I place stands where the wind blows from me to a barrier such as a deep ravine, a thick pile of brush, a road, a pond, etc..anywhere I expect the deer not to be. Doesn't always work out. But, that is my thought process when hanging a stand. If the deer are expected to the southwest, I want a southwest wind and will not hunt there in a northeast wind.


If the wind changes, I move to a setup based on the new wind direction. Moving myself to the other side of the tree is not going to help. It will cause is me to turn around the tree to shoot and/or get busted. I still expect deer to travel the route I am watching or to enter the field and feed where I planned. Moving myself from one side of the tree to the other does not make sense to me as the deer are still on the trail where I expect a shot and now the wind is blowing towards them.


I can picture the scenario you describe. Makes some sense if you have no where else to go.