I’ve hunted a river a lot lately, but with my back to it, in most situations it’s pulling the air down. I’ve also been trying Scentlok for two seasons, and this season I had many deer dead down wind that did not bust. I’ve been pretty aggressive about putting it through a dryer cycle before my hunts, based on data so far I’m gonna keep using it. If it were me I’d either try that tree in Scentlok or see if there were a spot for a downwind ground set, but I know in that case you lose the other trails, so sounds like go for it. Maybe the most important thing is trying some arrows from height so the first steep angle shot you take isn’t on a deer… or maybe just don’t hunt crazy high, it still might work. I think I’d hunt high if I had practiced some shots high, or just hunt regular height if I hadn’t tested the shot.
Edit: bring milkweed.