tim wrote:I guess I’d rather hunt the correct wind for a spot once and have a better chance at a Deer than trying to hunt the incorrect winds and not have good odds multiple times
one of my buddies is a member here...we were having a similar discussion. I was being way over analytical which in turn caused indecisiveness and kept me from even hunting an area. He told me to hunt an area and quit overthinking the wind....sure it's important but the reality of it is, many times the wind won't do what you think it will. Matter of fact my buck kill last friday is a prime example of that. While I was hunting the leeward side, the wind wasn't perfectly ideal yet because of the terrain, it was perfect. Also my biggest deer, a 13pt came from a wind that wasn't ideal but it worked out. 75% of the time I hunt the perfect wind on the leeward side, it doesn't do what I think it will...it might swirl or move a diff direction. I'm not saying just throw out everything you learned or know and just randomly hunt, but there's a few spots I have that if I tried to wait for a perfect wind, I'd never hunt it.
johndeere506 wrote:tim wrote:I guess I’d rather hunt the correct wind for a spot once and have a better chance at a Deer than trying to hunt the incorrect winds and not have good odds multiple times
How about one easy example...If you are gun hunting from a ridgetop, and there are deer on the windward side, how would that be incorrect to hunt them there? Im sure piles of bucks have been killed from ridgetops, or the windward side of a ridge.
I'm far from experienced in the hills, but I was able to get several deer in shooting range while scouting and still hunting my first couple outings, which included the windward side. I'm not willing to not hunt that area if the prevailing wind says I "cant" for the few days I'm there.
I understand the leeward is ideal, but there are still deer over there, if you can figure out how to hunt them.
I agree....I'm always willing to try new things and learn from it. If you're hunting one specific buck in his bed, then yes leeward is the way to go. But if you're rut hunting or doe hunting or catching bucks coming or going to food then I say throw a sit at it and see....I know of one piece of public that on one side is so steep the deer will not travel it and it's the dominant wind leeward side...so what do the deer do? not move? they're gonna travel the windward side for sure