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Post by Dave Leibig on Jan 26, 2006 22:18:08 GMT -5
In my observations, I have noticed that in hilly terrain the wind is constantly changing depending where you are. I live on top of a knoll. The wind always blows in the direction of prevailing winds. I check the wind direction when I leave the house to set traps. I can go to 10 different locations and have 10 different wind directions. I find this consistent. So when I make my sets I almost always use the direction that the wind is blowing, as long as the wind direction is blowing WNW at my house. Lets hear your thoughts on this. Dave
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Post by Itrapny on Jan 26, 2006 22:34:09 GMT -5
I always make my sets upwind of the predicted path of travel so the scent is blown across the travel path. I always check the projected weather forecast's for the anticipated wind direction aswell and will make additional sets accordingly if I think the winds may change on me. No doubt, without having your set in the correct configuration according to the wind direction your catch rate will suffer. You can't catch what they don't smell!
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Post by Scottthetrapper on Jan 26, 2006 22:59:58 GMT -5
I almost always set facing into the wind, WNW. I may put an extra set in real good locals that takes advantage of the southern wind.
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Post by wmthrower on Jan 27, 2006 7:33:45 GMT -5
The wind near me is almost always out of the west or maybe SW or NW. It may change for a day or part of day but it goes right back to a westerly direction in no time. It kind of takes that little element out of the game for me.
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Post by Hawken315 on Jan 27, 2006 8:05:47 GMT -5
Wind direction is very important,second is location.I make my sets where i know that the target catch will travel within 15 yards or so, and let my lure and set drift down wind to them.In my opinion I want them close to the set I don't want to hope that the lure might get there attention over a hundred yards or so..can it happen .yea but ,to me I want to set upwind ,whatever direction that may be at that spot ,as close to there travel route as possible. My 2-cents worth.. J
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Post by Hawken315 on Jan 27, 2006 8:13:35 GMT -5
One more thing,if you can't get that close to their travel route down wind....set as close as you can .....with the prevailing wind going towards them... J
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Post by jsevering on Jan 31, 2006 21:51:00 GMT -5
watched enough tracks in the snow, cut back on a bee line, on a diagonal cross wind as far as ten to twenty feet or so after they passed between two tight sets when the visability aspect of the sets were under a fresh blanket, not to set up with covering windage shifts in mind is counter productive ....jim
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Post by bballou on Feb 1, 2006 20:34:59 GMT -5
W.N.W. is the ticket in this area. I always gang set for K9s and my first set is always put in to use the W.N.W. wind the other sets ( as many as 6 in a 30 yard area) are pretty much eye appeal except one if I can get it in for a east wind. I gang set to cover myself in case there is more than one K9. I have felt bad in the past to have 1 or 2 K9s in traps and see tracks where 2 or 3 more came by. Location---Location--- Location and W.N.W. is whats happenin here.
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