Bring on the wind!

[grampy]

I know most hate bow hunting in the wind. But I have a south facing oak and hemlock ridge that the deer pile into when the wind is blowing hard from the N-NW. I have been saving this spot for mid November. A natural ground blind that has been very good to me over the years. About halfway up the ridge. That's where I'll be before light in the morning! Hoping to change my luck this year! Anyone else have a good set up for the strong November winds? 

[ApexerER]

I hope that works out for you.....I was just cursing the wind.....Good luck!!

[chas0218]

Yeah across from my house I live in a tight valley and yet it is windy it isn't as bad as the flats just to the north of me. Unfortunately the river near my house is high and the deer will likely bed on the river bank instead of crossing into my area like usual.

[dbHunterNY]

when the wind is really blowing I feel it changes way deer act and move a little.  then when it's harder to hold on target with the wind pushing your bow arm and/or shaking the tree you're in.  I don't like hunting in wind either but I've still managed to have success doing it.

[turkeyfeathers]

I've always been under the assumption that if its real windy that deer will bed down sheilding themselves relying on complete eyesight as hearing and smelling senses are dulled.

[grampy]

I've always been under the assumption that if its real windy that deer will bed down sheilding themselves relying on complete eyesight as hearing and smelling senses are dulled.

 

That is true in the open or exposed areas. But on the downwind side of these wooded slopes the wind is felt far less.  And deer will come to these spots because they can still use their number one defense, their nose. They tend to bed half to three quarters of the way up the slope. They smell anything behind them over the ridge, and can see down the slope. In mid November, the bucks will tend to bust up groups of bedded does. This keeps things going for deer activity. I have found that the harder the wind the better the hunting in this spot. Anyway, it has worked for me many times over the years.

[DirtTime]

A good area of pines/spruce help sometimes, they block the wind a lot. Rain and snow as well.