Dec. 29: Hunting Near the Buildings - How Thermals Work | Bowhunting Whitetails w/ Bill Winke

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6 ай бұрын

Using a process of elimination logic that might cause you some brain damage to follow, I arrive at a stand selection that takes us above the driveway down the valley from the buildings. During the hunt, I talk about how thermals work in this hill country and then using wind floaters demonstrate how the wind/thermals change as the hunt progresses. We also see a hunting bobcat, which was pretty cool. It is a spot where we can see a lot of country. Maybe we can see a deer in daylight!

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@easternadventures4254 6 ай бұрын

I’ve had so many deerless sits this year. You keep me motivated to keep pushing and not get frustrated. I love that you are a man of God and don’t hide it. Your morals and values are what we need more of in this industry. Dream BIG!

@easternadventures4254 6 ай бұрын

Also, thank you to Hoyt for allowing Bill to speak about God and not being afraid of repercussions. Been a Hoyt guy my whole life and will continue to support great men and companies

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it. It can sure be tough at times to keep a positive attitude, but it can all change in an instant. One second you are looking at an empty woods or empty field and the next you are looking at a shooter. That is what I love about this. You just never know! Good luck.

@jaseast 6 ай бұрын

I have a piece of land that's really hard to hunt also. I started putting cameras on each plot and stay out until wind is right and a shooter is on camera. Still don't see much and don't hunt it often but the hunts are better now

@fishinbigkings 6 ай бұрын

As crappy as it BIll, its kinda comforting to see that the avg joe hunter on da 40 is not the only one struggling lately, this past week was my idk even know any more 20 + ish sit without a deer between 2 private properties. So it's just been a odd season all around. one thing I have found interesting is at my inlaws farm he has been hunting mornings-late morning and seeing way more deer than evenings which usually in my experience should be the other way around. Well I got one more sit this weekend then thats a wrap for the WI season. Goodhuntin all!

@JJH2385 6 ай бұрын

another day another informal video by the great Bill Winke

@garyg298 6 ай бұрын

Nice vid..Real nice bobcat,imo,a male..I hunted cats for 45 years with my Dad.Bobcats are the best hunters on 4 feet..Thanks for sharing...May the New Year smile on you....

@willnose757 6 ай бұрын

A change of scenery is always nice! The thought of seeing different game from a stand that hasn’t been hunted as often sometimes gives us new energy and more hope-two things that are needed during the late season when there isn’t as much action. This season has been weird here in West Virginia this year too. Patterns have been difficult to establish throughout the entire season. But, no matter what we see (or don’t see), it’s always nice to be in the outdoors and to have the opportunity to see wildlife in their natural habitat. There’s nothing like bowhunting!! Good luck to you through the rest of the season, and best wishes to you and your family into the new year. As always, thank you and the team from Hoyt’s Bowhunting Whitetails for sharing your season with us! Happy New Year!

@Murf1802 6 ай бұрын

Stunning country, I didn't always have to see any movement to get that shiver down my spine, you know I was looking at your last stand location,the box blind in the cut corn, well I always think about if I was a smart mature Whitetail, how would I travel ? to the right side of that picture frame with box box blind you have a beautiful revine between the two high pionts, that would be my travel route and I would come out were the woods is at its closest point to the food, the fast escape route back the way I knew, lol anyway I thought I always had a great pan and I could out smart a mature Whitetail Buck, no way I've gotten beat 95% of the time , but I know it's never about expectations, they'll aways disappoint, That B.C. buck will come in time, not when I think I'm ready, when someone esle decides I'm ready,,! Best of luck, ill be checking in , looking forward to seeing what going on! take care!

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

The key is to always keep asking, "why did he/she do that?" As long as you are always asking that question, you will keep learning. Good luck.

@Pwrcritter 6 ай бұрын

Got my biggest bucks near the homesteads. My bow madness is now bow sadness...cooking up a nice pot of tag soup today.

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear the season didn't produce venison. I appreciate the support and hope you have a great New Year.

@midwesternoutdoorsandnatur8272 6 ай бұрын

What a beautiful piece of Gods creation! I remember reading an article you did years and years ago on entry and exit and that stand is a prime example. Can’t wait to see your place transformed into another whitetail Mecca with all the habitat work you’re doing.

