| For most hunters, it's a given that during the colder | | | | up, this also allows you to remove layers to keep |
| part of the hunting seasons, they're going to spend a | | | | your body from overheating. |
| lot of time with cold hands, feet, ears, and noses. But | | | | Try putting a little cayenne pepper in your socks. If |
| it's a fact that if you want that trophy, you'll have to | | | | you try it in your gloves, just be sure to keep your |
| put up with the cold and spend as much time hunting | | | | hands away from your eyes and nose or you'll find |
| in the woods as you can. | | | | yourself burning up in all the wrong places. With direct |
| Wear thermals. Sure, you might get a little hot on | | | | skin contact, this works to heat up your feet quite |
| that long trek to your hunting spot, but you won't | | | | nicely. Just don't overdo it. (And try it at home |
| regret the thermal underwear after you've been | | | | before you take it on a hunt with you, because you |
| sitting in your tree stand for a few hours. Inactivity | | | | don't want to find out your skin is overly sensitive to |
| lets the cold settle in and soon you'll be so cold you'll | | | | the pepper while you're in your tree stand or hunting |
| wonder if you aren't frozen in place. Whatever you | | | | blind.) |
| do though, don't get so hot that you start to sweat, | | | | If the cayenne pepper scares you, invest in a few |
| because once you settle down at your spot and the | | | | pairs of electric (battery powered) socks. These |
| cold starts to seep in, that sweat will act against | | | | really do keep your feet warmer, and if you have |
| your warming efforts. | | | | warm feet, you'll feel warmer all over. |
| High quality thermals are your best bet--for cold | | | | Keeping warm on cold hunting days is about being |
| weather hunting, you don't want to skimp on these | | | | comfortable for a longer amount of time. The extra |
| undergarments. | | | | time you gain in the woods hunting is time that adds |
| Dress in layers. This will let you trap air between the | | | | to your chances of seeing more deer. And maybe |
| layers and dead air is what creates that insulating | | | | you'll get a shot at that trophy you've been hunting. |
| factor that will keep you warmer. If the day heats | | | | |