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One of two weekends I can hunt Saturday AND Sunday this year. Windy tomorrow, should I hunt?
- Thread starter caddis75
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Cooler & rainy during the rut & your off……..no brainer !!!! Get in the woods
I don’t think there’s such thing as a bad day to hunt right now unless it’s an absolute down pour. Get out there!
Yep. Deer don't get to stay home and sit on the couch and watch Netflix. There horny as can be right now. Anything can happen.
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Cool weather, a little rain and the wind is mostly below 10mph? I wouldn’t miss that opportunity
Deer don’t really move in bad weather. Especially during daytime. And especially during rut.
Id look to do stuff around the house instead.
Id look to do stuff around the house instead.
And don't forget that in the woods the wind is usually 1/2 to 1/4 the forecasted speed depending on how thick it is....
The question isn't IF you should hunt, the question is WHERE you should hunt. Gotta take prevailing wind, surface wind, and terrain into account. They all interact.
Will deer be moving? Most likely.
Do you have stand locations that will allow you to hunt the SURFACE wind where the stand is?
Yes. entry will be tricky, but yes.
KYRanger
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I hunted today in a steady wind with gust to 30-40mph. Although I didn’t see one in the stand, on my way out I ran into a big shooter and we had a stare down. He leaped into a brushy power line. I had an interesting game of cat and mouse with this big guy. I was on foot and saw the direction he was walking, so I went down a trail to intersect him. Sure enough, we see each other again and froze for about 5 mins. This happened a few more times when he headed away down the power line. Again, I thought I could intersect him one more time at the end of this power line. Sure enough, as I rounded the corner he was standing in the brush, I drew and he pivoted into some thicker brush. No shot, no buck, but that was an interesting encounter with a serious mature buck. The wet ground and wind was cover for me to be able to intersect this guy a few times. So I say get in the woods. You can’t kill them from the house, and it’s November 12th.
Bama_Xander
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The answer is simple. Q - "Should I hunt?" A - Yes. The deer are always in the woods. You may need to change your tactics, but if you have the opportunity to hunt, take it.
Bama_Xander
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Every rule has an exception. The exception to the rule would be dangerous weather/total wash out.
jcassell207
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Can't shoot em from the couch....any day you can be in the woods is a better chance at an encounter.....
I shot my biggest deer to date when it was blowing NE 20+ and about 30 degrees outside.
131north
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Leave the saddle at home and get out there! Today was miserable in Michigan but I hit the ground and managed to still hunt into 2 different bucks between 11:30am and 2:30 pm. Now I've got some ideas on some areas for the next time I do bring a saddle.
