How much wind?

[Passafist]

So what would be to much wind for deer? Will it affect hogs also? I’m sitting in 10-12 mph wind and wondering what my chances are. I know there aren’t any chances at camp so regardless I will sit

[MetalMan2004]

Interested in this answer. Was sitting in high winds this weekend and didn’t see a thing.

[ATXRaider83]

So what would be to much wind for deer? Will it affect hogs also? I’m sitting in 10-12 mph wind and wondering what my chances are. I know there aren’t any chances at camp so regardless I will sit

I hunt just south Lubbock and at times the wind can blow deer directly into your pen. A lot of times when it's really windy I'll have a good number of deer show up right at dusk because the wind will die down just a little bit. I did kill my personal best last week in about a 15 mile an hour wind

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[lmartin5]

Depends on what the animals are a custom to…I’ve seen deer move consistently in NW Oklahoma with 25mph winds.

They are comfortable with it.


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[Mudslinger]

10 to 12 mph winds are basically no winds at all, especially on the South Plains or Panhandle. I would rather have wind than none, keeps the scent hopefully going in the right direction.

I think winds maybe over 20 , might affect movement, but probably not on hogs. JMHO!

[Passthrough]

Lol….10-12?? I’d rather have a constant wind than light winds.

[Ag 89]

I think it depends on where you hunt and what normal winds are. They tend to get more spooky with winds over 20 where I hunt but doesn't stop movement. I don't think hogs care about wind.

[Pineywoods]

I've noticed that when winds get up to a steady 10-15 mph or more on our place, activity seems to go way down. Rain and fog are awesome...wind, not so much in the pineywoods from my experience. I think if you're in an area where they're used to it, it probably doesn't affect them at all.

[Drycreek3189]

I think it depends on where you hunt and what normal winds are. They tend to get more spooky with winds over 20 where I hunt but doesn't stop movement. I don't think hogs care about wind.

I believe this. Deer in East Texas don’t like high winds, but 10/12 isn’t high IMO. Deer in Runnels County where I used to hunt paid no attention to 20/25 mph winds.

[Tbar]

One day last week the wind was blowing 15 and the deer were real jumpy. Would not stay at the feeder more than 2 minutes.

[Shane]

10-12mph isn't wind. That's calm.

[txchuck]

I killed one of my best bucks north of San Angelo in 90 deg. heat 2:00 PM and roaring wind so get out there. Deer do seem jumpy in the wind. A little wind is a lot better than no wind. No wind is too quiet and you cant play the wind when there is none.

[3ChordTruth]

Constant wind is good, and can be accounted for in a hunt. But a constant really strong wind that is moving big tree limbs around with a lot of noise will slow down or stop deer activity, in my North TX experience.

[Native Texan]

I've noticed that when it gets really windy, the deer often prefer being in a field or open area. All the tree limbs moving makes them nervous. I find them bedded down on the downwind side of open hills if it's a strong wind.

I've killed deer in winds so strong that my treestand was swaying pretty good, and one of the biggest bucks I ever saw ran directly under my tree so you never know unless you go.

[Gladesgator]

My daughter killed her biggest buck in FL in the evening with a tropical storm coming in, 30-40 mph steady with gusts to 50 and intermittent rain. Storm was going to come ashore and be worst later that night.

Deer were moving a lot ahead of it. Typical wind for that area was 10-15 out of the SE.