Windy ?

[buckaroo]

Wind is in the forecast for Friday and Saturday, up to 20-30 mph. I was going to burn a vacation day on Fri. What have you guy's seen on windy days? I know in the midwest states windy days are the norm. and it does'nt affect them so much, but here?

 

[Headhunter]

To an extent, the more the wind the better. I prefer to hunt wide open places in the wind.

 

[buckaroo]

I'm hunting along the edge of a huge grown up field.

 

[DOC1187]

i'm taking off friday if it's windy so be it

 

[TNDeerGuy]

I believe it is location specific as to how wind affects the movement of deer. Certain places I hunt there is little to no movement if the wind gets above 10-20mph, however there are certain places that I only see movement, and alot of it, when the wind does get that high.

 

[stik]

i have never had much luck when the wind gets up around 20+ mph and staying in a treestand can be an adventure.

 

[BowGuy84]

here the wind looks pretty low friday morning and then getting stronger. I'll be hunting that morning then Ive got to head to class. Good luck!

 

[Radar]

30-35mph winds here in KC , heading that way . Have at it . I have never had much luck in high winds and holding a bow steady can be difficult , not to mention the potential safety issues with dead limbs and trees around my stands .

 

[stik]

it can also affect arrow flight. especially on longer shots.

 

[Bertman]

Thickets for me.

 

[Radar]

I actually had better luck on windy days hunting more open terrain . Deer get a little nervous in thick areas when everything is moving and noisy . In open terrain , they can see danger better when their other senses may be impaired by the wind compared to thick areas .
Just my opinion .

 

[UTGrad]

Killed a 7 point this afternoon with 20 mph winds. The deer was moving at 4:30 PM and it was a semi open area.