The mat is facing Southwest, there is a gentle breeze fluttering across the field coming out of the Northwest making this a crosswind blind. The mat is placed 75 yds away from the waters edge where a single gunner is sitting. The dogs must skim past this gunner on the right (R) swim along the shore then exit the water to run a wide land bridge next re-entering another piece of water to angle across a wide channel exit at the opposite shore where the bird is planted near a heavy plume of cover. This blind is averaging 4 mins a dog.