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How will hunting near a large river affect my thermal

Unread postby tjaberle » Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:39 am

I'm going to hunt land along the missouri river. I have scouted out areas online so far. What will the thermals do? One area I will be 200 yards from the river and another one is a island.


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Re: How will hunting near a large river affect my thermal

Unread postby Stanley » Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:18 am

Calm wind days is where you will be effected. On winds of 4 mph and up play the wind not the thermal. I generally like to have my wind blowing into the river.
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Re: How will hunting near a large river affect my thermal

Unread postby daveynewman » Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:22 am

Stanley wrote:Calm wind days is where you will be effected. On winds of 4 mph and up play the wind not the thermal. I generally like to have my wind blowing into the river.


I agree, try to set up where ur smell is blowing into the water
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Re: How will hunting near a large river affect my thermal

Unread postby young7.3 » Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:23 am

I have found that if the water is flowing and fairly cool, it will suck the surrounding air toward the river and flow the same direction. Think of it like a tributary joining the river, that's how the air around it will react.
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