The Wind BLOWS! The only thing it's good for is flying a Kite! I keep my shots to 50yds and under during winday days. As I write this, the Rut is in Full Swing and Im on this Forum insted of BowHunting as the wind is blowing 35mph+++, and Im Bumming!!! to iffy to shoot at even close ranges.
I've noticed it's hard to practice in the wind with a ML or a Bow as you just never have the (Exact) senerio when it comes to wind speed, it's still a guessing game when it comes to where your bullet's gonna hit, plus it's harder to keep steady when shooting, especially out of a Treestand when your trying to hang on for dear life.Too much can go wrong. On bigger Game like Elk or Moose it may not matter as much as you have a bigger kill area to work with. But we owe it to the Animals we hunt to make a great shot on them, sometimes you just have to pass on them real windy days.
I know this is (off the topic) but has anyone ever experienced bad results in the (Pourind Rain)? I mean really raining hard? I had a 10pt step out in the pouring rain at 70yds, and I had my shotgun, I had a good rest and fired. I missed, I fired again, I missed, I fired again, I missed!!! The Buck finally ran off accross the field for 200yds stopped, looked around and ran off and was gone. I could'nt believe I missed! I checked for sign and there was none, a clean miss all three times. The Buck was later shot about a week later by another Hunter. The only thing I could think of was the Pouring Rain had some effect on my bullet?? any thought's on this one?
(BP)