700yd practice, calling wind sucks!

[S-3 ranch]

Are those things normally found where you hunt?


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Yes , some times I laser mark every 100 yards down a road or field I hunt and put survey tape on a limb or drive a stake in the ground ( and study the grass or tree movement in comparison to the streamers)
When I put fingerling fish in the lake and water turkeys are eating them so we have to take them out so they are good practice
They get in the dead trees to dry off it’s 700 yards to the 1st tree and 900 +/- to second tree and I have survey tape to show the difference in wind at different points so I can adjust my POA ( when friends are over we make a game of it and spot for each other)
But I am using a 26 inch 300wm with 180gr or a hot load 264wm with 140 nosler BT , not my hunting rifle on LD practice ( kinda cheating)
I also have a marlin 22lr I shoot pigeons off the barns ( about 150 yards away)

 

[West2East]

Went out again to validate at the 700yds distance using 147s for my upcoming antelope hunt. The 147s definitely group better and give a lot more confidence.
Wind was very tricky today at my position it would feel like 5ish from 1 o'clock at the target it would be 5ish from 3 o'clock. For my first shot I held about 1 min right of the target, I missed by about 4 moa right of the target... wind hold ended up being about 3 min left when it was calm to 4 min with a gust. Which for my gun is about a 8mph full value left to right.
I videoed my shots again so I may upload it later. I did notice my recoil is coming left and back. I can normally spot the shots, but just barely getting the scope back to the target area in time. I worked on my cheek weld and I don't think that's it. I don't feel like the gun is coming straight back.
Any tips?
Shooting off of a bipod and with my hand and rangefinder in its case as a rear bag.

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