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Friday I decided I planned to go hunting. At 9:00 the temperature was 84 with a feel-like temp of 90 and 84% humidity. I stayed home.

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Originally posted by shadinc
Friday I decided I planned to go hunting. At 9:00 the temperature was 84 with a feel-like temp of 90 and 84% humidity. I stayed home.

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Dave, I found that out last night. When I cut her it 87 degrees. She went through a 600 yard patch of woods without a bark. I picked her up and went home.

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Only conditions I have during the summer.

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I grew up in Western Oklahoma and hunted many 90 degree summer nights, but not much humidity and usually had some wind.

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Originally posted by Bruce m. Conkey
Only conditions I have during the summer.

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Donald Bergeron

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Originally posted by shadinc
Here also, Bruce. I've hunted year-round all my life. Maybe age is catching up. I'll be 79 in a few days. My dog is not three yet and she was pretty hot also.

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

If we're lucky we'll start getting a few cooler nights in mid-October.

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Donald Bergeron

55 here last night 90% humidity. Very few nights here all summer it wouldn't cool down below 70 by 2am.

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Originally posted by Donnie Stevens
55 here last night 90% humidity. Very few nights here all summer it wouldn't cool down below 70 by 2am.

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Dave I just got in from hunting its 52 degrees and humidity 97%. About perfect scenting conditions for dogs everything is dripping with dew. Far from a steam bath at that temp I had put a hoodie on last drop.

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I hunt threw the summer and yes it can be challenging. I have to disagree that summer hunting is not worth while for me In my area atleast. Most of the things you have listed Dave are not very concerning to me. I don't get poison, snakes are more of a fear than a threat, the bugs and spiders are generally tolerable, ticks I have not picked any off me much. I have more trouble with bees than I care to mention though. Bees are the worst thing about summer hunting in my area.
I do get a lot of pup training done during the summer and when the pup comes to that right age it's important to get them out there and if they get started to keep them progressing.
If all I did was hunt a seasoned dog then yeah I wouldn't hunt till the weather was cool and easy.

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Originally posted by pamjohnson
I hunt threw the summer and yes it can be challenging. I have to disagree that summer hunting is not worth while for me In my area atleast. Most of the things you have listed Dave are not very concerning to me. I don't get poison, snakes are more of a fear than a threat, the bugs and spiders are generally tolerable, ticks I have not picked any off me much. I have more trouble with bees than I care to mention though. Bees are the worst thing about summer hunting in my area.
I do get a lot of pup training done during the summer and when the pup comes to that right age it's important to get them out there and if they get started to keep them progressing.
If all I did was hunt a seasoned dog then yeah I wouldn't hunt till the weather was cool and easy.

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Originally posted by Donnie Stevens
Dave I just got in from hunting its 52 degrees and humidity 97%. About perfect scenting conditions for dogs everything is dripping with dew. Far from a steam bath at that temp I had put a hoodie on last drop.

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

I've not been out much at all last few weeks... partly because I've been busy, partly because it's been hot... and partly because baby raccoons are out walking around here now.. and I hate to have a hound kill them on the ground before they grow up and provide good chases in the future.

We got some more rain yesterday... and today it cooled down, high of 67 today, and down to 45 tonight. Believe I'll be hitting the woods tonight.

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I stayed home again last night. At 9:15 it was 89 degrees.

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Donald Bergeron

When I was younger I went in the summer as much as the winter.Still go in the summer some.Im beginning to think TN don't want coons .They've opened the kill season on July 1st on private land the last few years.The problem is finding private land to hunt.I don't like killing coons this time of year.Dont kill many during the season.

Those southern States should look into opening coon hunting in their State parks.... you are right... private land won't matter, can't find much of it to hunt on anymore with so many people moving out of Cities and buy a few acres here and there.

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Originally posted by shadinc
I stayed home again last night. At 9:15 it was 89 degrees.

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I carry a bowl and enough water to make sure the dogs can stay hydrated, and I get to them as fast as I can. But when you are paying entry fees, you cant control the weather. We have to be out in it, no matter what, so the dogs have to be able to take it as well as the handlers. Ive forced myself to get in better shape, and I have made it a point to make sure my dogs are as well. It was 91 when we we turned loose the other night. Dogs treed 7 coons in two hours and looked good. Conditioning and hydration is the key

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Originally posted by Josh Michaelis
I carry a bowl and enough water to make sure the dogs can stay hydrated, and I get to them as fast as I can. But when you are paying entry fees, you cant control the weather. We have to be out in it, no matter what, so the dogs have to be able to take it as well as the handlers. Ive forced myself to get in better shape, and I have made it a point to make sure my dogs are as well. It was 91 when we we turned loose the other night. Dogs treed 7 coons in two hours and looked good. Conditioning and hydration is the key

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Originally posted by Josh Michaelis
I carry a bowl and enough water to make sure the dogs can stay hydrated, and I get to them as fast as I can. But when you are paying entry fees, you cant control the weather. We have to be out in it, no matter what, so the dogs have to be able to take it as well as the handlers. Ive forced myself to get in better shape, and I have made it a point to make sure my dogs are as well. It was 91 when we we turned loose the other night. Dogs treed 7 coons in two hours and looked good. Conditioning and hydration is the key

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Weather

Like Josh said, if you are competition hunting you are going to have to hunt in all kinds of weather conditions. I understand that and I hunted year around back in my competition hunting days. I no longer competition hunt, just pleasure hunt trained dogs and no longer need or desire to hunt in the summer months. Give me those nice crisp fall nights and the cold nights of winter and I am a happy man. Lol. Dave

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We have either bolted on or water tank built into the dog box.

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Originally posted by houndsound
91... I didn't think coons would move when it was that hot. My hats off to anyone hunting in that. I like to think I'm a fairly committed hunter... don't know if I'd do that very often.

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