How Hot is too Hot?

[Rebel Yelp]

Its the second weekend of Archery Season here in VA. Its going to be in the 40's overnight and will be around 80 in the afternoon.

Last weekend was about the same and I packed it up around noon. You have to dress for 40 degrees and then get ready to sweat. I begin to worry about meat spoilage as well.

What temperate does everyone consider too hot?

[wtpops]

Here in CA our deer season starts in July, it can be 110 mid day and 90 at 10:00 at night.

[mscampbell75]

If season is in and I'm have free time, I'm in the stand reguardless of how hot it is.  Normally here in NC, our Sept season start, temps are not unuasual to hit high 90's.

By the time highs in the 80's, it feels like a cold front compared to the 90's that I've been in for a couple of weeks already.

[Rebel Yelp]

Suck it up is what I'm hearing.  

Going to try out a vest over summer weight camo.

[lpcjon2]

That tells you they will be moving in the morning and around water in the afternoon.Get tuff and go with the loin cloth like Ishi

[Eugene Slagle]

I'm with the others with this one fellow Virginian, I'll be out tomorow mornin & with every chance I can get.

[swampdrummer]

Way down here in South Fl. Season started july 31. Was 91 at 6:45 am. A leafy suit with shorts and a Tshirt underneath is my standard uniform.
Still sweating like a pig and the bugs are unreal. But the deer will move. Early and late.
My hair isn't wet because I went swimming :-)  
You just have to move pretty quick and get them cut up and on ice. How long is too long? I don't know. I've shot pigs all summer long and have had a couple that took me 2 or 3 hours to find and maybe another 2 hours to get them in the cooler on ice. Haven't had anything go bad yet.

[Friend]

It is too hot when you are not enjoying the hunt.

Last night I was moved while hunting.  The mosquitoes kept moving to better places, so they could feed on me easier.  I got the last laugh, I ate one them while I was running for my car.  Never thought that I would be looking forward to that first hard freeze.

[mwosborn]

Definitely need to get a deer on ice or in a cooler at those temps.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Heat is the most dangerous thing we face, here.

[Bud B.]

First deer I ever shot was a doe. I got her with my bow. It was early Sept in '81 in Laurel Spirngs, NC. Unusually warm that day for NC mountains. Had problems with flies getting on the meat after field dressing. A local older fellow at the check-in station suggested using black pepper on any exposed meat to keep flies off and away. Bought a large can right then and it worked like a charm. No flies landed on the exposed meat after dousing with a coat of the ground pepper.

[Apex Predator]

I hunt the swamps for hogs all summer, so when the deer season starts mid Sep I'm ready!  I figure anything over 95 deg with 80-90% humidity is tough, but I've done it.  

[magnus]

I killed a nice 10 point in early October 06. It was 92 degrees that day. Hunting the water. I got a good tip from my taxidermist. Take 2 litter bottles and fill with water and freeze. Better than bags of ice. Colder and no mess when they thaw. Clean the bottle and refreeze. They fit great in a deer cavity. Good luck.

Keeping the Faith
Magnus