I recall hunting in a huge wind storm 2 years ago. Maybe winds around 25 MPH with some higher gusts. I was like, " Sure. I' ll hunt. I like to hunt. Can' t shoot anything if I' m stuck at home." Well, to make a long story short, I needed 3 hands. One to hold onto my bow, one to hang onto my hat, one to hand onto the tree. Figuring maybe I could pull the bow back with my teeth! I was out of my stand in 1 hour!