Shooting in wind is one of the most daunting tasks bowhunters face. However, there are a few things archers can do to mitigate the effects of nature’s blow.
One of the concerns regarding wind farms back before they became a fixture on the Midwest landscape was their potential effect on animal populations,especially birds. There have been some incidents that seem to validatethisapprehension. Wind turbines have killed an average of 67 golden eagles per year in the San Francisco Bay area. (Perhaps that's a stat to tuck away for the next time a greeny suggests lead ammo isharming birds of prey.)
Is wind energy bad for waterfowl? It's something we've discussed here before, and a North Dakota study by Ducks Unlimited and the United States Fish & Wildlife Service in North Dakota found that when wind farms are placed on wetlands, breeding pairs of ducks are reduced by an average of 21 percent.
Leupold’s brand new laser rangefinding binocular, the RBX-3000 TBR/W, boasts the ability to measure distances as great as 3,000 yards with the company’s True Ballistic Range/Wind (TBR/W) technology.
The VX-3HD CDS-ZL gives you more than your money’s worth. If you’re an old-school (or at least older) hunter who’s settled in with your old scope, you might want to entertain a roving eye in the scope realm.