Bowhunting in 45 MPH Gusts - Is this too much Wind? | Bowhunting Whitetails w/ Bill Winke

We knew it was not a great day to hunt. In fact, we knew it was a bad day to hunt, but we decided to find out if any deer would move when the baseline winds are in the 20s with gusts into the 40s. Now we know! We plan to head back to the same spot tomorrow to see how much difference better conditions make on deer movement.
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[@trailcamvideo]

Hey Bill! Glad to see Jordan with you. Wow what a wind. We have had lots of wind here in southern Virginia as well. As a mamma of a girl myself I know Jordan is a treasure!! My husband and I look forward to seeing your videos.

[@rickwells1131]

Love to see you and Jordan hunting together. You guys are making a lot of great memories. God Bless 🙏.

[@bill-winke]

Thanks Rick. I appreciate it. Yes, these days will live with us for the rest of our lives.

[@twalt29]

Hunted a bottom in a windstorm, saw close to 40 deer that evening. The other 4 guys on the lease saw 0. That day I learned they still move in the wind, just not where it is windy ;) Appreciate the continued content Bill!

[@virgilholmes6688]

That was a great learning experience. Thanks for sharing!

[@homeinthewhiteoaks]

My Daughter told me last week that the invention of the Buddie Heater eclipses the Moon Landing as mankind's greatest achievement.

[@bill-winke]

She is wise beyond her years!

[@jeffreygerber4336]

Awesome video love the tough conditions an you guys going out ! Something about those days are just so memorable. Went one time in 23 below with wind chill temps, my buddy brought a sleeping bag said if he didn’t get one he was spending the night! We all couldn’t stop laughing needless to say he covered up in it an we still use that method till today when the temps drop like that. Keep up the videos love watching them an look forward to them right before I head out to hunt. Thanks

[@JayN4GO]

I dream for a mountain top like that one. Such a beautiful spot there

[@bill-winke]

Thanks Jay. It really is a pretty farm.

[@keithbuesing6912]

Only saw two during the windstorm couple nights ago, I saw 12 last night now that it's calmed down. This on my evening deer survey route.

[@Chris-x8g1m]

Bill. Friday here and the winds are only a breeze. In 20’s and have seen one buck. Several does cross my field. Yesterday two does. 25 mph is about my cutoff to hunt. With that said you can’t get one if you are out there. Glad to see you still grinding this late season. Good luck to Jordan and you on your quest!,

[@daveguttormson6315]

I've argued this topic for years. As long as the temps are tolerable, give me high winds over calm anyway. Problem is, so many get hung up sitting over foodplots/ field edges. Get in tight cover,thick cover and hunts can be superb. High winds can actually CONSENTRATE deer in certain spots. Good to see you back Jordan.

[@bill-winke]

That makes sense. My trail cameras showed that. The deer were actually out on the plots down in the valleys that evening.

[@billkenyonbk]

Thanks Bill!

[@searchingfor6thgear44]

That Alberta Clipper rolled through here, too. All activity on the trail cameras stopped for 24 hours. Picked back up last night. Western PA deer don't like high winds (and snow) either.

[@edwardclark5211]

Dream Big brother 🙏

[@michaelcope2329]

At least that fuzzy dog looked warm. Gotta luv Goldens, great dogs, but I'm sure y'all know that. Ya'll kinda looked like camofaulaged stay puff marshmellows with all those layers on.

[@JackFrostTheDeerHunter]

Never give up...I shot my biggest black bear in hard rain and wind...527 lbs. My second biggest buck was shot when it was raining and a stiff wind (in the woods). If I had stayed home, I would have been dry and my tags would have not been filled. Rock on!

[@whitehondarider22]

45 Mph winds late season perfect time to do a sneak hunt

[@RS-ms1bz]

It's crazy Bill. A co-worker's dad shot a monster 10 point this morning in MD rifle with winds howling 40 mph. He was chasing a doe fawn.

[@alexpinnow6509]

Good video and beautiful views of the farm. According to the comments it looks like the next video will be interesting...

