We have to understand what the wind does with our scent.  A common issue we see with the plans we work on are stand locations on the leeward side of hills and in ravines.  As the wind traces these areas, it swirls unpredictably.  Your scent goes everywhere, and its advantage deer.  Deer like to bed in these bottoms and leeward locales, and although the sign is tempting, we must avoid…

Killer stand sites for mature bucks are hard to come by, and usually take some human effort to get them just right.  Security, lanes, blockades, wind, access, exit, social features, rut, preferred food and on and on can help stack the odds.