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How to check wind or thermal direction, non standard ways

For thermal drift, cattail is ok but falls faster than milkweed. Bubbles is actually an interesting idea, I'm just not sure for far that would be visible or viable in the woods. Down from an old pillow would be light and visible at distance.
 
I can see it now…
Me: headed hunting with a vape pen in my pocket
Wife: is that a vape pen?
Me: no
wife: ….
Me: yes
Wife: why do you have a vape pen?
me: gotta check the wind for deer **rips a huge vape cloud then uses it as a distraction to sneak away**
wife: I can still see you
Wife: *rolls eyes* I’m married to a child
 
gcr0003 said:
I can see it now…
Me: headed hunting with a vape pen in my pocket
Wife: is that a vape pen?
Me: no
wife: ….
Me: yes
Wife: why do you have a vape pen?
me: gotta check the wind for deer **rips a huge vape cloud then uses it as a distraction to sneak away**
wife: I can still see you
Wife: *rolls eyes* I’m married to a child
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Exchange vape pen for bubbles and this scenario gets even funnier lol

I can see it now…
Me: headed hunting with bubbles in my pocket
Wife: is that bubbles?
Me: no
wife: ….
Me: yes
Wife: why do you have a bubbles?
me: gotta check the wind for deer **rips a huge bubble cloud then uses it as a distraction to sneak away**
wife: I can still see you
Wife: *rolls eyes* I’m married to a child
 
be careful with those glass micro bubbles that some people were using for wind indicators....very bad to breath in
 
A quick way to check wind direction at your location is to turn your face until you can feel wind blowing evenly on both of your ears. Bingo, your nose is now pointing straight into the wind.
 
gcr0003 said:
Exchange vape pen for bubbles and this scenario gets even funnier lol

I can see it now…
Me: headed hunting with bubbles in my pocket
Wife: is that bubbles?
Me: no
wife: ….
Me: yes
Wife: why do you have a bubbles?
me: gotta check the wind for deer **rips a huge bubble cloud then uses it as a distraction to sneak away**
wife: I can still see you
Wife: *rolls eyes* I’m married to a child
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Your wife just needs to stay upwind of you by the sounds of it.
 
Maverick1 said:
Perhaps you intend to play a joke on this feller? If so, remove or cover the label on a small bottle of fart spray, tell him it's scent killer to be sprayed on when he gets to hunting height, or to be used to test the wind. Turn him from a smart feller into a fart smeller.
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Forgot my pee bottle once and filled up an almost empty scent killer spray bottle. Not exactly sure where that went, but I stopped using sprays long ago and my remaining inventory was picked off by other hunters here and there.
 
I keep a downy feather tied with about a foot of floss in a film canister. When I get set I clip it to a limb with the attached alligator clip. The canister is lined with camo tape so the alligator clip doesn't make noise inside the film canister, and the canister keeps the feather from being crushed.
 
Here's an idea. Use the bubbles since they drift well on air currents but use doe in heat with some dish soap for bubbles. That way you can check wind and attract bucks at the same time.
 
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