That being said how many times hunting do you have that much time to figure those things out?

How many times have you been in your tree stand and the deer did not know you were there? If they dont know you are there and there is nothing else to spook them you have until they are done feeding or move off.

What you are failing to realize is that 3 ft of wind drift is a constant for that distance and wind. In other words, it's repeatable every single time. So the drift doesn't matter whether it's 6 inches or 6 feet- as long as it's reproducible.

That being said, it's up to the shooter to determine before pulling the trigger what the wind speed is (Kestrel wind meter), whether it is constant or variable, whether the direction is constant or variable, and whether the wind changes direction or speed along the flight of the bullet path toward the target. If the wind conditions are above 10 mph and variable, then you can get into some serious wind compensation errors. It usually takes quite a bit of range time to learn to read correctly the wind speed and direction by reading mirage, the use of wind meters, and other subtle signs downrange such as leaf/tree/grass movements. No one should attempt to shoot at that distance without feeling certain of the wind direction/speed/variability. But if you have that constant wind speed/ direction... then it doesn't even matter what the drift is... you KNOW it from your drift chart from having shot at that distance in those wind conditions.

Here is a simple chat(your average hunting rifles) look the drop of the bullet at just 400 yards.

That being said how many times hunting do you have that much time to figure those things out?

One of my emphasis is that wind speed is not constant across hilly terrain. A wind that might be 15mph on your hill might be 32 mph on the other side of that second hillside that your shooting at.

As Bullzeye said "That being said how many times hunting do you have that much time to figure those things out?". You will figure it out when you gut shot the deer or hit him in the leg.

You will then say "Awww man, that sucks. I guess those winds over there were a lil stronger than what they are over here almost 1/2 mile away".

And really and truly, I am just bored to tears because the serious deer hunting forum is a ghost town this time of year so this gives us a good bickering topic. LOL!