Guest lynndhyatt Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 (edited) I've never had much success with windy days. Any advice to improve my chances? Thanks in advance, Canon T3i Review Edited July 15, 2011 by lynndhyatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Don't hunt on windy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I've never had much success with windy days. Any advice to improve my chances? Thanks in advance Much depends on where you hunt when it comes to wind. Prairie & mountain turkeys will often strut and act normal even in high winds. You need a good pair of binocs, and get ready to crawl into possible shooting locations. Look for the calm sides of wind breaks (duh), and try to get into those breaks. It will be calm in there, and normal calling can work fine. Watch for the whole group to work, as they can stick together in the wind for the protection many sets of eyes offer. I killed a nice tom in Nebraska in 25 mph winds by getting into his wind break, and calling the entire flock into range. High wind in the dense woods? Not impossible, but pretty close to impossible. They will often walk out looking for open areas, which actually offer more protection from predators in the wind. Maybe set up in travel routes? Good luck, they are usually moving fast, and not very workable in this situation. mudhen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hognutz Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Thank you sooo much for this valuable information. I never would have thought that shooting my gun would panic a turkey. When I shoot my gun, it is too late for the turkey to panic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peviti32 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 My grandaddy use to say, everyone hates hunting in the wind. You can't hear ****, but more importantly they can't hear you! They will move into sheltered spots, that we can sneak into and of course we won't hear them coming, just stay alert. Use the wind's roar to shield your approach and remember certainly loads of fun better than sleeping next too a cold turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntress Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Don't hunt on windy days. ^ Funny post lol But sounds like Mudhen gave you sage advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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