Under Pressure

[THE GOB-FATHER]

Nope, it's not just a song by Queen! I've always been very anxious to get outdoors when the pressure is between 29.80 and 30.29. Seems as if the pressure is rising it usually means front is coming through and gets the deer moving. Seems as if they have an internal barometer that tells them a storm is coming and it's time to eat up before the gettin's gone. Anyone else use this mentaity to get you motivated to get out there at this time?

[midrivers]

Maybe this is just me, but if I am going to see Mature Bucks it is when the rut is in full swing of when a front is just ready to or in the process of coming in! They seem to get up to see what is going on! Probably getting that last bite to eat before they set in for the change in weather!

[mrjbigfoot]

Yea, I love hunting and fishing out in front of a storm front. I always thought it was the low pressures before the storm that made everthing get more aggressive.

[THE GOB-FATHER]

You may be right biggie... I think it applies to both rising and falling barometer readings... given that it falls within the previously mentioned range?

[timhicks]

You guys may laugh at me but its ok. Animal movement before a front will increase as they need more food to keep the heat in their bodies, Fish sense this deer and hogs also. But here is where you laugh.. If you see cows feeding then the barometer is great. If the cows are lying down the deer wont be moving much and the fish wont be biting. Same as when you see horses cutting it up in a coral.. They feel it.. So my theory goes if the cows aint eating the fish aint biting.. its not my theory realy but what I was taught and it usually will turn out just like that..

[kahuna]

I thought "under pressure" was when you are unable to choke the snot out of some ass who desperately needs it. "Weather" it affects movement or not (and I believe it does), I'm going try to be out as much as I can. I think you will always have a chance at the one that doesn't follow the norm, and does things unexpectedly.

[RodnGun]

Here is what I've noted based on "not too scientific" observations. Where do my observations come from....well my bird feeders....my squirrel feeders (I know....got tired of fighting them raiding the bird feeders and the wife won't let me thin the herd in the yard) and other animal behaviors.

I have a "weather station" if you will at the house. No doppler radar....but wind speed...direction....barometric pressure...humidity and temperature. Following some basic guidelines from the National Weather service I try and see if I can predict the weather...and watch what goes on in my back yard...and when in the field.

What I have noticed is that there is a spike in activity when the barometric pressure starts moving rapidly in both directions!

It's how rapid the change (rising or falling) that I've noted makes a difference in the amount of activity......coupled with the time of year. In fall/winter it can mean a nasty storm (if rapidly falling) and clearing and cold when rapidly rising when it's between 30.10 and 29.80. Both sets of circumstances seems to spur a big turn out at the feeding trough!

Anyway...original question....yes I do watch what's going on with the barometric pressure and the wind and what direction it's coming from as both are used as indicators as to what changes are in store with the weather. I make sure that I'm in the field if at all possible during both of these conditions.

[Webejonesin2]

I watch it too. I spend as much time out as possible,weather permitting. ( if it starts to get horendously(sp) nasty then i venture bk home) But other wise i go out in the dark and come home in drk.

[rjet]

Tim,

I heard that same thing about the cows. That is why when I go hunting I take a truck load of rocks with me. If the cows arent moving I bombard them with rocks to get em up and about.

[bbbh]

Some of the best days I have in the field is right before a big storm hits. One year I saw 36 deer on stand right before a big snow storm hit that afternoon turned out we got 18 inches of snow that afternoon. REJET thats pretty good about the rocks!!!!!

[THE GOB-FATHER]

rjet said:

Tim,

I heard that same thing about the cows. That is why when I go hunting I take a truck load of rocks with me. If the cows arent moving I bombard them with rocks to get em up and about.

lmao