[@woodsdog7849]

Bill, sometime can you go over those electric carts you've been using? Their cost? What you think of their durability, hauling/towing capacity etc. Your overall thoughts about them.

[@stevenschmidt5712]

Christmas is coming Bill. May want to get Jordan a pair of heated gloves. The technology is there these days……finally. You’ll get her out there more often. That much wind is real tough, especially when it’s hitting you in the face all day like it did to me on Thanksgiving. Cudos for giving it a shot, on to late season, hopefully with some cold temps.

[@bill-winke]

Good point, Steven. I think that is a great gift idea. I will get on that right away. Thanks and have a great day.

[@EdwardHans-eb2xx]

Hunted years ago in wind like that with my recurve. Had a buck come by shot 5 arrows that the wind blew off course. The 6th and last arrow in the quiver aimed at his last rib and hit him in the shoulder. Needless to say, that was my last hunt in a wind strom.

[@stevedenoyer5956]

Definitely secluded areas in those winds, yeah never see much on those days. I haven’t shot had successful sneaks and killed deer on days like that but with soft snow on the ground.

[@tim03b_48]

I just watched 5 of the last hunt videos. That was tough to do.

[@danielrandolph9170]

I'm in central MS haven't seen a scrape yet but I'm looking for the bucks to start soon maybe. I did what u did I took a coffee can & hand of rocks a long string going to my blind cause if deer was around the feeder I didn't have anyone to ask for a drive down my driveway to spook em. . .big bucks all night pic. So far .

[@cryptidoutlaw8707]

When it’s windy I have the best luck in the bottoms for mature bucks. I will not even go if I do not have a good hollow to hunt in when it’s over 20 mph.

[@patrothwell9138]

Nice video Looked like a really cold windy hunt.Did Jordan do any gun hunting

[@matthewbartlett121]

I have an interesting question for you, Bill. I have a large track of timber that I hunt, but most of the deer are currently living to my north.. my neighbor to the north east has a standing cornfield and I have a big southwest facing ridge on my place that leads right up to that field. I also have a very large wide flat bottom that the deer like to transition from south the north using a lot. Here’s where it gets interesting. A couple weeks ago a 190 class deer started using this area that I’m hunting. He moved in from a mile away and seems to have stayed. about a week and a half ago He came onto my farm for the first time ever used a scrape made an hour or so loop checked a couple does and then left shortly before daylight. Now 2 nights ago he came from my farm used the scrape left and went north around an hour after dark but he wasn’t on any of my cameras besides this one. What’s your take? I do have a 1 acre very nice radish plot a few hundred yards south of that scrape that several deer that live on me stage in before heading north of evenings. What do you think the odds are at this buck may continue to make visits to my farm in search of late does? This is also a very large contiguous track of connecting timber from other landowners as well.

[@Analyticalrookie]

I hope the Jordan buck comes true to his name. Sorry Bill I'm rooting for Jordan.

[@stevedenoyer5956]

Wind never did calm that night.

[@grinder881]

I would think it would NOT be advantageous to hunt in that wind, but I've been proven wrong many times. I remember 3 years ago on Opening Day of rifle they were advising hunters to NOT be in tree stands since it was so dangerous. I admit it was a little scary with the pine moving back and forth and hearing loud thumps when trees broke and fell, but I had an 8pt sneak (couldn't hear a thing) in behind me not even 2 yards from ladder stand.

[@mb748]

Hi Bill! I know you are sponsored by them but I also know you're a stand up guy. How does Code of Silence compare to Sitka warmth-wise?

[@MiloMiller-ut6ik]

I’m not sponsored by anybody- other than my wife lol! I’ve tried alot of cold weather clothing over the years n Code of silence bears them all. The combo of fleece wool n wind barrier is amazing. Plus the comfort and quality is truly amazing. I seriously can’t recommend it enough! Milo Miller

[@waynehumphrey8910]

To much wind is when you’re bow goes from vertical to horizontal on the bow hanger when you’re in the tree

[@bill-winke]

That's a good one. I once hunted Kansas in a wind storm. I was hunting from a small tree and I had to literally press my feet against the stand platform forcing back against the tree to keep from being thrown out when the wind gusted. Believe it or not, I actually shot a buck that day! The wind did die though after a while.

