hunting the wind is a little over rated. i hunt here in maryland and i can get a nice mature buck on the grond about every other year.im not the best hunter but i can kill im for sure. sure if your setting up in between a bedding and a feeding you should try to hunt the wind.but the wind mite change.now some people say get down and go somewhere us.well you going to be walking longer then sitting.i can hunt alot and have 100s of deer around me each year.i know when deer sometimes spoke around me its normally because they caugt movement.during the rut most of the time there isnt a rime of reason were that buck mite come from.if you want to kill mature deer or any deer for that manner hunt were they are and hunt as much as you can.also make sure you make it count when he steps out.