people get lucky. Deer make mistakes sometimes. But if you’re looking for evidence it’s best to look outside your experience to multiple peoples data, not just your own. My personal experience has often led me the complete opposite way of what turned out to be correct!
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Best hunter I know will only hunt each stand once (maybe twice) a season with perfect wind for the reasons you state. People overhunt stands almost guaranteeing a big buck won’t come by it because of the scent left behind.