@alexpinnow6509 6 ай бұрын

Better days ahead...happy new year to the Winkes! This mild weather with hunting winding down is making it very hard to not fire up the saw and start working right now!

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

Agreed. I almost did that last week, but I will stick it out to the end now. Good luck.

@warbirdflyerF4U 6 ай бұрын

Good luck Bill and family And Happy New Year 😊

@davidfleer5307 6 ай бұрын

It’s always good to have a stand like that for those last moments of the day and you can just walk to it from the house I have one of those and we’ve got many deer from it. Yesterday day I walked 6 hours through a woods I saw only one deer feeding and didn’t hear any blow at me so maybe they all moved to another country, many acorns under all the leaves the squirrels are enjoying it ✌🏻👍🇺🇸

@kevinfowler6065 6 ай бұрын

Now that’s some serious optimism! My kind of approach.

@doneime875 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful spot to spend an afternoon.

@Biker_1991 6 ай бұрын

Had a good hunt here in Pa this morning! I got a doe ,my first late season archery deer and my buddy got a real nice 8 point buck. His first late season buck! An archery only area on the farm we hunt ,holds a ton of deer escaping nearby gun pressure. Seems if I were you I’d try to get back in the woods and get em where they are on their feet in daylight. Hope you still kill a big one! I enjoy your videos even when it’s a grind.

@ronmacdougall9612 6 ай бұрын

Good video guys,have a happy and safe New Year 🎉

@bobbryant4292 6 ай бұрын

😂😂sounds exactly like what I'd do, I love your logic..lol

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

A little reverse psychology sometimes works! Good luck.

@josephtreadlightly5686 6 ай бұрын

I agree on the weather. Finally cooled a bit 2day & it never reached the freezing point all day. I'm partial to a crosswind @ less than 20mph & prefer it to be between 5-10 & steady. I used to watch the barometer more for fishing & when the wind switches & the barometer rises on the lake I've lived near for most of my life it's done. That's when there's 12" of uce & 6" of snow on top of it & it still affects the fish. It's pressure & human pressure affects deer as we all know. So many factors involved with fish & deer too. Late season I've always resided to this. I can always go 🏡 & put something in the microwave. If a deer makes a mistake it can't do that. They r great spies with an unbelievable sense of survival. If they weren't we would all all probably just scrape together enough tree rats to survive on. Happy New Year to u Bill & the whole crew😅.

@rickwells1131 6 ай бұрын

I am in Plainwell Michigan and tagged out today with a big doe. Thanks to God for that.

@kevinflaherty7592 6 ай бұрын

I actually pulled one of my cameras today that's located between 2 old barns and saw quite a bit of buck and doe activity at a perennial primary scrape area located directly between the barns.a couple up and comer Buck's are on film.never gave it a thought of hunting there until I saw these pictures.will be there next Fall.

@marklohman965 6 ай бұрын

I agree with others on this thread. You exalt God. This has been a disappointing year for me. My main area to hunt, still has standing corn as of 1/2/24. I spent and entire day cleaning out ditches and a creek bottom to access my three stands. Missouri season ends 1/15/24.

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark. I appreciate the support and comment. We end 1/10. I think I will hunt until the end, but probably not every day. You created the perfect entry/exit routes. Good luck.

@bradtheman2862 6 ай бұрын

At least you saw a Bob cat though. He or she probably scaring the deer away lol. I would thought maybe the gun fire might drew them closer to your side of the valley.

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

Brad, it was sure scaring the squirrels. They lit up for at least 30 minutes after the cat went through. Those shots were farther away (at least a mile) but the sound of a heavy gun (sounded like a muzzleloader) carries a long ways in those valleys. Have a great day.

@gobbleknot 6 ай бұрын

Always interesting if not exciting! I loved seeing the beautiful bobcat. During your video of your latest card pull - I was wondering if you get many predator pics. Seeing the bobcat motivated me to take the time to ask. Do you get many pics of predators - coyotes, fox, bobcats…? As always - thanks for the great content. 👍🏻

@scottclark1168 6 ай бұрын

Man that spot looked goid and has bullet proof access,not much season left here in NC over on the 1st,good luck to ya

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

That's right Scott. That one is a natural spot and the deer do use it. Perfect entry (exit could be tough without some kind of distraction though). Good luck to you too.

