HuntingInMaine Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 I hunt windy days. I don't usually see much when the weather is like that, but the season is too short to stay home because of the weather. (Had to spend last Saturday under some hemlock trees trying to keep my scope dry and unfogged because of rain!) I only saw the rear end of one deer, but it was probably a doe and I only have a buck tag, so I didn't really miss anything good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Yes! Typically i see far ferer deer, but the ones i do see have tended to be big bucks. During teh rut in particular it does not seem to stop the big bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasksheds Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Oh yes! Windy days are some of the best days to hunt here in Sask.The wind covers your sent & alot of the noise on spot & stalks.You can sometimes sneak right up to them.But deer dont like the wind for this reason & if your sitting in a stand you wont see much movement & when they do come out they're on the run out into the middle of the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? It depends. If the weather is warm usually not. If it's cool or cold I usually do. When I'm hunting out of state I'm hunting regardless of what the wind is doing unless I'm worried about getting blown out of a treestand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? i hunt whenever i can, so yes, i do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? HEck yea i will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2500HD Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Windy days are excellent days to still hunt into the wind. You will be surprised how close you can get to deer bedded down on hillsides. Take 2-3 easy steps, stop and look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Oh yeah. I very rarely have any luck though. I generally watch the squirrels. If they are out chances are good that I will see something. If they are holed up I might as well be at the house..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Hunt whenever I can. I have seen some pretty good deer on windy days. A couple years ago during the rifle season had a really nice buck out at the edge of the woods about 125 yards out following a doe on a very windy afternoon. Decided to pass up the questionable neck shot he offered me hoping for a broadside shot to be presented. Never did. He seemed to be pretty skittish even though he was following a doe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? [ QUOTE ] i hunt whenever i can, so yes, i do [/ QUOTE ] ditto, I gotta get out when I can, don't see nearly as many deer and they're real skittish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHuntr1 Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Just this weekend the wind was ROARING. It was in the fourties mph for a long time. I went out, and seen three deer, one eight, and two does. They went right behind me, I couldnt get a shot. Actually, because my dad and I all have spots in a big swamp, it seems windy days (light or hard) i see MORE deer. Its odd, but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Do exactly what 2500HD said! That's what I do. Deer generally travel less during wing because all of their senses are greatly reduced. Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? I USUALLY DONT LET BAD WEATHER KEEP ME FROM GOING OUT UNLESS ITS SEVERE.WINDY DAYS ARE GOOD FOR STILL HUNTING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? The wind is ripping thru here today.... But I will be hunting anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Yes, i do. If I have plans to hunt, I don'y let the wind interfere with it. I don'y neccesarily like it, but like everyone else said, the season is too short to sit home because of the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Absolutely. I love to still hunt on windy days. I also stand hunt as you get away with a lot of movement that would normally been spotted by a deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHuntr1 Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? [ QUOTE ] Absolutely. I love to still hunt on windy days. I also stand hunt as you get away with a lot of movement that would normally been spotted by a deer. [/ QUOTE ] Tell me about it, when a buck came up to me, he snorted (probably smelled me), i didnt know he was there, so when he snorted, i jumped. He was looking right at me. It was really windy, so my jump was disguised. He walked right underneath me, and didnt even see me. (If that makes sense) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rhinodog Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Hunted in 50 mph gusts last Sat. Watched a huge tree fall about 100 yds away. It was pretty scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHuntr1 Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? That would be freaky.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Here is part of a post I did in the thread:"Question on Smoking" in the lounge.....it was windy enough(gusting25-35mph) to keep me out of the stand...wasnt going to waste the day of hunting because of that..... I will also tell you that today I went hunting and walked for miles...I walked to within 35 feet of a bedded doe just to see how close I could get. I chose not to shoot at her when she realized I was there and ran directly away from me. It was something that would have never happened before I quit smoking. Just this last year I had a treestand within 200 yards of the place where I parked my truck...and in the snow it was everything I could do just to get there....Oh yeah...did I tell you that TODAY I WALKED FOR MILES...yeah I thought I did already. It just sounds fantastic to me...I think I'll do some more..felt really good(oh and I found a couple new places for treestands that I never knew existed too). See Where This Is Headed Yet....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam16 Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? I hunted last weekend in 40 mph winds and it was just no fun. I had no confidence in even seeing a deer, but at dark i had a lil 6 pt come in but i passed on him. Man i hate the wind! rather have it be raining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washi Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? When it is windy hunting gets a lot harder. You have to get down into thick cover. Cedar groves are a good place to hunt in the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Yes I do but not in tree stands. I move around... To few days to NOT go hunting when ya can...JMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billygoat Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? If it is real windy and you have standing corn fields, stalk the fields against the rows and from down wind. It is a great way to get a spot and stalk on deer and they tend to hold tight in the corn rows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Re: Do you hunt on windy days? Wind or Not I'm there...I just like being in the woods.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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