I recently moved to a more hilly/mountainous part of PA and I’d like to learn more about how wind and thermals behave in areas with more terrain and elevation changes. The area I’m originally from is flatter with slight elevation changes and has more subtle terrain & vegetation edges so wind and thermals was pretty straightforward for the most part as long as I wasn’t in a creek bottom. This new area is much different.
I guess I just wanted to know if there’s any rule of thumb with thermals in the mountains that I should consider or be aware of and how bucks will likely use them. If I’m hunting evenings outside of bedding areas should I focus on lower elevations due to the thermal switch? If thermals are dropping I would imagine a mature buck would like the security of having the thermal advantage in his travels. I’m still newer to bow hunting (coming up on year 4) so I’m still learning a lot but I’ve been immersing myself in all of this and it’s become an obsession. Any general advice or guidelines would be appreciated.
I guess I just wanted to know if there’s any rule of thumb with thermals in the mountains that I should consider or be aware of and how bucks will likely use them. If I’m hunting evenings outside of bedding areas should I focus on lower elevations due to the thermal switch? If thermals are dropping I would imagine a mature buck would like the security of having the thermal advantage in his travels. I’m still newer to bow hunting (coming up on year 4) so I’m still learning a lot but I’ve been immersing myself in all of this and it’s become an obsession. Any general advice or guidelines would be appreciated.