ORIGINAL: GMMAT
For you guys who are religious about playing the wind.....and you hunt small properties....
How often do you have to "bag" a hunt? My first time is.....right now. I got up at 4:30....and thought I had a good spot to go to. Winds are starting in the WSW.....switching to NW by 7AM. I don't have a spot for that. So........I'm gonna watch a little tube....and go back to bed. There's always the afternoon.
I always try to "play" the wind but when it is not in my favor...I still get out on stand. I still feel like my chances are better (with a bad wind) than staying home. There have been plenty of times that a deer has come to me from downwind. Those are the days you have to trust your scent control. IMO.