Lamehawk,I agree with you. Also when it's windy or rainy it is a great time to slip around and sneak up on something. I've killed a few on foot,one time I got within 15 yards of a giant buck in Missouri for over 15 minutes it never knew I was there. Unfortunately it was one day before bow season.
i love hunting in the rain. not a real heavy rain, will wait for it to die down. stalking is the way to go, in weather not ideal for stand hunting.
Same thing this weekend and early this weekend on my quota in the panhandle. The deer didn't move until around 8:30 every morning, but they did move. They predominately stayed in the thick oaks and lower areas, but later in the day they were out in the more open hills where there were lots of tree tops layin to use as cover. I saw more deer on this one hunt this year than I did on my lease the last 2 years. No lease this year.
I am looking into a lease near Panama city called the guy and things look good but leery on price.Year to year and is due Feb 2010 so I would pay for 2009 and get 4 months use and then need to pay for another seasons use.I would like to hold off and get a larger section lease which there are some that have up to 240 acres.The smaller section lease is between 120 and 150 acres plus use of campground and gun range which I like.
Do you find certain wind directions better for hunting whitetails? My experience is that North winds are the best or at least that is when I have seen and harvested more animals. Am I wasting my time if I try to hunt a South wind? How about east and west winds? Which wind directions do you guys find best? 2nd best? etc...
Thanks,
GunterCB
I find 1 stand location is never enough in one area you hunt it would be best to have no less than 2 to 3 stands in a single area.This way if the wind is wrong for one you may still be able to use another stand in a good area.But there have been times when the wind was just wrong and that good area was just un-huntable.
I plat my hunting area or area's and grid them off making smaller zones to hunt this makes it easier to figure out deer patterns and movement.I also use gopher bombs that will let me see wind currents,thermals or breaks that may be un-noticed by the human eye.I do find that wind direction does play a major factor even with stand locations 50 to 150 yards apart so when setting stands I try to set up 3 stands 150 to 200 yards between them.If a stand or ground blind just doesnt work I will make a pit blind and with these wind has never been a big issue.