@stevemlejnek7073 6 ай бұрын

Sometimes the best fishing is right by the boat launch.

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

Yes, that camera had a lot of photos of both my shooters back in October and November and still some in December. That stand is not only between bed and food, but also where the deer (mostly bucks I am guessing) cross the big valley. Good luck.

@guardianminifarm8005 6 ай бұрын

We only have until the 1rst. Sunday is out....church all day. But Saturday evening and all day on the 1rst. Very little daylight activity here still. But a good frost Saturday morning and a dusting of snow. So Lord willing that will put them on their feet before shooting light ends.

@JayN4GO 6 ай бұрын

Great lookout spot. I hope the neighbors didn’t kill all the up n comers. I see there’s a few around

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

There are several. One in particular will be world class if he makes it. He is a 150 inch 2 year old with 12 points. I promise right now that if he somehow makes it to age 5 he will be way over 200". The biggest 2 year old I have seen was mid 140s and he scored 225 as a 4 year old when he died.

@JayN4GO 6 ай бұрын

@@bill-winke that’s awesome Bill. Hope your neighbors don’t watch your videos haha

@alankieffer7631 6 ай бұрын

Awesome spot looks good for gun keep up the grind and the content

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Alan. I think in a normal year it would be good for bow too. I hope to prove that next season! Have a great New Year.

@Raised-Right 6 ай бұрын

Been slow going down here in west central Illinois lately.

@MollyDogg1234 6 ай бұрын

In my experience, when you take over a new piece of property, it can take 5 or 6 years for things to turn around, just because you don't know how much it was hunted before. Your place might be a little quicker being that you've added so much food. But I bet it's gonna be at least 5 years before things start changing in a big, good way. But we all know you'll get it there. We enjoy your videos

@alexpinnow6509 6 ай бұрын

We are so lucky to get to see the transformation hopefully. The few articles and pictures from his old farm detailing the work are very inspiring especially since I just bought my first ever farm.

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

That's what I think MollyDogg. I have owned it for 2 years and it looks to me like it will take 3 more to see the real potential of this place. The habitat work will kick in by then and all the nice 2 year bucks I am seeing on camera will be 5. I just have to stick with the work and be patient.

@Dinkslayer681 6 ай бұрын

happy new year to you and your family Bill. A little off topic, but I had a question: My food plots were about 1 ft high a month ago and are now eaten to the ground. They have eaten just about all leaf material and are now eating the beets/turnips. Is this indicating that there are too many deer on our property? It almost seems like we are a breeding ground...countless yearling bucks running around. Have about 250 acres with ~ 10 acres of food plots 20 acres of standing corn (planted just for deer, we don't harvest it). Thanks in advance

@arthurdirindinjr1792 6 ай бұрын

Im the last guy to ever advise a deer hunter like you Bill But once season is closed unless you're already planning on it, I would advise you scout and determine as close to exactly as you can where the mature bucks are bedding on your land as you will have the three most important big buck scouting aids second only to trailcams and that is big buck tracks in the snow AND the ability to scout ALL of the first 24hrs immediately after the snow stops A big mature buck may or may not show up on your trailcams but he can not avoid leaving his tracks in the snow and tell you #1 hes on your land and #2 where he is bedding And #3 you live spitting distance from your hunting land your single biggest advantage of all Unless of course that isn't a strategy you feel comfortable using I am frankly astonished how little deer are moving in daylight on such low pressure land. I hunt high pressure public land and this year I have bow hunted 14 days OCT 23-29 then Nov 4-10 then gun hunted Nov 18-23 and have ML hunted 6 days and are on day 5 of late season bowhunting for a total of 31 days and 49 sits deer hunting and saw deer while hunting within 200 yards or less on 36 of my 49 sits and saw deer on about 70% of my bowhunting sits But myself and my friend were acceptions to the rule on deer sightings this year as the clear majority of people we know who hunted in both the states we hunt in saw much fewer deer than either of us.

