Deer hunting and cold weather are often synonymous. If you find yourself shivering in a tree stand or soaking wet from perspiration, this post is for you.

The source is Ron Nemechek, who operates North River Outfitting in Alberta, Canada. That’s one of the coldest places you’ll ever hunt. Temperatures during the November season often plummet to 20 below and Nemechek’s hunters spend the entire day afield.

Normally, we think of insulation as the key ingredient to keeping warm in cold weather, yet this outfitter — through 30 years of experience — has learned that the base layer is the key to success. Here’s his plan for keeping warm in frigid conditions.

At North River Outfitting, our Alberta whitetail deer hunts take place in some extreme conditions. The weather can vary greatly, and hunters always need to be prepared. Whitetail hunting in Canada can certainly mean cold temperatures, and we receive questions each year from hunters on what clothing we recommend. With that in mind, we’d like to give you our recommendations on cold weather clothing for a whitetail hunt.

First, we find it helpful to discuss clothing in three different categories. Those three categories include base lbrayers, mid-layers (or insulating layers), and outerwear. Over the next several weeks, we will feature a series of articles that focuses on each category. In this first installment, we will cover our recommendations on base layers.