Wind
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Georgia
Posts: 189
Wind
I just got done planting a small plot in the woods and had a question about wind. Say the wind comes from the south you would want to be in a stand on the south end of the field so when the deer circle you will see them. Is that right im just not sure
#4
RE: Wind
You will have to figure out which way the wind usually blows that time of year or set up multiple stands. Where I hunt the winds come from the North North West most of the time in November.
#5
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 165
RE: Wind
You want to your position your stands where the wind is blowing away from where you think the deer are coming from. I wouldn't hunt the food plot as much as I would the trails leading in.
Look for staging areas where they group up before entering the field. Bigger bucks (at least in my areas) don't like to enter the plots until they're under the cover of darkness.
Look for staging areas where they group up before entering the field. Bigger bucks (at least in my areas) don't like to enter the plots until they're under the cover of darkness.
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 2,568
RE: Wind
Yep, like texas said, hunt the trails and not the plot. It want take but one screw up or kill over the plot and your going to run off mature deer. Never let your scent blow toward the deer. Learning to hunt with the wind in your face is a big step in becoming a succesful deer hunter.
#8
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,555
RE: Wind
You want to be down wind. I personally prefer to hunt travel routes to food plots as opposed to actually hunting over them. My reasoning is if you spook game out of a food plot they will likely not return durring legal shooting hours. If you spook them on their way to the plot the will travel a diffrent route to get to the plot. If you pressure them at their final destination the gig is up and they'll be long gone. Just my $0.02