Originally Posted by virginiashadow

If you are a right handed shooter, you should position yourself to shoot over your left shoulder. Ideally, in a pinch, I just want to shoot from the seated position over my left shoulder if I cannot stand. I hate being face on with approaching animals. I almost always turn my stand so I have to look slightly left to see the deer as they approach from the predicted location.

I disagree with this bigtim.."Well i face it the way i want to shoot. I forget the wind i have had deer in every way possiable up wind down wind right under me and never had one smell me or atleast not enough to care"

No way. Get downwind of the animals your hunting at all costs.