This is where rub lines and scrap locations can help you figure his travel directions hopefully you will get a shot before he gets down wind of you And another case where stands are left vacant until conditions are perfect .Your chances of killing a mature buck are at there highest on the very first day you hunt a stand.
If you are limited toa particulartree and its location is not right don't hesitateto drop another tree top across his travel route to force him closer to your location.

Of course then theres that big part that luck plays in all of this. []