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

It is a good plan. There is only one deer on the entire farm that I know of that is actually mature. There may be two. I wouldn't say he has an overly large body. That makes it pretty tough to figure out which tracks and beds are his. Plus, from what I know, he has a surprisingly big range for an older deer. I do need to come up with ways to hunt more bedding areas but that is always a risky proposition. Things can go south fast if you do it wrong. I will spend most of my winter scouting trying to find as many spots back in the timber as possible that I can hunt without the deer knowing it. On this farm, that will be an intersection challenge. The only really good way to do it here is to sleep at the tree but I am not going to do that with a cameraman.

@kimcabe3993 6 ай бұрын

i know what you’re feeling, i’ve got the same things going on. except in my case the wild hogs down here in south georgia have ruined my season. they have destroyed my food plots and totally disrupted all deer movement in daylight hours. all my mature bucks have been gone since early october and all the piks i’ve been getting are does and young bucks all at night. this year has been a bust. i’ve killed about 40 hogs last spring and you just can’t kill them fast enough with them having 2 litters per year and up to 15 piglets at one time. very frustrating. it can always be worse Bill, you could have hogs. lol. good luck to you.

@donwaldroopoutdoors3665 6 ай бұрын

Not done watching but definitely looks like a great place spend an afternoon, plenty of ground to watch

@natemihlbachler3511 6 ай бұрын

Have you considered spraying all the cool season grass with round up or clethodim on a sunny winter day? Pardon my suggestion I'm on a major habitat kick!

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

I used to do it in late October. I am not sure it would work now. I need to find out if the grass is still growing. If it is completely dormant it won't take in the herbicide.

@natemihlbachler3511 6 ай бұрын

@@bill-winketemps might very well be too low now unless there was a big warm snap. Land and Legacy guys claim a sunny day in Nov. is the best time to kill it. I just can't get myself to be spraying in November for obvious ressons. Would definitely use gly now vs expensive stuff if I did. Really enjoy your stuff. All real life bs free content.

@JavinMullet 6 ай бұрын

My curiosity on thermals has peaked. In your opinion, can thermals create any swirling? Is there stronger thermal pull on large slopes, so as to leave smaller slopes with less pull, creating pooling or pockets of no movement at all or a swirling affect? Or is it such a minimal pull that it all blends together evenly to the creek beds and stays consistent? Love any deep dive thoughts on these topics.

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

Javin, yes stronger the more elevation involved. For example when I used to hunt the front slope of the Rockies in eastern Colorado for mule deer the thermal wind in the morning was 10 to 15 mph! On this farm it is just a drift of air, probably one or two mph. It even occurs on relatively flat land if the day wind is still enough. In that situation the cooler air just settles into the low depressions. It is very consistent because it is not created by high and low pressure, but by cooling air, so the thermals go down when the slope is in shadow and they will rise a bit when the slope is in sun, but keep in mind that the thermals are easily overpowered by the day winds (those on the weather forecast) unless the terrain is very significant (large change in elevation). I can do an episode about it some time to clear it up. Thermals are not the same swirling day winds. I think sometimes people can get them confused. Have a great day.

@aarongoeppner413 6 ай бұрын

Your hunts have been about as exciting as mine, big change from the old IA farm. You’ll turn it into something soon though

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

I agree. I see a lot of potential. How far this goes will ultimately come down to what happens on the neighboring farms, (as is almost always the case) so I am guardedly optimistic. Have a great day.

@karlmadsen3179 6 ай бұрын

For bowhunters, hunting during this part of the season is mostly the dreaming big part and not so much the seeing big part.

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

Yes, Karl you are so right. The odds are not zero so plod ongoing, but they are pretty close to zero.

@ChilcoteForestryServices 6 ай бұрын

Bill, have you tried planting sorhum/milo instead of corn?

@bill-winke 6 ай бұрын

I have. I talked about it a little bit here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mrWBa9VnstuXomw.html I am going to do more of it in the future, maybe plant half that ridge field to sorghum since that plot tends to burn out during the summer. Sorghum being more drought hardy would fit that spot well.