Shot a 5 point last year on Dec.26 I think it was 76 degrees that day. The buck weighed right at 200 pounds. I will find the video and re-post....I saw two other bucks that day between 12 noon and 3:00 PM. I think they just change their routine during this weather. That is just my opinion, I have seen several deer in warm weather in Greene and Pickens county anyway.

Killed my two biggest on December 27. One in 2015 and the other 2014. And just what tomorrow is??? December 27.

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My largest deer hasn't come from weather days like the last few we've had, but I have certainly killed quite a few mounters during the rut on days most people would stay home or go fishing. They are breeding does right now whether you are out there or not in our area. Warm weather doesn't change the rut timing. Does go into estrous the same time every year.

But when you're in post rut like some of us up here are right now you don't see shucks on days like this.

I've killed good deer on warm days during bow season and gun season. I've never seen a December lull.

Picture and a video in this post. he wasnt big antlered but he was mature and feeding at 2:30 pm (I think) on a green field.



http://www.aldeer.com/forum/ubbthreads.p...036#Post1581036

Heck no. I wouldn't give you a dime for a day like this in your area.

Sad part is we all relied on Jan to kill some does after the rut but the powers to be thought we don't have any deer. So now we are kinda screwed with this warm spell on our only week to kill does left. They really need to redraw the line to stop at hwy 72. Our population is just fine north of it.

I feel the same way about western Winston County

We need to kill some more does, but I'm not doing it in the heart of the rut! I guess I'll try to kill them with a bow or crossbow in late season

I killed one of my bigger eight points on a hot foggy morning like these last few days have been. I shot him at 8:30 and the temp was already around 70.

Someone getting some good ones. Heat don't stop deer from doing their thing.

I may have just this afternoon!

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This is correct. They'll get busy when they're supposed to whether it's 80 or 30.

It will slow down overall daytime movement.

I have killed several good deer on warm and especially warm and rainy days like today by either still hunting or doing 2-3 man drives, etc.

I have never killed a big one sitting in a tree stand on a 75 degree day in December or January. Earlier October/November you'd stand a better chance.

I also agree that when it is time for them to rut they will do it regardless of the weather. But you have to have deer chasing for that to be true.

I killed 188 lbs 8 pt yesterday at 2pm. Here in the southeast corner of the state next to the river the rut is wide open. I watched bucks chasing the last week and a half.

I was fortunate enough to kill a 142" last year on Dec. 23 when it was 75 degrees and the wind was blowing 15-20mph. caught him crusing the edge of a field at 6:50am. other fhan that I havent had success in these conditions. Im leaving the woods alone until it cools off. I hunted 5 days last week and saw deer, but it was much slower. id rather not walk 8/10 of a mile to my main spot and stink it up sweating right now.