Hunting Windy Days

[omicron1792]

Wind can allow you to get closer to bedding areas without detection but it also can get you busted if it's swirling. Also, bucks tend to bed down on windy days.

I typically don't hunt on windy days unless it's the rut. If it's the rut, I just hunt with the wind in my face the best I can and give it a shot.

I have found the opposite. The windier the better for killing bucks b

 

[insanelupus]

Stand hunting windy days is tough unless you have a small pocket/ travel corridor between bedding that keeps them out of the wind.

But a day of wind makes me happy. Especially if it is steady but not super windy. Favorite for still hunting. Can't cover ground with WT like I can with elk. But it's a great chance to work holes and hollers they like to lay tight in.