Don't hunt down in the hollows, hunt the ridges between them. Hunt above where you expect to see deer in the AM. On cold mornings , they'll bed on the Southern slopes in the sun.
There are about only two ways to truly "hunt the wind" in the mountains, I shake my head when I hear that term , BTW. Those two are on top of the plateau or on long benches where the wind is blowing parallel with the side. Everywhere else all bets are off. Think of wind in the mountains like a mountain stream. The water hits rocks , logs and curves and is diverted, sometime completely reversing it's self. Wind in the mountains is the same as flowing water . I love bluebird , high pressure days with light air, takes your scent up as opposed to damp overcast days where you scent just lays on the ground. I have places if I sent a flatlander he would argue the wind will be all wrong, until he goes and sees how thermals, light air and mountainous terra works. Hunt the wind,
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Hunt structure and edges. Structure would be knobs, saddles, points and hog back ridges to name a few. Edges are most often timber types, say logged area joining a mature forest or lower elevation cedars meeting hardwoods. Any pinch point is a no brainer . Some pinch points may be very obvious like a narrow hour glass . Other may be more subtle like where two timber types meet.
Do not hunt in wide open, mature hardwoods where you can see a great distance. It's fine to set up in them , just be looking into a thicker area. There's that edge thing again.
