First , let me say I hunt in very very close, 20 yards or less. So, with that said.
I went out this morning and sat in my tree stand. The wind wasn't just blowing, it was gusting like a gale. I didn't stay long. The wind blew my tree all over the place, I was actually getting concerned my tree was going to end up on the ground(I know, not realistic) when a big dead tree near me went *CRACK!* CRASH. Onto the ground it went. At that point I lost my nerve. I had already figured that with the conditions a deer would have to be right beside be for me to know it. I was loud as hell with the wind, and everything was blowing all over the place.
Was there much point to me going out at all? What do deer do in weather like this. Would this have been a perfect time for a rifle and creeping from ridge to ridge?
What about scent in this kind of situation?
The leaves are dry and on the ground now, so usually walking is just noisy.
I went out this morning and sat in my tree stand. The wind wasn't just blowing, it was gusting like a gale. I didn't stay long. The wind blew my tree all over the place, I was actually getting concerned my tree was going to end up on the ground(I know, not realistic) when a big dead tree near me went *CRACK!* CRASH. Onto the ground it went. At that point I lost my nerve. I had already figured that with the conditions a deer would have to be right beside be for me to know it. I was loud as hell with the wind, and everything was blowing all over the place.
Was there much point to me going out at all? What do deer do in weather like this. Would this have been a perfect time for a rifle and creeping from ridge to ridge?
What about scent in this kind of situation?
The leaves are dry and on the ground now, so usually walking is just noisy.