MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • November 12, 2023
Wind direction is a critical component of any deer hunt. The best option is often – though not always – to have the wind in your face. Deer know far better than we do how to use the wind to their advantage, so more often than not they’re going to beat us. However, they may be more likely to make a mistake when the advantage seems clearly in their favor. And sometimes, we just get lucky. A buck that approached my stand in the fading daylight came from almost but not directly downwind. It didn’t end well for him.~ Bob Humphrey