{"id":4059,"date":"2020-12-11T11:15:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T16:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/?p=4059"},"modified":"2020-12-11T01:28:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T06:28:06","slug":"late-season-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/late-season-struggles\/pentecostkyle12\/hunting\/12\/11\/2020\/4059\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Season Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"
You may have noticed a lack of deer sightings in some of the areas you hunt lately. With the rut coming to a close, daylight deer movement has slowed back down to its pre-rut patterns in most places. The hunter pressure seems to be greater for muzzleloader season than in years past. The allowance of any legal firearm in zone 3 has meant that our deer have not gotten a break since the start of firearm hunting in November. Public land deer especially, are extremely wary and cautious right now. In short, we are officially in the late season.<\/p>\n
It’s not all bad. There are still some great opportunities to punch a tag. The number of other hunters in the woods will likely steadily decrease over the next several weeks. If a cold front moves in the deer will be moving during daylight and it can be a great time to be in your treestand. There are some things that you will want to keep in mind while hunting late season though.<\/p>\n
Late season is certainly different than hunting the early season or rut. You need to be mentally prepared to see fewer deer, deal with potentially frigid temperatures, and reduce errors that you could have gotten away with earlier in the year. If you stick it out, you may get a chance at that buck you’ve been chasing all season. You know what they say, “You can’t kill them from the couch.” Bundle up and get in the woods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You may have noticed a lack of deer sightings in some of the areas you hunt lately. With the rut coming to a close, daylight deer movement has slowed back down to its pre-rut patterns in most places. The hunter pressure seems to be greater for muzzleloader season than in years past. The allowance of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":4061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[242],"nelio_content":{"isAutoShareEnabled":true,"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"followers":[127],"suggestedReferences":[],"efiUrl":"","efiAlt":"","highlights":[]},"yoast_head":"\n