Blue Ridge wrote:Bentstraight - Could you elaborate a bit more on why or what other evidence you have found to support that those high, hard to access beds are not wind based ? Just wondering if you personally observed them bedding in those spots on windward days, or whatever evidence you may have. Nice bucks and thanks for chiming in.
Also, sticking to this windward topic. Do you have any thoughts on bucks (in your area / mountains) preferring to cruise on leeward vs windward sides or what you have observed most.
Thank you, and thanks to all the guys keeping thos thread going, alot of good info here for those of us hunting this part of the country
I have observed them bedding on windward sides on some occasions, but i believe that depends alot on what terrain and cover they can use to their advantage. I think there was a little talk of this in the mountain laurel thread on here. The bucks ive observed bedding windward have a sea of laurel on the top of the mountain and they are using that as their security on that backside. 1 situation i have observed this is when you have a parking area at the bottom of the mountain on a leeward side. After a few weeks of pressure on that side of the mountain a buck can eventually get tired of being busted out of there and start bedding on the backside of the mountain with wind in his face and the laurel to his back, he will here anything coming from behind long before it gets there . He could also use that bed when its leeward as well.