Why Do Deer Move More On A Warmy Evening?

Have you ever gone deer hunting on a chilly morning and wondered why the deer are not as active? Or, on a warm morning why the deer are not moving as much? I am going to explain to you why the deer move more on warm mornings so that you know that if it is cold, it is not going to as good of a day out in the woods. The reason that deer move more when it is warm is because they bed down when it is cold and windy. This is because the wind blowing straight at them messes with their senses and they need their senses to survive in the wild. Another reason that the deer may not be moving as much is because of the barometric pressure. “Most of the time the deer like the barometric pressure to be 30.00 in or more, and if you want to see a buck it has to be between 30.00 and 30.40. On the other hand, if you want to see a doe you would have more of a chance if the barometric pressure is between 29.80 and 30.00” (Jim Nelson).

“When temperatures drop to single digits Fahrenheit, whitetail deer will be active during the midday hours” (American Expedition). This is because when the wind is blowing towards the deer it messes with their senses. If it was just breezy outside the deer would not mind it as much because they would be able to smell their predators if they were coming for them because, the wind would have blown the scent down to them. When it is windy the deer cannot smell nearly as good as normal, because the wind may be blowing the opposite direction that the predator is. They cannot hear because of the wind blowing in their ears, and they need this sense so that they know if a predator is coming or not. Have you ever been in the woods and there was a deer coming up the hill to you but then they run? This was probably because there was a little bit of a breeze and they smelled