Welcome to the board. The wind can be your best friend or your worst enemy. I always keep a piece of thread either on the muzzle of my rifle or hanging from my bow. The slower the wind is blowing the more likely they are to wind you, your scent is more concentrated, the faster it blows the quicker it dissapates. Getting off the ground helps, but even 30 feet off the ground you can get busted if the wind is blowing in a deers direction. I know you will see all kinds of claims about sprays and suits that eleminate your scent or cover it, but if the wind is blowing from you to the deer, YOUR busted!! Always make sure the wind is blowing from the deer to you, or at least a crosswind. Stay as scent free as possible, but remember the deer can smell you no matter what you are wearing if the wind blows from you to them.

The Tazman