When It Gets Below 20 Degrees the Birds Will Typically Only Go out to Feed Once per Day. Is It Ever Too Cold to Duck Hunt? Extremely-Cold-Weather Hunting Can...
When it gets below 20 degrees the birds will typically only go out to feed once per day.
Is it ever too cold to duck hunt?
Extremely-cold-weather hunting can change everything about the way birds are acting and how they can be hunted. When the daytime temperatures go from 40 degrees to the 20s, bird behavior will change drastically and hunters need to know what to look for so they can be prepared to make adjustments.
Unlike chickens who are generally comfortable at temperatures 45 degrees and above, ducks are just fine down to temperatures around 20 degrees F. Below that however, they can suffer frostbite on their feet which could lead to amputation or lost limbs.
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