If the wind is blowing hard, I don't have a whole lot of luck in a stand. The deer just don't move as much. So I usually try to stalk into the wind in low or brushy areas that the deer are using for wind breaks. I figure if the deer don't come to me, I need to go to them. I don't bother with cover scents because it makes no difference upwind anyway. My best luck has been around the middle of the day.