Pros and Cons of Hunting Elk in a Strong Wind

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PROS:

1. There's no doubt about which way your scent in being blown.
2. A strong wind can mask the sound of your approach.
3. You have a better idea of where the elk are (hunkered down).
4. If you are successful and need to leave quarters in the field for later pickup, it is much harder for scavengers to find your quarters in a strong wind.

CONS:

1. Wind chill.
2. Much harder to make a long range wind call in a strong gusting wind.
3. A strong gust can potentially knock you down while hiking, especially when you're crossing an area with difficult footing.
4. If you're carrying a pack with a large cross-sectional area the potential for you to be blown down increases dramatically as the cross-sectional area of your pack increases.
5. Strong wind blows junk in your eyes.
6. Increasing danger while hunting in wooded areas of trees being blown over on top of you.
7. There is always the potential for a strong wind to get much worse. Once every couple of years in my area we get winds with gusts approaching 100 mph.
8. If it starts snowing you could suddenly get markedly reduced visibility i.e. blizzard.
9. It is physically much more tiring to hike in a strong wind.
10. Much harder to glass without some sort of support.
11. Sometimes it's quite difficult to glass because strong winds can cause your eyes to tear.

Feel free to add your input to this list...