Thread: Wind reading accuracy while hunting

I’m pretty hesitant these days taking shots on animals in obvious wind. If it’s calm enough then i’ll stretch the legs but if there’s a decent breeze or ‘wind’ then I reel in my expectations. Let some good stags walk back in July at 5 - 600 where on a good day they would have been dead but it was just too windy and risky at the time for a shot. Learnt the lesson a few times, especially hunting when shots are often in random and completely new places. Different if you have experience with a certain position and target area in different conditions - IE you know what to expect. I get a lot of satisfaction pulling off a good long shot but I also get a lot of satisfaction going back to my bush stalking roots and getting close enough to confidently put the shot wherever I want.