Most of us have experienced the magical powers cold fronts seem to have on deer during late October or December, but too often hunters ignore the impacts of cooling temperatures earlier in the year. This is a huge missed opportunity. Coming off months of hot and humid weather, a good drop in the mercury almost always will get deer on their feet earlier in the day. That might be just what you need to finally see that buck you’ve been dreaming of all summer.

The importance of an early season cold front was hammered home for me last year on October …read more