Wind Mapping with Topo Maps: Understanding the Wind for Deer Hunting!

[@jake-hofer]

Underrated topic for chasing whitetails. Good stuff!

[@chadsyl23]

One of my favorites worms holes to talk about in hill country!!!!

[@mikeharryhunt1709]

Chad, please stop pumping the iron. Your getting too buff. Don't get me wrong," your body is beautiful right now," but if u get any buffer I'm afraid it may become unnatractive. Maybe just stick to 2 to 3 protein shakes ah day and just aim to maintain what u have right now.

[@jimreed3904]

Cool topic...this past year we definitely can relate to this topic as our crew does an annual doe drive management hunt but with limited numbers in our crew this year we found ourselves pulling up topo maps and orchestrating "wind deer bumping" drives to maximize pushes and it really seemed to work as well as when we have historically more hunters pushing... and we absolutely found to your point on how the wind varied off those prevailing directions depending on topo...

[@deercamp3479]

I use a small smoke machine that’s actually for grilling but it’s a real easy way to map your long range wind in different wind scenarios. Make sure you do it after the leaves are down for accuracy!

[@muskogeefisherman]

Guy that leases my land in Oklahoma (I live in louisiana with more than enough public land to hunt than most could imagine) says that he has to change stand locations after the majority of the leaves fall in a creek bottom in late November. He has tried explaining it to me but I think it's more of an experience thing.

[@deercamp3479]

@@muskogeefisherman … yeah I find the leaf cover makes a huge difference with the wind. Kinda like wind hitting buildings etc. it’s a real eye opener when you see what the wind does. Our leaves are all down by late October here in northern Wisconsin when I do most of my hunting . Good luck this fall!

[@DROK0352]

Think of wind flowing like water. If you can imagine what water would do It gives a visual. (I don’t know who suggested that but it works for me) Great vid as usual.

[@jasonwipp2112]

Wind hunting in the Blue Ridge mountains is tough. Just the slightest wind direction change, will equal a huge change in some areas. Up drafts are killers. I have had the wind blow in 4 different directions in less than 2 hours.

[@cielrobinson]

using this to try and take wind more into account when selecting a campsite, thanks for the info!

[@OutdoorsAllie]

Good info, per usual.

[@tbob740]

Great video. I am trying to learn as much as I can about this subject so it’s appreciated. If you do another video on this subject you should do like a cold turkey hunt. What I mean is you know of a property you are going to hunt, you have never physically been to the property however you do a “desktop review” of the property and based on the top map, anticipated wind direction and areal phots you drop a pin on where you think the best stand location should be. Then go out IRL and see how you did.

[@brandonyoung7760]

I was in the woods yesterday at a new stand location hunting off a West wind. The location is at the bottom of the hill on the east side. I seen the tree tops blowing to the east so i thought I was good. Nope. The wind was circling back down to the west and hitting me in my back. I completely got busted. Only thing I can compare it to is how the wind circles around on the bed of your pickup truck. Maybe if the wind is blowing across the side I'm hunting from the north to south or south to north it will be a true wind direction idk.

[@2ndAmdDem205]

Thanks for the info... What sites do you get your topo maps from?

[@Flyingsidekickr]

If you see a purple streetlight, it might be upwind of an evacuation route

[@hillbilly8716]

Dude great info👍

[@yogibear6271]

Boots on the ground. 👍

[@chadsyl23]

Definitely no substitute!!!!

[@camthecameraman5096]

For those who aren't able to physically wind map with boots on the ground, this will help a ton!

[@robertdeis132]

Anyone ever give bubbles a try as a wind indicator?

[@yogibear6271]

No

[@chadsyl23]

No but I imagine they wouldn’t make it very far in the timber before popping??

[@johnsguideserviceandwildou5235]

Thanks :)

[@PaulOgie]

Fill up a vape with doe in heat. Perfect wind indicator with added scent attractant and great taste! By the way, not to be grammar Nazi, but it's Northerly, Southerly, Easterly and Westerly. There isn't an "N" in the middle of any of them. Astonishingly, you will lose credibility just because of things like this. When a guy says, "I seen three deers down in the holler" it's game over. Not saying you're that guy, but just trying to help you not lose credibility.

[@johndenver5029]

Says the guy who vapes deer piss lol

[@Idk65432_]

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