Yes.

The wind is easy to predict under normal circumstance.

However, very few, understand thermals. Thermals end more days a'field than most care to admit. And many don't even know.

Heck.. I understand them well. And am an fanatic with my scent control.. and they STILL screw me from time to time. Once already this year![:@]

The fact that another hunter does one thing that most hunters don't do is not something you should think you can get away with.

ALL properties are different. Understand the whitetails that live there.

I've hunted ALL over. MANY different locations. I've hunted areas 20 minutes apart where you'd think you were hunting 2 different animals. Spots where 2 yr. olds act like 1 yr. olds (not very intelligent).. and spots where 2 yr olds act like 5 yr olds (very very cautious).