I know of no better way of ruining a great stand than by hunting it when the wind is wrong.
In certain situations...I can see this.
and in what situations would this be a good idea.
And the damage is not just for a day or two. If a buck winds you he will remember .
HOW can you POSSIBLY know this???
Because I have hunted my woods for fifteen years
If you don't know what spooked a deer you are not paying enough attention. A buck will look right at your wind his head will go up neck stretched out and he will turn and bound without hesitation once he has scented you.
OR when he's scented ANYTHING. Or maybe he heard soemthing you didn't.
So you'll go through an area shed hunting......but you won't take a chance to actually HUNT the stand for years???????? Where is the logic, here???? A deer don't know what season it is.....OR whether you're hunting, shed hunting or playing the game boy in the woods....nor does he CARE! You're there....and that's all that matters, to him. If I'm going in there....I figure I might as well hunt it!
Pay attention Grass Hopper it is called a sanctuary for a reason. I'm checking on what bucks made it thru the year. If I spook a buck in the spring he has all summer to come back . Never hunt a sanctuary never.
All I'm saying is you can do anything you want but if you think you will kill a mature buck without knowing how the wind affects his life you are mistaken.