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I went the other day when it was 28 and windy. I have also went squirrel hunting when it was 24. That’s about as low as I’ll go. I prefer temps above freezing, arthur don’t like cold. I’d rather sweat than shiver.
 
I would say about 60 degrees is my cut off point now. I have an 800 yard range out of my shop.

In South Texas it was 34 degrees this morning and I chose to go to church instead of hunting. Thinking it was about 74 there. The cold air has finally reached us.
 
Since retirement I thumb my nose at miserable weather. Used to be I'd drive 80 miles to work in a blizzard. Or a hurricane. Now? Food in the house. 500 Gallon tank of propane for the generator. Books to read. Scotch in the bar. Wife, dog, and cats keep me company. Don't even go to the mail box if it is icy out.
 
Some time around 1960 in SWPa. where I grew up , we had a bad winter. Two days in Jan. , that yr. , temp was -45. Since this kid had never experienced that , schools closed no busses , etc. I went hunting some of the thousands of crows in the back fields. Hunkered down in a creek bottom , a lone scout came over , and I blistered him with a trap load , he fell on the other side of the creek. Had to walk 150 yds.up the creek and back to retrieve the dead crow to use on the next day's hunt , as a decoy. 'Til I got to the crow's body , it was frozen hard . Couldn't believe that. 'Course , saying again , this kid had never experienced such cold.
 
In my eighth decade...
The older I've gotten I have less to prove.
I now prefer more comfort and less battling the the temps and wind chill for range time.
Hunting still warms the heart enough to brave the elements within reason...as I mentioned, I have nothing prove to myself or others having been there and done that.
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Cold doesn't bother me much especially short exposures. To much trouble to put shoes on to pick up the paper this morning.

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