Tedd, I live in Canandaigua, which is in Ontario County, NY. From here down to the PA line is some really fine deer hunting. The stats show that Yates county produces more deer per square mile than any other in the state. Steuben County produces more deer than any other in the state. The numbers are impressive, but for big racks, ya gotta work mighty hard.
I didn't elaborate on hunting where the wind swirls in my prior post. I had this one public ground with lots of deer, nestled in the bottom of the valley. That was the worst. Never did get a deer. Wind swirled awful. Every 5 minutes, it was different.
But, as others have said, hunting benches works great.
One good spot I hunt is where they side-hill. It seems they ascend from eating corn in the morning, then side-hill before dropping into their beds. This area has exposure to the prevailing SW winds, so I don't have much trouble there with swirls. Plus, on no wind mornings, you'd be surprised that your scent rises up the hill as the warmth of day begins. ... Some book I read said bucks, in pre-rut or rut, often walk with the wind at their back. I've documented that to be true for me. So, when the thermals are rising up the hill so are the bucks.
I think that deer hunting is simply playing probabilities. Choose the highest probability area you have, and increase your probabilities by increasing the hours on stand.