Do you hunt on windy days?

[HuntingInMaine]

I hunt windy days. I don't usually see much when the weather is like that, but the season is too short to stay home because of the weather. (Had to spend last Saturday under some hemlock trees trying to keep my scope dry and unfogged because of rain!) I only saw the rear end of one deer, but it was probably a doe and I only have a buck tag, so I didn't really miss anything good.

[fisherguy]

Yes! Typically i see far ferer deer, but the ones i do see have tended to be big bucks. During teh rut in particular it does not seem to stop the big bucks.

[sasksheds]

Oh yes! Windy days are some of the best days to hunt here in Sask.The wind covers your sent & alot of the noise on spot & stalks.You can sometimes sneak right up to them.But deer dont like the wind for this reason & if your sitting in a stand you wont see much movement & when they do come out they're on the run out into the middle of the field.

[Rhino]

It depends. If the weather is warm usually not. If it's cool or cold I usually do. When I'm hunting out of state I'm hunting regardless of what the wind is doing unless I'm worried about getting blown out of a treestand.

[Tominator]

i hunt whenever i can, so yes, i do

[RyanH]

HEck yea i will!

[2500HD]

Windy days are excellent days to still hunt into the wind. You will be surprised how close you can get to deer bedded down on hillsides. Take 2-3 easy steps, stop and look.

[Jeramie]

Oh yeah. I very rarely have any luck though. I generally watch the squirrels. If they are out chances are good that I will see something. If they are holed up I might as well be at the house.....

[wtnhunt]

Hunt whenever I can. I have seen some pretty good deer on windy days. A couple years ago during the rifle season had a really nice buck out at the edge of the woods about 125 yards out following a doe on a very windy afternoon. Decided to pass up the questionable neck shot he offered me hoping for a broadside shot to be presented. Never did. He seemed to be pretty skittish even though he was following a doe.

[muggs]

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i hunt whenever i can, so yes, i do

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ditto, I gotta get out when I can, don't see nearly as many deer and they're real skittish.

[MichiganHuntr1]

Just this weekend the wind was ROARING. It was in the fourties mph for a long time. I went out, and seen three deer, one eight, and two does. They went right behind me, I couldnt get a shot. Actually, because my dad and I all have spots in a big swamp, it seems windy days (light or hard) i see MORE deer. Its odd, but true.

[RangerClay]

Do exactly what 2500HD said! That's what I do.

Deer generally travel less during wing because all of their senses are greatly reduced.

Ranger

[MUDRUNNER]

I USUALLY DONT LET BAD WEATHER KEEP ME FROM GOING OUT UNLESS ITS SEVERE.WINDY DAYS ARE GOOD FOR STILL HUNTING.

[JimT]

The wind is ripping thru here today.... But I will be hunting anyways.

[tedicast]

Yes, i do. If I have plans to hunt, I don'y let the wind interfere with it. I don'y neccesarily like it, but like everyone else said, the season is too short to sit home because of the wind.