Wind is wrong for hunting your stand. What do you do?

[TopNoc]

Here's the scenario. My stands are set up for a south wind. This is mostly because 90% of the time we have southerly winds here. But this morning the wind was from the north. I stayed home and didn't hunt. Seems like it's happened to me quite a few times already. What do you do in this case?

[TX_Hoghunter]

I don't hunt. It is not worth messing up a location for a hunt. Others might disagree. They will be easy to find those, they are the ones that make post stating " I don't understand, When I am not there I have lots of deer, but when I am there they never show up"....It does not take much to teach a deer to check for a hunter before coming in.

-john

[whitetailfanatic]

make a future stand location for the changing winds, but yes not hunting is always better than wising them to your location! Good Job!

[SwampRabbit]

I go out and build a stand/blind for a North wind...

[LonghornTX]

Wind direction, moon phase, barometric pressure...all are things out of my control. My time in the field is probably the hardest thing for me to control, so when I get time I hunt no matter the conditions. Staying home to hunt is the only way to be sure you won't get a deer. That said, I understand the less than exciting feeling of walking to the stand with all the wrong conditions. Pessimism is a good descriptor in that case. Bring a book and enjoy the time outdoors.

[El General]

Pop up? Sit in a bush? Lease is 6 hours away, so I go when I can. I also have multiple set ups for different winds.

[HoustonHunter]

I don't hunt bad winds but I have setups for just about every wind to keep from having to sit home.

[whitetailfanatic]

LonghornTX I bet your neighbors appreciate it also

[Wood Man]

Hunt it. What the heck. I've had deer come from all different directions. I hunt high and as scent free as I can get. I usually have good luck. But that is me and my set-ups. I also have several different stand set-ups to choose from for different wind directions also.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Be very scent free and use lots of cover scent? In the Hill Country deer come from all directions.

[OrangeBlood]

multiple wind setups is the answer to your question, or don't hunt

[Codie]

I don't give a hoot what direction the wind is blowing - If I have the time to hunt I am going to hunt - To this day I have never taken into consideration the direction of the wind into where I was going to sit

[docmay]

I try to have setups for 2 wind directions at my best spots. Like ground blind for one wind and ladder for other. Taking two quad pods and a hang on stand down to mason right now. Trying to setup for changing winds. I had ground blinds at 3 spots for different winds but the steers decided to destroy them!

[U.S.ArmyRetired]

Just hunt. You never know when a deer will walk out or where he will come from. You're not going to kill a deer sitting on the couch.

[PROUDREDNECK]

I will hunt those stands anyway....

North wind could bring a cold front and deer like that kind of weather, some people say that deer seek for cover during high winds but in my own experience this is not totally true, I´ve seen deer in almost any kind of weather...heavy rains, high winds and sometimes during mid day when it´s really hot not just when the temperature is down or in cool or cold days.

What I can tell is that yes, there´s a very noticeable difference in their behavior...they are more alert and nervous in high winds since they loose one of their main senses their hearing so you will see ém performing a continuos feeding and peeking mode, they take a bite and look around and do this again and again... hope this helps in making your decision brother.

Good hunting