RE: How common are multi-directional stand locations?
I've tailored most of my stands so that they have some type of natural barrier near them that would severely limit deer movement. An example of one would be where I have a stand in a narrow creek bottom. My stand is 20 yards from the creek. The creek is W of my stand and runs N & S. 30 yards behind me, up a bank to the E is a crop field. With a W wind my scent is blown out over the crop field and away from expected deer movement. If there is deer movement to the E of me they will either be in the woods or tight to the edge of the field because they don't like the car traffic on the far E side of the field. Plus, being high in the tree lets my scent blow even further out into the crop field. It's worked good for me so far. I have other stands that are very similar. My scent either blows over the top of the deer or directly behind me, away from the deer.