bowman15

Here's my .02;

I hunt a river-bottom in a state-park. The river runs east-to-west, and I've seen alot of the bucks I've seen when the wind is out of the north. I'm assuming it's because they have the river down-wind of them, and they can see danger coming at them from the river (or lack there of?), and yet they can smell danger coming from the one drection it CAN come from, so, I've always thought. So, I hunt setups nearer the river. I usually put my stands 20-30 yards from the river-bank and try to take advantage of them traveling close to the water. And it's thicker down there than anywhere else in the park! But that's where I see the deer.

So, I guess to answer your question, I pretty much hunt the wind, with the water on the down-wind side of my setup.

Other than that, I'd just setup a few times and keep my eyes open and watch for movement. I'd adjust my setup according to where I see the most traffic.

Anyone have more/better advice, I'd like to hear it too.