wind help

[ck2128]

This will be my first year to do some serious archery hunting. I've upgraded bows (Switchback XT) and am more prepared this year than any other. One question I was always puzzled about: you always hear the phrase to hunt downwind; which makes clear sense. However, in the area that I hunt in Texas, deer could come from any which direction of my treestand. Lets take for example I have a food plot with a brush line. I was thinking about putting my treestand on the brushline. If I do so, the brush from where the deer come from is to my North, food plot to my South. Here in Texas, the wind basically blows either from the North or South. Do I want to hunt the south wind which would put me downwind for when the deer are feeding or a North wind to where they don't smell me when entering into the food plot?
All's help is MUCH appreciated.
Thanks

 

[ONHunter]

In these cases, I like to have the wind blowing into the field (it's just the lesser of the two evil's). A higher than normal stand placement might be called for, and practice at this height. Try to place your stand within the brush line and not right on the field edge. Have multiple shooting lanes cut, so you can shoot before you're winded. Hope this helps.

 

[Wiszard]

I've never hunted that way but arent you aupposed to place your stand over a well used trail where they come into the food plot? If thats the case you'd want you wind to be blowing from the brushline INTO the food plot. If your wind is blowing into the brush they will smell you before they even make it to the food plot.

 

[ck2128]

Thanks for all your help and responses. In response to Wiszard: there is no way I can put my spot on a trail and hunt the trail. I hunt in the shinry and the deer don't have a set trails they utilize. If they did, they would have over 20 trails used for the food plot.

 

[Wiszard]

That blows!

 

[lve2143]

Where you at in Texas?

 

[ck2128]

Central Texas - Abilene area. I actually hunt in Jones county, just north of Merkel in Noodle, TX. You wouldn't think there was a deer in the area, but the body and horn quantity is awesome.