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<blockquote data-quote="BrentM" data-source="post: 784720" data-attributes="member: 61747"><p>Thanks. We have hound guys that will run for us anytime but my buddy I prefer spot and stalk. It is tough, cats are super sneaky, and can hide with some mad skills. I have only wanted to shoot one other cat in the past 20 I have spotted. The only reason I didn't shoot it was due to not knowing if the female quota had been met yet. It was much larger than this one so I assumed it was a male, but passed on the shot. I did get pictures though. : )</p><p> </p><p>This cat seemed much larger at the time I was estimating size, not very good at that for sure, but it seemed like a shooter and well, it all managed to work out. Whew! </p><p> </p><p>OK, about wind: What I am observing is back drafts and low pressure areas. I call these hides. Hides is the area of the terrain the wind is confused and trying to find balance. If you look at wind at the very top of a mountain it curls over the lip and tumbles into self, like a cartwheel. Further down the mountain there is back draft area where the wind is actually going up the mountain, then the transition or hide area, then the area where the wind is going back down again. </p><p> </p><p>What I have observed is a few different wind directions in a 1000 yard plus target range. For example, near the top the wind may be generally blowing down and to one side, the next area it is coming back up, the hide area is confused and swirling, the bottom is coming back up the mountain etc. I also notice the surge, calm, and then flush. The cycle starts over again. To complicate this even further it depends if the target is one side or the other of the down range ravine. </p><p> </p><p>On front sides of the terrain to the wind direction calculating windage seems pretty straight forward and consistent. However, it is kind of rare you have a target that stays within that terrain feature. Another fun one I encountered Sunday was a down draft on side of deep ravine and I noticed an updraft on the other side. I have no clue what is was doing the middle. I assume the hokie pokie.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrentM, post: 784720, member: 61747"] Thanks. We have hound guys that will run for us anytime but my buddy I prefer spot and stalk. It is tough, cats are super sneaky, and can hide with some mad skills. I have only wanted to shoot one other cat in the past 20 I have spotted. The only reason I didn't shoot it was due to not knowing if the female quota had been met yet. It was much larger than this one so I assumed it was a male, but passed on the shot. I did get pictures though. : ) This cat seemed much larger at the time I was estimating size, not very good at that for sure, but it seemed like a shooter and well, it all managed to work out. Whew! OK, about wind: What I am observing is back drafts and low pressure areas. I call these hides. Hides is the area of the terrain the wind is confused and trying to find balance. If you look at wind at the very top of a mountain it curls over the lip and tumbles into self, like a cartwheel. Further down the mountain there is back draft area where the wind is actually going up the mountain, then the transition or hide area, then the area where the wind is going back down again. What I have observed is a few different wind directions in a 1000 yard plus target range. For example, near the top the wind may be generally blowing down and to one side, the next area it is coming back up, the hide area is confused and swirling, the bottom is coming back up the mountain etc. I also notice the surge, calm, and then flush. The cycle starts over again. To complicate this even further it depends if the target is one side or the other of the down range ravine. On front sides of the terrain to the wind direction calculating windage seems pretty straight forward and consistent. However, it is kind of rare you have a target that stays within that terrain feature. Another fun one I encountered Sunday was a down draft on side of deep ravine and I noticed an updraft on the other side. I have no clue what is was doing the middle. I assume the hokie pokie. [/QUOTE]
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