High Wind Advice

[iamcorey]

Gonna try and squeeze in a hunt tomorrow before the even crazier weather shows up in North AL.

Tomorrow they are calling for 10-15 mph wind with gusts up to 25 mph. Favorable wind. Sunny high of 63. According to the state rut map and history, we are about a week from prime time. Do you even bother getting in a tree or just stick to the ground? I'll be hunting in hardwood bottoms, and maybe a field in the evening. Want to get out there before the additional 6" of rain comes in with 70 degree weather and potential tornadoes this weekend.

 

[Weldabeast]

My very first saddle hunt was right before a hurricane and I was in a 6'' diameter pine in the middle of the marsh. 15-20 with 30+gusts...... It can be done but hold on tight

 

[Wolverinebuckman]

I would stay on the ground. No need to be a human tether ball!

 

[Vtbow]

THose are pretty normal rifle season conditions here...but its 10 degrees, and snowing. IF you're hunting with a rifle, get some butler creek scope covers

 

[iamcorey]

I would stay on the ground. No need to be a human tether ball!

that's what i'm thinking. just going to carry my one stick in case weatherman gets it wrong.

 

[NikoTheBowHunter]

If doing an all day sit, might get a lil motion sickness. I noticed it after an all day sit in a tree on a windy day. Got home and while sitting on the toilet felt like I was still swaying back in forth in that tree.

 

[ricky racer]

I've hunted in a lot more wind than that. As long as you're not hunting in a little tree, I don't see a problem at all.

 

[mattfish]

Be smart. Check for widow makers whether your on the ground or elevated before you stay put somewhere. But that pretty much goes for all hunts wind or not.

 

[iamcorey]

Be smart. Check for widow makers whether your on the ground or elevated before you stay put somewhere. But that pretty much goes for all hunts wind or not.

Its really sketchy considering how saturated the ground is.

 

[Wolverinebuckman]

Be smart. Check for widow makers whether your on the ground or elevated before you stay put somewhere. But that pretty much goes for all hunts wind or not.

I seen a widow maker hit a guy once while we were doing storm cleanup. Immediately dropped him to his knees, missed his head by inches and struck him in the neck/shoulder area. Very scary!

 

[iamcorey]

I heard a big’un fall nearby about a month ago. Shook the me up and made me really examine the tree I was in.


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[mattfish]

Well

Its really sketchy considering how saturated the ground is.

Well it sounds as though you have doubts. I would follow your own instincts.

 

[elk yinzer]

That sounds about perfect. I've killed two of my biggest bucks on rut days with 20-30+ gusts.

 

[huntin_addict]

That's just a little breeze. I'd be up a tree in a heart beat in that.

 

[DB4x4]

High winds? Safety should be your main priority.

That said, you should only consider climbing a tree if you hunt out of ... ahem ... a Kite

 

[gameflogger]

If you are hunting hardwoods and expecting high winds with rain, stick to smaller trees. The older larger oaks are more likely to topple with wet ground than a smaller one with less canopy.

 

[Aaronpaul14]

That’s a normal day here in Kansas!! You should be fine. I usually try to sit in the middle of a timber travel route. Or even find proper hill and be on the backside to get some protection from the wind. Deer will look for the same thing. Good luck!