On a north facing slope, would the thermals be opposite? Example: Would you want to hunt the bottom of the morning and high of the evening? Since the north facing slope would be the last to heat up and last too cool down? Thanks
It wouldn't be the opposite, but the time of shift and strength of the thermals there could definitely be different. If the sun is warming the air in the valley, the thermals will still rise, but on that north facing slope, they could get tamped down by the cooler temperatures and not be as strong as on the south facing slope. That's a great question because I've experienced some of my biggest thermal delays (9-10 am) on north facing slopes. It really depends on how high up on the mountain you are and what the overall temperature change is.
At our hunt Camp we have a West facing slope right off the back deck, in the early morning with milk weed in my hand I can see the cooler air get sucked down the steep ridge while the sun is rising on the opposite side of the camp. Its pretty neat to see
Don’t know if this question will translate but what if you have say a predominantly north or south wind and your target is on a hill or bench in the east?
I hope I understand this right. If you have a wind coming out of the north and the spot you want to hunt is on an east-facing bench? I would do an evening hunt and get there when the thermals start to drop and set up on the south side (downwind) and downhill from the target location (trail, scrape, etc) you expect the deer to travel on or to. Is that what you were asking?
On the other hand, if the pattern of the deer is morning-focused, you would still hunt to the downwind side, but you would want to be above the spot you expect the deer to be. It all depends on the general time you expect the deer to be there. That could change the elevation. The easiest thing to do would be to stay downwind and drop milkweed going in to see how the thermals are working at that time.
@@theeverydaybowhunter Great. Thanks for the reply. That makes a lot of sense applying what you said in the video. I believe however my experimentation with this may have to wait until late muzzle loader season in Jan after all the gun hunters have stopped for a few weeks
Great video! I took notes! 🤓
Great! Then you'll like the follow up video I'll be releasing soon which dives deeper into timing thermals.
On a north facing slope, would the thermals be opposite? Example: Would you want to hunt the bottom of the morning and high of the evening? Since the north facing slope would be the last to heat up and last too cool down? Thanks
It wouldn't be the opposite, but the time of shift and strength of the thermals there could definitely be different. If the sun is warming the air in the valley, the thermals will still rise, but on that north facing slope, they could get tamped down by the cooler temperatures and not be as strong as on the south facing slope. That's a great question because I've experienced some of my biggest thermal delays (9-10 am) on north facing slopes. It really depends on how high up on the mountain you are and what the overall temperature change is.
At our hunt Camp we have a West facing slope right off the back deck, in the early morning with milk weed in my hand I can see the cooler air get sucked down the steep ridge while the sun is rising on the opposite side of the camp. Its pretty neat to see
Still trying to find out my property
Don’t know if this question will translate but what if you have say a predominantly north or south wind and your target is on a hill or bench in the east?
I hope I understand this right. If you have a wind coming out of the north and the spot you want to hunt is on an east-facing bench? I would do an evening hunt and get there when the thermals start to drop and set up on the south side (downwind) and downhill from the target location (trail, scrape, etc) you expect the deer to travel on or to. Is that what you were asking?
On the other hand, if the pattern of the deer is morning-focused, you would still hunt to the downwind side, but you would want to be above the spot you expect the deer to be. It all depends on the general time you expect the deer to be there. That could change the elevation. The easiest thing to do would be to stay downwind and drop milkweed going in to see how the thermals are working at that time.
@@theeverydaybowhunter Great. Thanks for the reply. That makes a lot of sense applying what you said in the video. I believe however my experimentation with this may have to wait until late muzzle loader season in Jan after all the gun hunters have stopped for a few weeks
@@danfofi2388 Good luck!