I have been saying this for years!!! The wind changes 10 times an hour some days I am in the woods.

And when hunting a food source, which way do you want the wind blowing? If it blows into the field, the does you let pass waiting for Mr. Big will bust you. If it blows into the woods you won't see a deer. If you have a cross wind, that blows half of the entry into the field.

And how many times when you setup for a certain wind direction, do the deer actually come from where you expect them toAND pass on the downwind side?

Now I will agree there are certain stands that lend themselves to hunting a certain wind direction. And others that make sense to stay away from on some days. But most of the time it is going to be a roll of the dice where the deer come from and which side of the stand they pass on. After all, isn't the ideal stand site where many trails come together? You cannot stay on the downwind side and cover all of them. That is assuming the deer are on the trail anyways, which more times than not they aren't.

JMO