how to hunt when the wind is blowing?
 

how do you bowhunt when the wind blows every day it seems like i cannt get a brake i would like to know if you all think the deer move when the wind is blowing hard?

RE: how to hunt when the wind is blowing?
 

Nothing like sitting in a tree as sways back and forth :eek:

I'd love to hear some stand placement ideas too, as I never have any luck when the wind is blowing 15mph+

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I hope to learn something on this thread. I rarely do well when the wind is blowing over 15 mph, I always try to hunt the bottoms of ravines or thickets but can't remember ever having an exceptional day in the wind.

RE: how to hunt when the wind is blowing?
 

15 plus, I get on my horse and still hunt. I don't see any sense of sitting in a tree. Deer movement is next to nothing. I think they reamain hunkered down in high winds. But, wet ground and windy you can sneak up on them. Go after some bedding areas.

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I don't have much luck when it is windy. I have often had luck just before dusk on days that are wind when the wind dies down just before dark. It seems the wind keeps them bedded and they are on the move just as soon as the wind dies down.

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Bedding areas in a 8' high perm. stand.

Some luck with it.

RE: how to hunt when the wind is blowing?
 

If the wind is blowing or gusting 15 mph, do what the deer do; stay in bed.

Kills have been made in high winds. However, generally your probability of success will be quite low. When a deer's senses for survival (sight, sound, smell) are greatly impacted, they will lay low.

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my roommate hunted my stand where i shot my big 9 point this year. Its at the top of the mountian and its pretty windy up there. Now it was the rut and i think the bucks were out cruising for chicks that were bedded. My stand is between to bedding areas and the bucks will just run around looking for bedded does. Other than that, i hate hunting when its that windy

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I prefer hunting in the wind. It help a lot for me be be quieter and less chance for me to be seen. Also if I am spotting and stalking then it is almost a must.

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When it is super windy I try to hunt stands I cannot when the wind is light. The stands are in bottoms where a light wind will swirl and kill ya, but a hard wind will remain on course.

The deer will have to feed eventually and they will seek places that they can use their senses to the fullest and stay out of the wind as much as poss.

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The wind is my friend. A 15 mph wind means nothing to me except I can get by with more movement and deer are less likely hear me draw or to spook after my arrow zips through their lungs. I think the wind has a bigger effect on the hunter than the deer. I do know that I have killed 3 deer this year when the wind was blowing 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph and 2 more when the wind was blowing at least 15 mph, and that is in a combination of 3 different states. I wish you guys would try to keep this a secret though because I don't think the deer in Illinois, Arkansas, or Mississippi know they aren't suppose to eat when the wind blows;)

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WOW....15 MPH winds. I stay out of the trees and still hunt. Try to sneak up on deer laying on ridges. Sneak in from downwind. Otherwise, head to the lake and do some duck hunting.

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I am intentionally going out in the morning when the wind is suppose to be 20-30mph. When wind blows that constant, it is a good idea to ambush from downwind. They are going to stay bedded down and the chances of me sneeking in are much higher.
It is not like I am peeing in the wind, I am shooting an arrow. Only a quick side gust will throw me too much off target.

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I dont really matter to me. Some of the biggest deer I've killed has been in 20 + mph winds. Just killed a 7 pointer monday night in wind gusts of 40 mph. Theres only one way to know if the deer are moving and its not sitting on the couch looking at the tops of trees. Always keep a positive mind frame. I believe I am going to see deer everytime out no matter what the conditions and usually do. If your scared to sit in the tree in highwinds set up in a natural blind. Deer are unpredictable and if a buck is on a doe or their hungry the wind is not gonna stop them from chasing or eating. It may limit the movement but it wont stop it completly. If theres a forecast for 30 mph winds for 3 concecutive days you really dont think that the deer are gonna bed down for 72 hours do ya? Me eitherJMO

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I will usually skip the morning hunt if I wake up and it sounds like my roof is trying to blow off of my house. However, if usually will try to go out in the afternoon since the winds tend to die down a bit around sunset and the deer start showing up quickly.

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HUNT THE CORN!!!

They will be bedded in the standing corn. They don't have to leave their bed to eat, just stand up then lay right back down. The high winds make it noisy and you can effectively sneak across rows until you see a deer. When you do, back up a couple of rows and start working your way towards the deer. Make sure you enter the field so the wind is towards you or at least quartering towards you.