IMO yes and no . I hunt about 12 small wood lots and tree lines ,If I get off work a 4 pm I change into a set of camo and am in a stand by 4:30 ,I hunt the down wind edges with my stands 10 - 20 yards in . I have never had a deer wind me , got busted for other reasons . If you hunt like this stand selection must contend with wind and deer feeding in the feild . But if you hunt where you will be up wind from any trails feeding areas ect scent controll is a must ,on days that I have time I put on my scentlock stuff and hunt stands that are in the middle. I get to hunt more on the edges but in the middle I see more deer , about 50/50 where I get deer each year.