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Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
My favorite stand is positioned by the prevailing winds AND thermals ....... to me, most of the time I hunt, the movement of the thermals play a HUGE part in my success, as the wind usually isn't blowing hard in the morning ...... of course in a heavy wind, it's mute ...
I would love to hear your thoughts on this as we discuss wind in the other threads .....
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
They definately play a part in my hunts.
In the mornings, I don't smoke on stand until about 8:00 AM, when the thermals rise. In the evenings, I stop smoking on stand a good half an hour before the thermals start coming back down. [8D]
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
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They definately play a part in my hunts.
In the mornings, I don't smoke on stand until about 8:00 AM, when the thermals rise. In the evenings, I stop smoking on stand a good half an hour before the thermals start coming back down. [8D]
On a calm day, will they determine where you sit, Greg?
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
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They allow me to hunt in less than perfect wind conditions......for morning sits.
Same here, Jeff ..... I love my new spot ..... this should be a good year for me with the bow .....
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
An area I hunt is in a deep ravine and I cannot hunt it in the afternoon when the thermals come back down the hill. I have been busted a few times on a perfectly calm day in the afternoons becasue the main deer trail is down hill from me. So to answer your ?, yes I take them into consideration.
RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
One of my favorite seens in WKP "The Grind" is Todd stating what a great thermal he had that morning. 5 mins laters he shows a deer winding him, which shows me, we know diddle about thermals.
We have no idea when they help us or when they don't
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We have no idea when they help us or when they don't
It's a pretty steadfast rule in Physics that heat rises, no?
If I am 98deg in my stand.....and the ambient air temp is 30deg.......there's a "fair" chance my thermal is rising above the level of the deer's noses in my immediate area.
HOW can applying the knowledge of this law NOT help me?
Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
