| From: Sam Dunham
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| Date: 11-Oct-18 |
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Have been studying this notion that deer move better on a rising barometer and the sweet spot is between 30-20 and 30-40.
They say the barometer rises after a front and drops right before a front.
I may be wrong but have observed deer moving a lot right before a front.
What is your experience?
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| From: Sam Dunham
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| Date: 11-Oct-18 |
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Mossy Oak
A high, stable barometer is also good hunting. After compiling our results, whitetails seem to move best when the pressure is between 29.90 and 30.30 inches with the best movement occurring at the higher end of that range, around 30.10 to 30.30 inches. I’ve also seen this with mule deer and pronghorn and it’s likely true with many other animals.
A lot of the “high pressure” fronts will come with wind. Numerous trophies are shot immediately after sustained high winds have died down. I’m not sure, are the whitetails just avoiding the gale or sensing the barometric change that ushered it in, probably both.
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| From: Widow sax
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| Date: 11-Oct-18 |
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Before and after are both good for me but before May be best for me. Widow
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 12-Oct-18 |
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I once just barely escaped a falling barometer. Had I not been paying attention, it could have been disastrous.
No deer is killed if you're not in the woods, but notions like this sell magazine articles. Yep...count me as a skeptic, although I'm sure falling and rising barometric pressure has an effect on wild game. I don't think anyone has really figured out how yet, so they write articles.
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| From: Bassman
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| Date: 12-Oct-18 |
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Yep, for sure for fishing.
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| From: Fisher Cat
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| Date: 12-Oct-18 |
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I'm not sure about deer, but coyotes are definitely more active when the barometer is low. They are easier to call or trap when the clouds are low and murky. It likely has something to do with how easy it is for them to scent trail things. - John
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| From: Rough Run
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| Date: 12-Oct-18 |
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I think deer, or any wild animal, can sense impending weather changes or fronts. I think they move more before a front, because they are getting a good feed, or "stocking up." And they move more after the front, because they need to move or "stretch out" after a period of inactivity and they need to eat or drink again. I don't look at barometric readings, but I do make extra efforts to get away from work or free of weekend obligations when the weather is changing.
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| From: Sam Dunham
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| Date: 12-Oct-18 |
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I do too, even though some would not.
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