LT the thermals up there are amazing. I haven't had a wind yet that didn't take my scent either UP or out and over the trees (S wind going down the ridge). I'll take my puffer in with me and check it as I go in slowly. Of course....you could be right about them bedding there....but if I see my scent going too close to the ground...I'll never get close enough for it to matter. I'll back out and go somewhere else. I'll be entering up that gulch from the N.....SLOWLY.

TEMbry...the umbrella is a lifesaver....or...a HUNTsaver. It sorta feels like cheating when you're bone dry and it's raining out. I honestly wouldn't go out in the rain if I didn't have it.