whites in deep snow..

[stigalla]

so here is the short version of the question.. ive been hunting for 15 years and have always beat the weather but was caught off guard this year with the early snow fall.. anyone have tips tactics or advice for hunting whitetail in 3ft of snow? seems like there is still sign but there is no way they are still feeding/bedding in the area. any help would be sweet
 

[greenhead_killer]

Move lower

[stigalla]

Move lower

agreed but i have only ever hunted my place, so im looking for tactics that would allow someone to hunt in deep snow.

[metlhead]

Thats a lot of snow for any deer. Treestand. Might be just animals passing through.

[meatwhack]

You’ll have to find a trail they’re using and sit on it. With that much snow they aren’t staying there, they’re passing through.

[huntnnw]

I wouldn’t waste my time if it’s 3’ .. 2’ I’d still hunt it if there was lots of activity. I’d be looking for less snow if it were me

[boneaddict]

Sit on a trail as mentioned.  Generally they will be timbered up.  Many of the whitetails don’t migrate out of their haunts in the NE corner.  They’ll stay where there’s ten feet of snow. Goodluck.

[Buckhunter24]

What elevation are you at?

[bearpaw]

A lot of deer will drop to lower elevation when snow starts getting deep, that means the deer will be moving! Glass open areas and ridges, and watch for busy trails. They will also be up longer eating in this type of weather and the bucks are already rutting now so they will be moving all day long for that reason, this is a whitetail hunters dream weather!

[Doublelunger]

Are you already sitting on bait?

[stigalla]

sitting about 2500 ft in 117 gmu. going through about a 110 lbs of feed a week between the two tree stands. the trails are beat to heck. cams are showing night activity. im sure i just need to log more hours but im striking out with calling and rattles which is usually my go to right about now

[vandeman17]

sitting about 2500 ft in 117 gmu. going through about a 110 lbs of feed a week between the two tree stands. the trails are beat to heck. cams are showing night activity. im sure i just need to log more hours but im striking out with calling and rattles which is usually my go to right about now

You said it right there, log more hours. If they are eating that much weekly and with daytime activity increasing daily, its just a matter of time.

[lewy]

We aren’t seeing much movement the last few days up here higher in the 121, been super slow

[meatwhack]

I can’t believe you’ve got 3’ of snow at 2,500’ that’s crazy.

[hunter399]

sitting about 2500 ft in 117 gmu. going through about a 110 lbs of feed a week between the two tree stands. the trails are beat to heck. cams are showing night activity. im sure i just need to log more hours but im striking out with calling and rattles which is usually my go to right about now

Cut the food off to them.
Why would they come in the day when they just ate 10 pounds of food during the nite.
Slow the food down
Feed in the mourning that way food is sitting out all day long.