I think that most of us just don't like hunting in high winds because it impeeds OUR abilities. It definitely makes it harder for us to see them or hear them coming/going. I know the Midwest boys don't have a choice of hunting with or without wind, it's always windy. "My" Southern deer just don't seem to like moving as much in the high winds. Luckily most days that it is very windy, it tends to calm down about 30-45 minutes before dark. Does it seem the deer move less in high winds? Sure. I think part of it is that they are still moving but we just don't see them as often because we can't pick up thecrunching leaves or that little movement in the corner of our eyes. Maybe they prefer to move at very last light or at night during extreme winds because, unlike us, they don't have much of a choice of whether they feed or not.

I agree with 98...after a couple hours of laying around they have to keep their energy up and they get up and feed.

Ok, there's my .02.