Whitetail Weather

I noticed the best deer movement in my neck of the woods on the 6th.

Last week was gorgeous, no doubt about it. But the warm temps and stagnant barometer left Whitetail in a subtle, summer feeding pattern. Most observed movement was slow and before 9 in the morning and the evening activity waited until near sunset.

Late frost this year? You bet!

A warmer pattern is good working-man's hunting weather since you can afford to sneak in a hunt before or after work. Now the pattern is shifting for the colder and that should equate to an increase in deer activity. This excellent news as the bucks begin to gear up for the rut.

The recent rainfall will make for easier scouting as Des Moines and surroundings have a surplus of rain for the first time in four months.

Falling barometer, increasing clouds and deer activity levels jump up.

As we look ahead into mid-late October, we're setting up for an active pattern with a sizeable system cruising through every two to three days. This is going to send the barometer swinging, and it will also send the temperatures down as each system aims to bring a cold front into the state. This will send our highs down into the 50s and lows into the 30s, placing that daytime average temperature right where we want it- below 50 degrees. This should coincide with the pre-rut to give  Iowa archers a solid set of Whitetail weather for the next 10 days.

Highs will be nearly 10 degrees below average for the next 10 days.

Good luck!