[@timmytim6427]

Generally yeah too much wind but there's always that ya never know factor

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

Can it be too cold or windy? Absolutely, the deer won't move in my neck of the woods if the temps are below 20° and if you see a deer in high winds....its because she was pushed out from a limb snapping or other factors

[@tomcruise9815]

Jordan, work on that trigger punch.

[@Michael-pn2ye]

I’m in Dubuque same shit going in around here also

[@bill-winke]

Hopefully you got out last night. Lots of movement in daylight here.

[@georgehelzer7569]

Anytime its 15 or more here in Mid Tenn, I dont see mature deer up.. Usually only scrub bucks. Same with bitter cold. Deer wont be moving. They wait it out.

[@Pwrcritter]

Turkeys were moving. I think the wind makes them nervous.

[@StevenSmith-7t391]

I guess sitting in high wind isn’t so good but I would think that if you know where the deer are, sneaking into the wind might work, at least if gun hunting. Good effort though .

[@bill-winke]

I agree 100%. Those would be the perfect conditions to sneak into a bedding area.

[@tedrickabus2087]

This morning I had 8 deer outside the house. One doe peed on her hocks as she rubbed them together. Shortly after a buck fawn tried to mount her. 2nd rut is starting to perculate! Get ready!

[@tedrickabus2087]

No more doe hunting for you! Let them populate!

[@T-Mak-s7x]

I wonder if you’d have to aim to right or left let wind blow arrow into target.

[@bill-winke]

For sure you would. With the wind blowing that hard the arrow would definitely drift. I am not sure how much, but at 20 yards I bet it would be a few inches with a 25 mph crosswind. Good question.

[@whitehondarider22]

Did naming your daughter Jordan have anything to do with your name being Bill, and Bill Jordan being a huge name in the industry

[@bill-winke]

No, if anything she was named after the Jordan River in the Bible. Thanks for the comment.

[@whitehondarider22]

Thats pretty cool, that settled a debate and now 5$ richer

[@whitehondarider22]

My buddy swore it had to be because Bill Jordan I said it was because of Micheal lol

[@trevorlamble3645]

In my opinion that is to much wind n the deer don't like to move. The next day after the high winds is money

[@bill-winke]

Yes, we proved that. Watch for the next video to show the action on Thursday evening. Thanks for the comment.

[@timmytim6427]

Agreed

[@ryangardinier9515]

Have you ever thought that since you're not hunting a high deer density area. Maybe you should not shoot so many does. That way, you have more deer for the future... it sure seems like you have enough food for the deer density in your area! Your new farm is not anything like southern Iowa

[@bill-winke]

I have thought about it, but for now I want the herd to grow slowly so I can get my habitat projects established and thriving before there are lots of deer around to eat that stuff. This is more of a long-term approach to managing this farm. Eventually it will pay off with really good habitat, lots of browse and a sustainable number of really healthy deer - some of which will grow big antlers. But you can't have tons of deer if you want really good habitat. I know that from a lot of personal experience. I have been down the "lots of deer" path where they literally eat everything - especially on drought years. I have owned land where the deer ate 300 acres of standing corn during a dry summer! Not exaggerating. There was nothing left in the timber for browse. Yes, that is the extreme, but I want to stay on the conservative side of the density curve for now. I have seen what happens when you get on the other side.

[@ryangardinier9515]

@bill-winke sounds like you have a good plan. I hope it works out for you. Keep up the good footage, I enjoy watching! I, too, have been doing may habitat projects just across the river in wisconsin. My dad was fortunate to harvest a 203" monster buck because of our habitat projects.

[@brandinellis2003]

Such a great hunter but can't even get his daughter on.a nice buck lol.. he's clearly loosing his touch or maybe you gotta have great land to be a great hunter

[@bill-winke]

Not so simple all the time. You definitely need great land to be a great hunter. No doubt about that.

[@buckydoedowner9040]

Jordan, better get that hair away from the bowstring.