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Old 10-15-2010, 07:14 PM   #1
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Default What to do when wind changes/swirls?

A stand I hunt has a river just to the west of me and is a funnel of woods between the river and a field...only about 30 yards wide. That being said, a westerly wind blows my scent right into a bedding/feeding area so I need a wind that's somewhat easterly to hunt it safely but it seems like the wind swirls there quit a bit. When I get into stand the wind is usually in my favor but as I hunt it changes a lot...what should I do? Give up and move the stand somewhere else? Only hunt it on days with a strong enough wind to push my scent over the river? Hunt until the wind changes then go find a different stand? I do practice any scent eliminating stuff I can do but that can only do so much.
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Old 10-16-2010, 11:15 PM   #2
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a river bottom is one of the toughest places to hunt...wind swirling majority of the time...either be as scent free as possible or move to another location...
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Old 10-17-2010, 06:12 AM   #3
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If the wind shifts to the wrong direction go home.. Ive learned this the hard way several times...
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Old 10-17-2010, 06:29 AM   #4
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Hunt it in the morning when the thermals are working for you or like you said only when it's a good stiff wind. I hunt the Valleys in Iowa like that otherwise you got to stay out of there, they will bust you everytime. Good luck
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