About how people hunt the wind exclusively to prevent being busted. That is a given I understand. But then you have the die hard that says he will not hunt a stand if the wind changes while he is in said stand. If the wind changes, he leaves and goes to another stand in favor of the wind conditions. Well, my question is, how often do you think getting down from that stand and moving has caused you to get busted or worse you see the infamous white flag of a 150 class buck as your feet touch the ground?(This deer was probably coming in from your upwind side even though you thought you had him figured)

Just looking for some opinions/tactics here.

LT

I agree with you there, if the wind changes on me, im defenitely not getting down and walking to my other stand. You have a waaaay better chance if you just sit up there and wait. Who knows the wind might change again.

I think the point is if your wind is blowing to a known bedding area or an area that you know the deer are currently using. I hunt where my wind blows over a fence to a sheep farm and I face a thicket- If the wind changes to my back- I eject.

I always hunt the wind...I check the weather before I go, I get on the computer and check which way its blowing or check my weather radio...
Occasionally they are wrong but its not the norm...Fortunately I work for myself, so if I decide to go at the last minute, the only person I have to ask (or let know) is the wife...

I know which way the wind should be for each of my stands, if it's wrong, I will not hunt that stand.

If the win changes I move. Do I spook some deer on the move? Maybe. But thats better than sitting there blowing in their face for the rest of the day.

I grew up hunting the mountains of the shenandoah valley in VA where apparently there is no such thing as prevailing winds. If I climbed out of my stand every time the wind changed directions, climbing up and down trees would be all I ever accomplished. It seems to be a little easier playing the wind in this part of MD...without the mountains.

Depends on stand position and the area you hunt. One spot I hunt has deer everywhere. If they don't come from one direction they may come from another. Changing stands in the middle of a hunt is up to the individual. If I do it I'll back out go back to the truck or the cabin take a break for an hour or so then go back out to the new stand where the wind may be more favorable.

What about scent-away and all that? Does anyone not put complete faith in those anymore?

I hunt in the mountains and you never know which way the deer or the wind will be blowing.I always stick around.

Sure, I do all that but it isn't foolproof, hunting the wind is your best bet. The longer you sit on stand you'll put out scent especially from your breath. The carbon suits are not 100 per cent they're just help.