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I was just wondering how many tough it out or just call it a lose and stay home?
Suppose to get winds here up to 20 maybe 30 mph gust. Im goin anyway! I dont get much time in the woods, so I try to get there all I can. Huntin on the ground.. of course!
Thanks Jason
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We had 20- 40 mpd winds here in Ks. Last Saturday. We did not see anything in the morning, but that evening with the wind still blowing my son watched a 8 point make a scrape 15 yds away, then had two does come by. Unfortunately was not able to get a shot on them.
Myself and my other son did not see anything.
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I took one opening day and was surprised to see anything in the 25 mph wind with 40 mph gusts and rainy. Right at dusk as the wind dipped a bit (and 20 minutes after it stopped raining).
Surprisingly, standing corn can be a good place to slowly walk perpendicular to the rows in heavy winds. I have never had success but have seen some glimpses of nice deer doing this. Works best if you have more than one person doing it.
And old quote that is still a goodie:
"The best time to hunt is every chance you get."
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Deer will not like the wind either so find a place where you can get out of it and they will likely be there as well. I like the ground for high winds.
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They will be out. I've seen plenty of good bucks with 20 mph winds with gusts to 30mph during the rut.
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Trees were rocking this day with winds 30-40mph, very gusty. Deer get very confused.
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From stories here, I've had to change my mind about windy days.
Logic tells me skittish deer are hunkered down in the lee where they can see forever on windy days.
I have no such "refuge" lee areas where I hunt, so I've laid off, but see enough such success stories here regarding windy day takes, I'm changing my mind.
I still won't hunt in a real rain... can't justify possibly loosing a blood trail.
Been kept out of the woods here at home for varied reasons this year. Season end Sat.
I'm going to get out mid-state tomorrow mid-day and it's to be blowing and spitting drizzle. I'll be out.
Snow on Fri. Might be lucky. "C'mon, Hamstring, work with me! "
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TGMM Family of the Bow Sasquatch 60" T/D, R/D LB Posts: 11109 | From: L@ncaster County, PA | Registered: Mar 2003
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Not a fan of hunting windy days but I can hunt when I can hunt. Those days are decent for still-hunting. Still-hunting in the wind beats Tetris in the basement by a long shot.
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Its 50-50 on those days Covey so why not hunt?...I'm ground hunter too and on days like that you cant keep the wind in your favor but theres no harm in still-hunting on those days...I enjoy it.
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High gusty winds are very discouraging for me but there are advantages to hunting in them. I feel like I can get away with a lot of movement whereas on a calm day I feel like I am being watched the entire time in the stand.
Where I mostly hunt is nothing but ridges and valleys and you never know where your scent is being carried to on light winds. If the winds are strong and primarily from one direction I can live with that.
Being retired I can pick and choose most of the time but when I worked I hunted when I could no matter the winds.
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Yeah I hunt windy days......and have had good success at times....but I totally change my local.
I hunt the thickest block of woods in my area....even if its a bedding thicket. Its amazing at the difference in sightings, experiences I've had especially in blocks of 20 to 30 ft pines. And, its amazing how those pines block so much wind....so much it feels 10 degrees warmer in there.
I learned this long ago after watching deer after deer pile into a pine thicket one morning when the wind got to gusting....I got out of my stand and went in my self. I waltzed right into a heard of about 20 of them...ended up killing my biggest buck at the time, a nice 8 pointer, due to that experience....and had a 4 pointer at 6 feet.
Just last year I put up with the wind for an hour and a half one morning in a hardwood strip near where I killed that freak buck......I got down and went into those pines behind me and started easing around in there. I saw 11 deer....yeah, most of them saw me 1st...but I almost got a shot at one of 3 nice bucks. I now have a good idea where to set up in there. Might not see as many standing still, but I wont spook as many either.
Lots of folks wont hunt the wind....I don't mind if I am in a place I know they should go.
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