Why do hunters hunt in the cold?

Question

i.e.,deer hunting, bird hunting, etc.

Answer 1

Dept of Fish and Wildlife determines the hunting season for each species based mostly on animal preservation to ensure a stable population.

During the fall/winter, females of most species do not have young to care for, and it is either breeding season or it's over. Most species are not monogamous so if a male is taken by a hunter another male can breed with the females ensuring preservation of the species.

It is also when animals pelts are the thickest and most useful.

Also the winter months are when overpopulation affects the animals the most, and the more that are killed by hunters the less will starve during the winter months.

Answer 2

Most hunting seasons are during the colder months. If you have ever seen and felt a deer hide, you will know that it is very heavy which keeps deer warm. During warmer days they prefer not to move around much to keep from overheating. They prefer cooler temperatures and take advantage of the colder temps to move around and feed. This provides optimum advantages for the hunter.

Answer 3

I once shot a deer when it was about 70 degrees. It had a odor to it by the times I got home.(1 hour)

I have never smelled that odor on the meat when it is cold. Since then I do not hunt unless it is at least in the 40's.

Also if you can't find them they will keep better longer the colder it is. Think about your refrigerator.

Answer 4

Well, most all hunting seasons are during the cold months plus, it is possiible to put on enough clothes to stay warm easier than it is to take off enough clothing to stay cool. In the summer, the woods can be pretty miserable with flies, mosquitoes, heat, humidity, ticks, etc. So, hunting is just more fun is cold weather.

Answer 5

Well
As for as waterfowl hunting, ducks and geese are migratory. And the best hunting seems to be after the colder weather north brings them down to the lower states. Here in Missouri that seems to occur in late Nov-Dec.

For deer-very little options here. The seasoned hunter is really at the mercy of the elements.

For elk-colder weather usually means snow at higher elevations, which brings them down to the lower elevations-easier to hunt.

For hunting varmints. Coyotes especially seem to move more often during colder weather. And the lack of foliage makes it easier to call them in.

Answer 6

Probably because that is when hunting season is!Another reason when you field dress a deer it don't spoil when it is cold,where as in the warmer times meat don't last long. Rabbits are the same.

Answer 7

Fall season were originally established with the quality of the pelts in mind. Late fall, early winter is when the quality of the pelt is at it's best. So that is when most hunting and trapping seasons were set. Also all of the young of the year are now usually on their own.

Answer 8

It started back when men hunted for food and used the pelts for clothing. In the summer animals shed, and their hides aren't very nice for tanning and using. Plus in the colder weather the meat stays fresher. There's nothing worse than a shedding bear skin on your floor.

Answer 9

I live in So. California. The first archery season starts in July! The temp can be in the 100's. I miss New England in the fall I'll tell ya!

Answer 10

Because that is when you can legally hunt for game.*