When you're deciding when and where to hunt, what do you focus on the most? Weather forecast? Wind direction? Solunar data (i.e., the "best time" to hunt)?

The wind dictates where I go for the most part. I don't pay attention to the moon or the minor or major feeding periods because I think its a bunch of bull.

1. When I have time.
2. Weather. Colder the better.
3. Wind direction. Once I decide to go, wind direction determines what stand I hunt.
4. Trail cam intel. Cellular trail cams help me know when bucks get more active in daylight hours.

wind direction tells me what stands are available. After that i use other factors to determine which of those stands I'll take.

I go just about every afternoon on one of 3 properties I hunt. Don't do much morning hunting until the rut kicks in. I try to move around to spread out the pressure but the wind always determines the actual spot that I will hunt that day

My main three:

Wind Direction

Who's hunting around me and how their pressure will affect my location.

How long it has been since the particular area in general was hunted.

Right here. Wind speed and direction. After I've satisfied that criteria I go where I have confidence in seeing a deer I want to kill.

^^ What they said, about wind and direction.

Usually when its 3:00pm, i go to the shooting house. Other than that, its just whatever i decide to do.

Wind direction is the #1 factor for me.

Wind direction narrows down the possibilities, then it's which of those areas are still available, then where I think my chances for seeing a shooter are best.

My wife mostly, but after that. the wind and food sources.

Wind is always the main factor for me. How much time i have comes in 2nd.

Although 95% of my hunting is running and gunning elk, its pretty much the same choices as if I were deer hunting...
Wind/weather
Hunting pressure
solo hunt or buddy hunt

When I can go, I go.

what times the soccer moms go for a walk by my stand....

Please explain this wind direction, sitting in the climber the other morning watched leaves blow N,S,E,W in a few hours and for cast called for an easterly blow and that was the direction it came from the least, where I was. Maybe it's better in y'alls world. For me when the wind is dominate from one direction it's usually to windy for me to go, but that's just me.

1. Fresh/hot sign
2. Trail cam
3. Wind

If deer sign is not there, I don’t hunt a spot period.

Thats why i didnt say wind direction, getting it to blow in one direction up here is a pipe dream.