Published by sarah on 22 Dec 2009 at 11:11 pm
My very first hunting trip in the pouring snow
The weather man is calling for a twenty four inch snow storm here in Roanoke county Virginia. more snow than we will have gotten in fifteen years, also setting records for the month of December! Anyways, i decide it will be fun to hunt in the snow and i should get to my tree stand before it starts snowing heavily. As soon as i start walking into the edge of the woods i can barely see through the sno

- windburn 🙁
w. i don’t turn back. By the time i get to my stand already an inch and a half of snow has fallen and the steps are slippery climbing up. im sweating and i should have lived in that last moment of warmth. finally hooked in my stand i start to feel the snow flakes and wind on my cheeks. windburn was in my future. my big fluffy NON-waterproof coat was starting to turn white and so was the rest of my clothing. i had to stand up to get some of it off before it all soaked in. this turned into a routine. an hour has passed and I’m colder than I’ve ever been in my life, and it feels like the temperatures dropping. it hurts to look to my left; the wind and snow are hitting me harder than ever. the next two hours were miserable. i hadn’t seen a a squirrle much less a deer and i was about to die so i lower my bow down and descend down the slippery steps once again. up the hill i fell more times than i can count and next time i WILL dress warmer!
4 Responses to “My very first hunting trip in the pouring snow”
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John in IN on 28 Dec 2009 at 2:54 am #
Better luck next time. I was also hunting in the snow today, and I didn’t see a thing. Part of my problem was the fact that I forgot to bring the seat portion of my climbing treestand, which made it useless. Next time I won’t forget it.
Newbowhuntingsupplies.com on 09 Jan 2010 at 10:50 pm #
Dress warmer and use hand warmers and toe warmers and you will be okay. I have been hunting the last 3 days in the snow and I have seen deer every evening. However, too far away for my bow, today is muzzle loader here and no deer seen. Good luck and keep hunting.
randal.howman on 13 Jan 2010 at 11:36 pm #
I can’t believe you went out in that! That’s dedication:) I may suggest the use of snow shoes. They come in handy in Minnesota.
cody on 19 Jan 2010 at 10:25 pm #
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