OUTDOOR LOGIC WITH BIOLOGIC
Listen to the Breeze Structure, Wind and Treestand Placement
Whitetails are always using their extremely sensitive smell to their advantage and will not spend a great deal of time in an area where the air currents aren’t to their advantage. (Photo Credit: Lynn Bystrom)
“Pink-light” was breaking over the horizon and the timber was waking up around me. I was perched in a treestand overlooking eight huge, fresh scrapes, but I puffed my “wind-checker” and watched the particles go floating off exactly where I didn’t expect them to. I considered getting out of my setup so as not to foul the area – but it was too late. Some dry leaves let me know “he” was headed my way. The buck appeared over the top of the ridge, but because the thermals were now warming and the air current rising, the conditions had switched to being in his favor. The big 5x5 walked in my direction until he came upon one of those scrapes about 18 yards away. With the thermal sucking my scent toward him, I thought I had better take the first opportunity that arose. I held at full draw until it 34
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