I have 11 different stands total, and at least 2x different stands that will accomodate any wind direction at any given time on my property. Several of these stands only get hunted once every 2 years or so because the windis rarely right in those locations.....but when it is right.....we seeLOTS ofdeer out of those stands because we don't pressure them and haven't educated them.

My father on the other hand only hunts a single stand on the property regardless of wind direction, and by the end of the first week those deer are so educated you can watch them skirt the stand by 50-60 yards walking out of their way in the mornings to avoid the location. It's really amazing to see them adapt to it, and it's because he educates them and doesn't hunt the wind. It's a shame too because this stand produces more buck sightings than any other stand I have ever hunted in my life, but shortly into the season they have him patterned better than he has them.......lol. Someday he might get lucky there in the first few days, but after that time period he sees lots but only gets dinks and does close enough a few times a year.

If primary wind direction shifts when in a stand that doesn't accomodate it, yes........I will get down and switch locations. I am fortunate enough to have property that has terrain features, food sources, and bedding areas that force the deer to move in certain directions and most of my stands will never have a deer coming from an unexpexted direction. I also have enough stands pre hung to allow me to do this quickly and quietly. I'd rather the deer see me walking in a non threatening way while relocating, than have them smell me in a honey hole, with the activity from my father while working around the farm they don't get too weirded out from just walking around unless your in the middle of a bedding area.

It amazes me that people will spend hundreds upon hundreds on top notch open pattern camo and put the stands in a spot that hides them so well, but won't get out of a tree when the wind is wrong. I'd be willing to bet every single person on this board (me included) has been busted by a nose many more times than a deers eyes........maybe a lot of the time you don't even realize it though.