Falling Thermal setups.
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:39 am
I really wanted to discuss what I'm seeing on thermal fall here in the south. During early season.
I use this gentlemans map as a example hopefully he will not mind.
I hunted a big 9 last year and this was what he did to me. It was very eye opening for me.
I'm seeing bucks drop alot when they get up in early season. This may be because of the heat in the south, water ,thermal, pressure I'm really not sure why but I've now seen this happen several times by older bucks. It seems to be a pattern
Let's say you have blue as stands
Green as deer feeding area.
Pink is buck travel to food.
With the sun creating that thermal lift when we first setup. Then the swirl and falling before dark down the slope.
He is getting up heading downhill wind to back. Turning crosswind but smelling the falling thermal. Then turns into the wind and the thermal going to food.
I've tried setting up several times like this on points across and shot at a buck 2 years ago before I was busted. If the shot isn't taken fast enough it's a bust.
I mostly setup the safe way like the blue above the green food source.
Obviously during rut this changes since bucks are on their feet earlier. I just wanted to break down what I'm seeing.
Are you guys seeing this in hill country up north?
Or is this just a southern thing. Like I really don't know why I'm seeing this occur. The last several bucks I've shot at or seen have done this.
I use this gentlemans map as a example hopefully he will not mind.
I hunted a big 9 last year and this was what he did to me. It was very eye opening for me.
I'm seeing bucks drop alot when they get up in early season. This may be because of the heat in the south, water ,thermal, pressure I'm really not sure why but I've now seen this happen several times by older bucks. It seems to be a pattern
Let's say you have blue as stands
Green as deer feeding area.
Pink is buck travel to food.
With the sun creating that thermal lift when we first setup. Then the swirl and falling before dark down the slope.
He is getting up heading downhill wind to back. Turning crosswind but smelling the falling thermal. Then turns into the wind and the thermal going to food.
I've tried setting up several times like this on points across and shot at a buck 2 years ago before I was busted. If the shot isn't taken fast enough it's a bust.
I mostly setup the safe way like the blue above the green food source.
Obviously during rut this changes since bucks are on their feet earlier. I just wanted to break down what I'm seeing.
Are you guys seeing this in hill country up north?
Or is this just a southern thing. Like I really don't know why I'm seeing this occur. The last several bucks I've shot at or seen have done this.