RE: How I hunt the wind
A couple times in the stand doesnt mean you have it figured out for future wind directions. I would take it a step further. I have stands that the terrain, maps, everything else says I can only hunt with a NW wind. Over time I have learned that a SE wind is what I truely need for this stand because of the deep ravines and high ridges and whatever that wind does in these areas.
My best advice although its not feasible for all of us, but if you can during the non hunting season, visit you stand sites during all different types of wind directions (especially for those up us with steep hills and deep ravines) to see what wind you truely need for that stand site. Why wait until hunting season and try it out a couple times and learn it then? Do your homework before school starts, not the next day at lunch.