Hot weather hunting

[Geetch]

Would do y'all do to try and beat at least some of the heat during hot early season hunts?

[dixiedeerslaya]

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[DJA]

Keep my ass on the couch and watch football.

[thawhacker]

drinking beer is the best thing to do when its hot

[LabLuvR]

Be smart and stay the fuck home.

[Geetch]

Not really an option here. Hot as hell until mid-November.

[JJ1965]

Sit in the shade. I killed one of my best bucks on August 15, and it was 104 degrees at the time. By the time I got him loaded on the truck, I could literally pour sweat out of my boots.

[Johnny Reb]

I soak my bug tamer jacket in a cooler of ice water before I head out. Once I get in the stand I take my t-shirt off and put the bug tamer on. It keeps you cool and you will almost have a cold chill when the breeze blows.

I have done the same and have similar results with my Leafy wear suits.

[Timsmith]

if you think it's hot walking to stand, wait till you got to drag him.

[WoodieSC]

Staying "tolerably cool" yourself is one thing. However, if you haven't got a way figured out to get that venison cooled down to the 45 degree range within 2-3 hrs, your efforts aren't worth it, IMO. But then I'm hunting for meat for the freezer, so that's what's most important.

[Geetch]

I rigged up one of these but don't really want to tote it to the stand. Was wondering if there is a better option.

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[fuzzy]

This is what you do in hot weather,.

[Geetch]

with the rut being the third week in October, don't have a choice.

[Saltydog235]

Spend time outdoors as much as possible to get acclimated to it. Ease in to stand and drink water not all the other shit. Bug tamer and shorts, take off jacket in stand and use a Thermacell or two for skeeters. Sit still and hope a breeze blows and sweat, it won't kill you.

[Silentweapon338]

I put those doggie fans that work off solar power in the box stands.

Do it early enough an the deer get use to the noise

[SouthernWake]

Hunt in the morning, lots of cold water.
I don't have it in me to sit long when it's hot but I won't let it keep me at home.

[uga_dawg]

Quality shirt makes a big difference for sure. Those cooling towels work too. Soak them in ice water, out it in a zip lock and take it with you.

Or just go fishing like Fuzzy said. That's a pig war mouth btw

[cburns]

once im in the tree, taking my boots off helps a lot

[jws]

Drink a bunch of beer and get in the stand about an hour before dark

[Sportin' Woodies]

Geez I'd hate to see you boys actually working outside in the summer time if sitting in a stand over heats your collective vaginas