The Countdown Continues

Welcome to the Outdoors Weather Guide Blog! We've got just over a week until October 1st  (the start of Iowa Archery Season) and I can hardly wait! With many hunting seasons already beginning, let's get straight to the good stuff; how weather impacts hunting. September weather can be a very fickle thing, but typically it is still relatively warm. Deer and other game are often glued to a lazy late-summer feeding pattern, and their movements often slow and subdued due to the heat. It makes sense. You probably wouldn't be all that excited about running around with a fur coat on in the Iowa heat and humidity either, right? That makes this month a good one to be mobile if you have a chance to go hunting or if you're just scouting and glassing. Cold snaps and foul weather like what we saw this past weekend are perfect days to get out and take a look around. Cold snaps put the deer on their feet, and the wet weather makes for great tracking to find those fresh prints and active trails. If you're not finding deer, its probably because their simply not there, or they only come by at night. Think cool, early and late and shady river bottoms. We've got some major weather systems cruising in the next few days, and the rapid pressure changes will be making the game move more now. Keep tabs on the weather with http://www.myabc5.com/