Anybody like/have success hunting in an east wind?

[nel]

Just a question...

[Guru]

Of course....as long as you have stands set with the wind in your favor, what difference does it make which way it's coming from?

[nel]

You don't find animals behave differently?

Maybe its where you live...

[rastaman]

Never noticed a difference in the south...i have a couple of stands that will only work with an east wind.  i don't really care what direction it comes from as long as it stays constant and consistent.  

[lpcjon2]

Totally agree if you set up for that wind then it doesn't matter.

[MnFn]

Usually means rain comming here.

[frank bullitt]

The sayin "not fit for man or beast" comes to mind. But I did shoot a doe with an east wind recently.

I dont't like fishing with an east wind! Good shootin, Steve

[onewhohasfun]

If an east wind is uncommon in you area they will behave accordingly. Deer still gotta eat and do their thing. You may find a different pattern for any wind direction.

[Whip]

I love an east wind.  I have some good stands that work best with one and I don't get to hunt them until it comes from that direction.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Same as Whip and I killed my biggest whitetail buck ever with a east wind.    

Tracy

[jdemoya]

Bill Rideout, who was my mentor in traditional archery, told me that his grandfather used to say: "winds from the East, don't hunt nor fish".

God bless,

Jose

[Fletcher]

Wind from the west, fishin's the best.
Wind from the least, fishin's the least.

Even a bad day hunting is better than a good day at work.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

You can't kill anything when you setting at home watching the Outdoor channel    

Tracy

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

One of my favorite stands is set up for an east wind. I usually kill one or two deer every season from that spot. I guess the deer didn't get the memo.  

[Dave Bulla]

For me, it's all about the chance to hunt certain special areas that I can't hunt or even access with a west or south wind.

I hunt around the Platte River mostly and it's super curvy.  Certain river bottoms I can't get into without a boat if the wind is out of the northwest which is our most common wind in the fall.

I always look forward to days when I can sneak into those places with the wind in my favor.

As for deer behaving differently, about the only thing I've noticed is that a buck will walk on the opposite side of a block of cover or bedding area (compared to a west wind) so he can scent check it for does.  It seldom happens here or at least not enough when I have free time to hunt so to me, an east wind is pretty special.  There are a couple places where I can set a stand backed up against the river with heavy cover in front of me and the deer tend to walk the river bank on the down wind side.  Can't hardly hunt the same places with a west wind.

Weather wise, regardless of what is forecast for snowfall amounts, I always check the wind when it starts to snow.  If the wind is out of the west or northwest, 9 times out of 10 around here, we don't get much snow.  If it's out of the east, we get hammered.  Deer might behave differently for a reason like that alone as far as being active or not but on a clear day with an east wind, no real difference.

[George D. Stout]

Where do you people get this stuff?   *^).

[Skipmaster1]

my very best stands need an east wind to hunt. If we get an east wind in the afternoon during the rut i am almost sure to see multiple shooter bucks. I am praying for an east wind this week!

[Doug A]

If it's blowing from the East, I sit on the West side of the trail. If the wind is from the West, I sit on the East side.  Easy peasy;)