Windy daYS

anchorman · November 24, 2011, 11:40:00 AM

Has anyone ever had any luck hunting out of a treestand on windy days? And if so what was your secret?

November 24, 2011, 11:41:00 AM

just stay put!

longbowben · November 24, 2011, 11:42:00 AM

Hang on

YORNOC · November 24, 2011, 12:33:00 PM

I'm a solid treestand guy...97% of hunting time in one of dozens of trees set up.
I'm not a big fan however of sitting up there with winds howling. I've done it, but cant say I enjoy it. I'd rather still hunt other areas to learn terrain and look for active sign OUTSIDE my hotspot during high wind days.

Its surely productive to stay put up there, Id just rather not.

Terry Lightle · November 24, 2011, 06:59:00 PM

Stay after em.You wont kill anything if you are not there.

rastaman · November 24, 2011, 07:04:00 PM

i've had good luck hunting on windy days out of treestands. Most of these stands were on pinch points or funnels along stands of pine trees or anywhere that the wind isn't making a lot of noise blowing leaves and stuff.

MCNSC · November 24, 2011, 07:17:00 PM

I killed a couple of does on really windy days in a bottom.
I had given up on this area a couple of years ago. I would see plenty of deer but on light wind days the wind was un predictable and I would always get busted. This year on a very windy day I decided that with a strong wind it was at least predictable, and maybe would blow my scent out of the bottom. Seemed to work on two different evenings.

JamesV · November 24, 2011, 08:07:00 PM

Deer are spooky when the wind is high, I like to hunt the heavy cover on windy days and have taken a few deer.

ishoot4thrills · November 24, 2011, 08:20:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by okla bearclaw:
Stay after em.You wont kill anything if you are not there.

X2!

flyfisher76544 · November 24, 2011, 08:28:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by JamesV:
Deer are spooky when the wind is high, I like to hunt the heavy cover on windy days and have taken a few deer.

Same here