| Have you done your scouting and found prime, | | | | you do? Simply keep an eye on your barometer |
| active whitetail habitat? Good for you. Now you | | | | and closely watch the pressure patterns in your |
| can do some finer detail scouting and pick some | | | | area. |
| possible stand locations. However, no matter how | | | | Most hunters do have access to the internet or |
| much homework you have done, you will find that | | | | at least some way of finding out the barometric |
| the majority of your better hunting days will be | | | | pressure. A better way is to go get yourself a |
| determined by mother nature. | | | | compact weather meter that will fit right in your |
| Deer hunters have always been aware that | | | | pocket. The meters on the market today are |
| changing weather can directly change whitetail | | | | very precise. Most will record barometric pressure |
| behavior. Extremes in temperature , wind, and/or | | | | for 12 hours and accurately forecasts for another |
| precipitation will cause whitetails to go on the | | | | 24. |
| defensive. But the question is, what tells them | | | | By spending time patterning the barometric |
| when to feed, to seek shelter, or when its safe | | | | pressure that comes with all weather fronts, you |
| to resume normal activity? It is the built-in | | | | will have a good idea when the deer will be |
| barometer that the deer possess. | | | | moving. Plan your hunts accordingly. This will allow |
| Barometric pressure is a major key in the | | | | you to put in quality time at peak periods of |
| behavioral patterns of whitetail deer. So what can | | | | whitetail activity. |