RE: How I hunt the wind
 

I'll take my chanceson the couch before I try to fool myself into believing anything but a fawn will not bust your smelly butt sitting up wind.[:o]

Maybe some of those petting zoo escapee's like humans & their hand outs but the deer I hunt ,don't like me much.[:-]

RE: How I hunt the wind
 

I just think you stink more than some of us Jim and hey, hunt where the deer are right? ;)

RE: How I hunt the wind
 

Nah, you're just jealous that those petting zoo escapees get so much bigger than your "mountain deer."

RE: How I hunt the wind
 

Everyhthing I do is hard.

Everything you do is luck or easy.

Let's break this down.......lol.

RE: How I hunt the wind
 

I prefer the term "aroma"as "stink" is such a dirty word.

RE: How I hunt the wind
 

I figured that. You've posted a lot of info on the places you hunt. You've also put in a lot of time. Figuring a place out is the key and that takes time. Most want the glory without putting in the time. Playing the wind without putting in the time is just dumb luck.

Your not saying you owe it all to playing the wind are you?:D

RE: How I hunt the wind
 

No, playing the wind is just one of the key pieces of the puzzle.

RE: How I hunt the wind
 

I certainly take wind into account but I try not to hunt below 25 feet up in a tree. With my scent control, carbon clothing and how high I am up the tree I do not think wind has much of an eefect. I take my advice from the older guys that didn't have technology to help them. One of the farmers that hunts the area in Wisconsin I hunt ONLY hunts in bluejeans and his lucky red-plaid jacket. He never got spotted or scented beause he was damn high up in the trees.

RE: How I hunt the wind
 

So how do you have any personal experience if you've never used it?

That's an interesting idea, but I'm curious as to how you translate your actual angles in the field to the correct angles on paper. That seems like it would be a significant amount of work with a GPS (unless you take the total station)in the field. Plotting points around each stand, figuring out which "tree" or "rock" is the wind break point as to whether or not you hunt that stand. I mean spending time... spreading scent in the woods. Then after all thatyou have to figure it at a certainradius from thestand location, bust out the compass and protractor and go to work. Do you literally not hunt that standif the Nautical Weatherman says the wind will be at 259 degrees when 260 is acceptable?;)

Jaegerbombs. I'm impressed, that's dedication.

I agree, hunting the wind is important... but let's face it... it's all about Location!:D:D:D

RE: How I hunt the wind
 

Dubbya,
Good try there bud, but common sense tells me that you can't elininate 100% of your human odor no matter what you do. Besides, you are assuming that I have neverused any of the products.:eek:

Secondly, while out hunting I don't get quite as anal-litical as you suggest. I use a compass. [:-]

If the wind starts to get a little "iffy", in reference to your one degree off comment, I usually error on the side of caution and look for a better option. ;)


OK guys,
WTF!! When I write something about hunting for big bucks, the best thing you can do is read what I have to say then see if you can apply any or all of it to your own situation. If not, go on to the next thread and try to find something that you can use.

Is it any wonder why we have lost some good people on here, such as Don Higgens?

For all those who choose to pick apart what I have said rather than say something useful......... you may get in line to wait your turn to plant tulips on the Buck Guru's behind! That's Gospel.