Three times this year I have had bad winds for the stands I was in at the time. In the "olden" days we would just give up the downwind side and hunt the remaining three directions. With all this new technology in scent elimination and cover I have found it really does help...a lot. I shower before every hunt...wash clothes and use baking soda with each washing. I brush my teeth with baking soda being sure to floss and have even used the new scent cover gum which does seem to help with the breath some. I use two layers of Scent Lok, including hat and face mask. I also wear knee high rubber boots to reduce as much boot scent as possible and always spray them down with Carbon Blast before going out, including the soles. All of this rigmarole has paid off as each of the three hunts I have had pretty good luck with deer coming through downwind. Quite a few deer in fact.Now, please understand that all the scent elimination in the world does not seem to translate into it making you scent invisible. But what it does do is to make your scent so diluted so as to make that wise ole doe think it is still human scent, but from a human no longer in the area. I watched as does repeatedly would pick up traces of my scent. Looking right at me. Become very curious. They would walk away and come back (I also had some synthetic lure out) repeatedly. Only once, after inspecting the scent for 5 minutes did two does and fawns scurry off..and they did not snort and blow like they would if they had a good scent. So I would say try to avoid hunting stands with unfavorable winds when possible, but when that isn't possible just go for it. And always do everything possible to reduce human scent.