I am so aggravated with the wind. Is this a Florida thing or does everyone restle with the same problem? I am very careful about hunting the wind but it seems to swirl so bad, I can't avoid it. Yesterday, I hunted a spot that was suitable for an east wind b/c my scent was getting blown into an open field behind me. I expected deer to approach to my left or in front. The east wind would work well.

When i got there, the wind was from the east but would frequently give me a blast from the SE, which wasn't great since it would blow my scent toward my left (one of the anticipated travel patterns). It then started blowing from the south, which was even worse. Later, it became WSW, blowing my scent in front of me, where i expect to see deer. I even had a few blasts from the NE, which wasn't really a problem, but the point is, I try to hunt the wind but the wind doesn't cooperate. All of this shifting occurred between 5:30 and 7:30pm (2 hours).

Scent control doesn't work too well b/c the florida heat is bad this time of year, so a short walk to your stand and you are very sweaty. Anyway, one of the SE gusts blew out a decent 8 point that was approaching. I saw him (and he smelled me) at 130 yds.