Greatdane

My experience is that wind is the most crutial in keeping deer in their beds..How much wind is too much?

deermeateater

I here that 10 to 15 mph are the best but if your stalking you can go out when it's 35 mph thats what I here just started hunting about 3 yrs ago so I'm still learning but hope it helps you out .good luck

hill runner

Depends on a lot of things; area, terrain, skill, ect. ect. If you feel you can make a shot without the wind whipping your arrow all over the place then go for it. I don't hunt the trees so as I move around I alway keep it hitting my face if at all possible.

trmichels

My studies from 1994-2001, show that deer movement is greatest between 0-10 mph, but that bucks will move during the rut up to 15 mph. When wind speeds are high, deer stay in or move to wooded areas, low-lying areas, the downwind side of woods or hills; anywhere there is less wind/windchill. My studies also show that, in Minnesota, most deer activity occurs between 15 and 45 degrees or windchill, which ever is lower. (Those parameters will be different in differnt areas.) If it stays below 10 degrees for a number of days, the deer generally have to move to find food, so I found small peaks in movement at 5 degrees, and again at -15 degrees. I have a piece on this subject in NA Whitetail this or last month.

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Sooner_Hunter

Is that an online magazine or print?