Wind Direction

[GLF]

I like to know what direction the wind is going to be blowing when I go hunting. I check the marine forecast before I leave the house. I know exactly what stand I am going to sit in, before I leave the house.

How many of you use the marine forecast for deer hunting?

[salmonquest]

I have been using the graphical marine forecast off of the NOAA sight to check it. Every little bit helps.

[JWheeler]

That seems like a pretty logical tactic to check the wind direction before entering the woods. I am just starting my hunting career, and I will soak up any little tid bits of information that you all want to share...

Good Luck

[Dv8oR]

I'm a believer in smoke.

Obviously I don't smoke anything in the stand, Before I leave the house I burn something and watch the smoke!!!!!

(Leaves on the ground are free and plentiful, this time of year!)

Smoke can give you a better idea of variable wind. You won't be sitting in front of the weather report long enough to see it change direction, cuz you should be heading to the woods!

[Satisfaxion_Gauranteed]

I never decide where I'm going to sit until I'm about to leave for the woods. Then, I grab some leaves, lift them over my head, and drop. That dictates where I go to sit.

Not overly scientific, but more of an old tradition I've used since I started hunting.

[doughman]

I have floss ties to my bow, when I get it out of the case I hold Bow in postition and wind direction is instant., I also hang it in the tree, when the wind swirls or changes I know.

Marv