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Judging Wind Speed? Try the Beaufort Scale

Old 02-24-2016, 03:46 PM
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Old 02-24-2016, 05:22 PM
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Next time I go hunting on the ocean I'll give that a try.
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Old 02-24-2016, 05:26 PM
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And while you're out there hunting on the ocean, if the wind is moving leaves and small twigs you will know it's 8 -12 mph.
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Old 02-24-2016, 06:33 PM
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I use a Caldwell wind wizard.
They are not all that expensive and it gives a very accurate digital reading of wind speed.
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Old 02-24-2016, 06:51 PM
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The wind wizard is neat; however, it doesn't account for conflicting winds and multiple wind speeds over distance. The average ML shooter prolly don't shoot at a great enough distance for the wind wizard to be feasible. That being said I own 2 of them. As far as the Beaufort wind scale it is handy to know. It is taught in the Scout Sniper Course at Ft Benning, GA. It is very handy to judge multiple wind speeds over greater distances.
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Old 02-25-2016, 02:10 AM
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This one is in my shoot'n box, along with extra batteries. Its in my coat pocket when hunting.

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Old 02-25-2016, 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Slowburn
As far as the Beaufort wind scale it is handy to know. It is taught in the Scout Sniper Course at Ft Benning, GA. It is very handy to judge multiple wind speeds over greater distances.
They tell them they might as well stay in, past 7 on that scale?
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Old 02-25-2016, 05:20 AM
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Will this Beauford Scale fit in my Possibles Bag, sitting alongside my tripod stand rifle rest, three surround sound speaker system plugged into my Apple 6s IPhone downloaded deer call app and my battery-operated trail camera?

No problem throwing these things in a sack over my shoulder, enroute to the Michigan forests every day.
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Old 02-25-2016, 05:29 AM
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Keep your nose in the wind..........errrr..........waves.
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Old 02-25-2016, 03:27 PM
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Nice to know. But I don't see where you wet your finger and hold it up to the wind?
But really that's a nice visual scale. I wish it would have included swaying grass. Shooting long distance at antelope in a cross wind is pretty tricky. I bet Ron can attest to that.
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