ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Greg..that's good stuff.......
The crux of my whole point in all of this was.....If THIS is what you're considering an ABSOLUTE......
It is possible to get down from a stand and leave the area undetected, I've done it many times.
Isnt it then possible to hunt a stand with a swirling wind and NOT be detected by a mature buck? You seem to be saying he MIGHT see you leave....but he WILL smell you.
If this is what you believe....I respect that.
There is no absolute when it comes to hunting deer.
It may be possible to hunt a stand with a swirling wind and not get busted but it's not a chance that I'm willing to take. Him seeing you at all is bad enough, but I'd rather have him see me leaving than to pin point my stand because the game is over then.