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<blockquote data-quote="Winchester" data-source="post: 4537801" data-attributes="member: 2142"><p>In these hills and hollows of much of TN the only locations where the wind is predictable is high on the ridges and even on the ridgetops. I learned long ago once you get even 1/4 of the way down a ridge the terrain will then affect the wind currents and thermals. Most locations have their own quirks with the wind and until you become intimately familiar with certain areas its impossible to simply guess how the wind will be affected. I see so many posts on here where people say oh you cant hunt the wind here as it swirls all the time, which is true for many areas but there is always a pattern in every location for different wind directions and speeds, just takes figuring it out. Any areas you are not familiar with I would advise starting out hunting as high as you possibly can in each instance until you start to figure out how the thermals react in different areas. Milk weed pods work great as you can see them for long distances once turned loose in the breeze in different areas and you can learn a great deal using and watching them travel once released. I remember reading this almost verbatim in a popular hunting book, I think it was "Mapping bucks" or something like that I read many yrs ago and thought this guy has spent his time in the woods for sure. I dont have nearly as much trouble figuring the wind out in areas where the hills are much smaller and the land is much flatter, it simply blows like you think it should.</p><p>As for always having the perfect setup with your stand facing into the wind and a old buck sauntering along with the wind at his back, GOOD LUCK with that, rarely happens for me anyway! You have to take whats given and many times im hunting a cross wind at best or even a quartering wind hoping I can cut him off before he hits my scent stream. Rarely do old bucks give you much to work with especially when it comes to their nose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winchester, post: 4537801, member: 2142"] In these hills and hollows of much of TN the only locations where the wind is predictable is high on the ridges and even on the ridgetops. I learned long ago once you get even 1/4 of the way down a ridge the terrain will then affect the wind currents and thermals. Most locations have their own quirks with the wind and until you become intimately familiar with certain areas its impossible to simply guess how the wind will be affected. I see so many posts on here where people say oh you cant hunt the wind here as it swirls all the time, which is true for many areas but there is always a pattern in every location for different wind directions and speeds, just takes figuring it out. Any areas you are not familiar with I would advise starting out hunting as high as you possibly can in each instance until you start to figure out how the thermals react in different areas. Milk weed pods work great as you can see them for long distances once turned loose in the breeze in different areas and you can learn a great deal using and watching them travel once released. I remember reading this almost verbatim in a popular hunting book, I think it was "Mapping bucks" or something like that I read many yrs ago and thought this guy has spent his time in the woods for sure. I dont have nearly as much trouble figuring the wind out in areas where the hills are much smaller and the land is much flatter, it simply blows like you think it should. As for always having the perfect setup with your stand facing into the wind and a old buck sauntering along with the wind at his back, GOOD LUCK with that, rarely happens for me anyway! You have to take whats given and many times im hunting a cross wind at best or even a quartering wind hoping I can cut him off before he hits my scent stream. Rarely do old bucks give you much to work with especially when it comes to their nose. [/QUOTE]
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