Ready and Patiently Waiting For Action

[Friend]

Typical September conditions in Kentucky:

96 degrees
Extremely dry
1000 acres of standing corn and 500 acres of beans surrounding farm
Acorns falling
Deer changing feed patterns
Deer starting to posture as testosterone incremental increases begin
Poorer moon phase conditions
Overabundance of bug nuisances
Extreme nighttime activity
The list could go on.

Thank goodness many encouraging significant positive factors will be coming into play as the season progresses.
Still utilizing this time to implement late season food plot planting, further reconnaissance and a host of
other additional deer hunting prep projects. Enough has been completed to keep me in the field thru January.

I am ready for cooler weather and abundant action!

[Pine]

Where I hunt I don't expect much action until after Halloween.
Then; it's game on. 

[GCook]

Not ideal conditions but I would still be out there as well.  It only comes once a year.

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[Sam McMichael]

Well, our season opened Saturday, but I was feeling very bad. I stayed home and decided to wait for Sunday. However, on Sunday shortly after daylight, I felt sick again and had to come back home. So, I guess I am still ready but not so patiently waiting for action. Maybe next weekend...

[SlowBowKing]

Friend, you pretty much nailed early season Kentucky bowhunting on the head. I know people kill some nice velvet bucks, but I haven’t seen much of anything except coons, squirrels, and skeeters, with the exception of one afternoon.

Better times are coming!

[Wheels2]

Here is PA we start Oct 5th.
Due to family commitments, not sure when, and how much time I will get.
But looking forward to the season none the less

[GCook]

September 28th here.  It will be hot.  Gnats are worse than the mosquitoes, although the they are bad as well.  Live and post oaks will be dropping acorns like rain and the deer will be spread out everywhere.

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[JD Page]

If you can hunt when the cooler weather gets there then hold off. No sense in blowing up the area with your presence and educating the deer just for the sake of being out there. Especially if being out there means swatting bugs, sweating and not seeing any deer. It does come around once a year, so make the best of it. Best of luck to you!

[bigbadjon]

I won't hunt my private property til the conditions are choice. I am hitting public in the early season though.

[KentuckyWolf]

If you can hunt when the cooler weather gets there then hold off. No sense in blowing up the area with your presence and educating the deer just for the sake of being out there. Especially if being out there means swatting bugs, sweating and not seeing any deer. It does come around once a year, so make the best of it. Best of luck to you!

Same thoughts on it. The weather here has been awful.

Even when it more typical...not a hot and dry but still late summer heat, I wait.
As much as I want to be out there...I wait. Not going to blow up my best spots due to my own impatience.