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KenCrow


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Just for the Crow Hunters Book of Records, what is the coldest temperature you have ever crow hunted in?  The hottest?

Me....9 degrees cold.

Hottest.....maybe 80-85 degrees.

KenCrow



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Just posted on my frostbite from yesterday. It was -5 early, and my warmest day was probably 38. I hunt in the winter almost exclusively, but yesterday was the coldest I've dared because it was crow derby day.

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The coldest was 3 below zero and the hottest was 94 degrees out.

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Coldest was around 7 and warmest was in the 70's! Most snow about 8" deep!



-- Edited by Crowslayerking on Monday 10th of February 2014 02:03:32 AM

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16 coldest:

92 with 100% humidity. Two of the best hunts I've ever had BTW...



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coldest--0degrees

warmest--90s

deepest snow--24inches----one of my best hunts!



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I have always found that when I am cold and can't shake it the fun of whatever I am doing is gone. There is a certain point where cold temperatures create some danger. On the coldest days I sacrafice taking a couple of decoys in my duffle bag to make room for a portable propane heater.  It has on many occasion extended a hunt and provided some safety. One has to be careful to not cross a line from desire to obessession. It is definitely not worth getting hurt over a crow, deer, duck, fish etc. Be careful out there.



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-2, with no heat, when I get cold I just go home hmm don't see the danger in that, love to hunt smile



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-6 below when we stepped out of the truck into 12" of snow Saturday morning....biggrin Funny thing was, we thought the Crows would not respond to a fight that early and cold, so we played gathering and come here calls. They flew by and never looked. Then we changed decoy set up, switched to a fight, and it was game on!! Guess they were pissed about the cold to....biggrin

Last year we hunted a Morning at -7 below, with a breeze blowing......that was cold!!!!



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If it's really cold (single digits or below) you don't seem to mind it if A. your dressed right and B. if the birds are coming in well. If things get slow I will go sit in the truck and watch and wait for something to start happening. If the birds start moving again I walk back to the blind and resume shooting, if not I pack it in.

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When I was stationed at Minot AFB ND cold was factor that had to be thought about and dealt with during the winter. Weather was very extreme there. I experienced one day with an air temp of -47, it was actually painful to step outside. Cold and wind chill charts were on display in our quarters similar to this one from the National Weather Service.

At -5 it only takes a 10 mph wind to bring on frostbite in 30 minutes. As Rook-ie knows it can happen and without much warning.

www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/global/chill.htm

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The coldest for me was -14 and that was this year. I don't hunt in the summer

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17 below with a 25 below wind chill. We made sure the wind was at out backs. It was just a couple weeks ago. In Iowa I hunt from Mid January to the end of March not a lot of 40 degree days. Many mornings we start out at 0 or below. I love it. biggrin



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Well, it's rainy and 40 degrees in Upstate NY. I might get back out this weekend - hopefully, no rain Saturday. It's been two weeks since my frostbite, and it will probably be months before it is completely healed. Still numb, but should be a full recovery.

Pictures are day 1, one week, and two weeks. Just had that trigger finger out too much that day.

Be careful out there...

Jerry



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Wow! Yelp ya got to be careful of that trigger finger! Here's wishin ya a speedy recovery!

 

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Thanks, HF... yeah, I'm pretty lucky actually. Doc said my heart meds may have contributed to me not being aware that it was happening, but the anti-coagulant (i.e., blood thinner) may have helped in circulation and it not being worse. Definitely can't let it happen again!

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We got something else in common, I'm on blood thinners too!

The older ya get the less tolerance ya have for hot and cold weather!

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Well 30 for me 85

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