Cold Shotgun Opener

A big snowstorm is clobbering the northeastern 1/3 of Iowa with half a foot or better blanketing the Iowa countryside in fresh,white powder. This is going to make shotgunning excellent once the storm blows out of here Saturday afternoon for our friends to the northeast. For most of central Iowa, an inch or less is expected and in/around Des Moines, I actually don't expect much over a dusting. It will be cold though! Northerly breezes 12-20mph early Saturday morning will make the 20's fell more like single digits! Low barometric pressure will be rising but I think the cold will have a lot of deer hunkered down or coming back from food sources early. Outside of random spurts of activity from the deer drives, I think morning and midday movement will be slow with some pretty harsh conditions for hunter and deer alike. But the evening is looking fantastic! High pressure will get closer, our sky will clear up and the cold winds will back down a bit NW at 10-15mph. Deer will be flocking to food sources in the evening! Sunday looks even better, with bitter cold morning lows in the the single digits and low teens, clear sky and Canadian high pressure. Highs will top only in the 20s with a light northwesterly. Sunday will be an excellent day for shotgunners across Iowa!