bassmaster's right. strong winds or not, the deer around here move in the afternoon anyway. 2 nights ago I rattled in a very nice 8 point buck in 20 MPH winds. And he came from straight down wind. Scented me at 60 yards and was gone. Try setting up with the wind quartering away from where you think the bucks are. You might get lucky, but watch your back and don't smoke a cig like I did! LOL