dead on then right ? 

[Nomad]

Ok I'm a hunter so I look forward to OD, but I can't remember the last year I killed a buck on OD, well I do it was idk 6,7 years ago .  Mostly by choice as a gun buck has to be bigger then my bow buck , this year any buck would be ..... If it's raining hard I'll sit as long as I can in the AM and that may be it for the day .

No big deal to me the older bucks survived a few seasons, most will make it past Sat .

[GreeneHunter]

5 hours ago, Jeremy K said:

30-30 in the thick pines for me . They deer have to come back eventually.

My gun of choice !

[TACC]

My shotgun barrel is severely bent and shoots 3 feet to the right at 50 yards. So with the typical south wind I should be okay and dead on then right ? 

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