Wind frustration!

[zac221]

I checked my weather channel app and it said SE wind 5-10mph so I decided to sit in a particular stand. After being in the stand I noticed wind was doing its own thing! Irritated cause I saw a big bodied deer (believe nice buck) moving and he busted me. Had I sat in the other stand, wind would've been in my face and I would've had a 23 yard shot! Wind was NE! Figured the weather channel app would've been more accurate, dangit.

[Sleepy]

I'm experiencing the exact same thing this morning. You aren't alone! Luckily it's a cross wind for me. That weather channel app is wrong ALOT. I always check the wind with my powder when I get out if the truck, but it's usually so calm before the sun comes up that you just can't tell.

[holdem]

I use this

http://hint.fm/wind/

[texan16]

Usually the weather channel info is pretty accurate, however sometimes fronts stall out or whatever. Like you, I always check the WC before the hunt to see what they are saying the wind will do and plan accordingly, however if you get out of the truck and the wind is doing something different than you expected, you need to go to plan B and try to get in a stand with the wind in your favor. I have finally realized, after getting busted too many times, that it is not worth wasting a sit in a location where the wind is not in your favor. You are wasting your time and will get very frustrated.

[60 Deluxe]

Nothing quite like puffing some flour in the air, or lighting a match, throwing grass in the air and observing for yourself.

I had trouble with the wind all weekend. I would set up based on the wind and it would change several times over the course of a hunt. Made for tough hunting. Had a buck come in just as I was leaving last night. I was on the ground standing and he stepped around a bush thirty yards downwind from me. We had a stare down for a bit, then he put two and two together and realized that he was staring at a human. I will never forget the look that came across his face at that moment. Made my day!

[Playa]

Wind can be highly dependent on local conditions & terrain. Elevated or recessed terrain can cause current to redirect at 20 ft or so. Regionally that info might have been accurate but your exact locale might be micro-climate influenced

Not to be a smart arse, but could you not identify the wind direction on your way in before getting settled?

[KHoes203]

Wind can be highly dependent on local conditions & terrain. Elevated or recessed terrain can cause current to redirect at 20 ft or so. Regionally that info might have been accurate but your exact locale might be micro-climate influenced

Not to be a smart arse, but could you not identify the wind direction on your way in before getting settled?

Exactly!

[Cajun Blake]

Primos wind app


Highly recommended

[unclefish]

Wind the wind is light (especially early in the morning) it will swirl. Once it gets stronger it will maintain its direction alot better. Gotta be careful when the wind is light.

[zac221]

I checked it before I got in and it was not doing anything so I trusted that dang app and sat in the stand after bout an hour I felt it blowing the wrong way for that stand. I know this afternoon I'll be in the other stand.

[MQ32Shooter]

Same think for me Sunday morning. WeatherBug said NNW. I picked my stand and it was NNE, for about 2 hours then moved straight out of the North.

[BrianL]

I use the Fox Wapp and they didn't get it right this weekend either. I guess something didn't go as planned weather wise.

[N.DaWoods]

Hard to predict mother nature. I use weather.com and its right about 75% of the time. Yesterday the wind shifted right in the middle of the evening hunt. From SW to SE, it actually helped my hunt. I always check the flag to see which way its blowing right before heading out. If it shifts it shifts. Good luck.