hunting real windy days
11-03-2005, 04:58 PM
#11
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Iowa, Dubuque
Posts: 67
RE: hunting real windy days
I was going to post this same question myself. Reason being, once last year and few days ago, (both in the pre-rut), the wind was howling and both turned out to be awesome evening hunts. Both were on field edges and the does and big bucks were out with shooting light left. I don't know if this was coincidense or not. One time might be luck, twice probably not.
11-03-2005, 05:15 PM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jackson, Michigan
Posts: 381
RE: hunting real windy days
I have never had much luck seeing deer during windy conditions. Turkeys either for that matter. Here we should be near the peak of the rut in Michigan and the wind blew hard this morning. Didn't see a thing! Not often I get skunked for a day, much less during the rut.
11-03-2005, 05:47 PM
#13
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location:
Posts: 56
RE: hunting real windy days
I went today, winds were about 20, which is on the high side for my area. I was reluctant to go butwent for it anyway and did see a hand full of deer.The bigger problem is not being able to hear. Icould not hear them at all until theywere in bow range.
11-03-2005, 09:16 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 270
RE: hunting real windy days
I say huntregardless.Even though the windy days are'nt the best days you just never know.Their so unpredictable theirs no telling what the may do.They may notice thata lot ofhuntersare'nt in woods on those windy days and move more.Plus each day in the woods is another learning experience and you may find that windy days are the days to be in the woods in your area.
Good luck and give us the update,
JE
Good luck and give us the update,
JE
11-03-2005, 09:20 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 2,820
RE: hunting real windy days
ORIGINAL: GSPsnFORDs
I've hunted windy days were I almost got sick from swaying back and forthin my climber. When it gets to be that windy, I would rather spot n' stalk than sit up in a tree.
I've hunted windy days were I almost got sick from swaying back and forthin my climber. When it gets to be that windy, I would rather spot n' stalk than sit up in a tree.
When the wind blows, stay out of your favorite stands, because the odds are the winds are going to tip off the deer being erratic. Those windy days are the days to some "in-season" scouting.
11-04-2005, 12:22 PM
#19
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location:
Posts: 44
RE: hunting real windy days
I WOULD START TO TALK N' STALK ALSO. HAVE HAD BETTER LUCK. NOT TO MENTION 25 FEET UP IN A TREE WITH A 30MPH WIND CAN WREAK HAVOC ON ARROW FLIGHT, AND ITS NOT THE MOST STABLE SHOT EITHER. I WOULD RATHER HUNT IN A POURING RAIN, THEN A WINDY DAY! SEEN MORE DEER IN THE RAIN TOO.
11-04-2005, 02:17 PM
#20
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Posts: 57
RE: hunting real windy days
ORIGINAL: squeegee
I WOULD START TO TALK N' STALK ALSO. HAVE HAD BETTER LUCK. NOT TO MENTION 25 FEET UP IN A TREE WITH A 30MPH WIND CAN WREAK HAVOC ON ARROW FLIGHT, AND ITS NOT THE MOST STABLE SHOT EITHER. I WOULD RATHER HUNT IN A POURING RAIN, THEN A WINDY DAY! SEEN MORE DEER IN THE RAIN TOO.
I WOULD START TO TALK N' STALK ALSO. HAVE HAD BETTER LUCK. NOT TO MENTION 25 FEET UP IN A TREE WITH A 30MPH WIND CAN WREAK HAVOC ON ARROW FLIGHT, AND ITS NOT THE MOST STABLE SHOT EITHER. I WOULD RATHER HUNT IN A POURING RAIN, THEN A WINDY DAY! SEEN MORE DEER IN THE RAIN TOO.