$f^∗:Bun_{r,d}(T)→Bun_{r,d}(S)$$$f^*:\operatorname{Bun}_{r,d}(T)\to\operatorname{Bun}_{r,d}(S)?$$
The functor is contravariant, as you point out, so we actually want $Bun_{r,d}(-) : \mathsf{Sch}_k^{op} \rightarrow \mathsf{Set}$$\operatorname{Bun}_{r,d}(-) : \mathsf{Sch}_k^\text{op} \rightarrow \mathsf{Set}$ which agrees with the direction the pull-back functor goes.
Yes it means exactly that, e.g. there is a scheme $M/\operatorname{spec} k$$M/{\operatorname{spec} k}$ such that the Yoneda functor $h_M = \mathrm{Hom}_{\mathsf{Sch}_k}(-,M)$ is naturally isomorphic to the functor $Bun_{r,d}(-)$$\operatorname{Bun}_{r,d}(-)$. That means that the set of maps of varieties from $X$ to $M$ exactly 'classifies' bundles of rank $r$ and degree $d$ on $X$. This idea, to my knowledge, originally comes from topology.
$Bun_{r,d}(M) = \mathrm{Hom}_{\mathsf{Sch}_k}(M,M)$$$\operatorname{Bun}_{r,d}(M) = \mathrm{Hom}_{\mathsf{Sch}_k}(M,M).$$
But the $\mathrm{Hom}$ set has a distinguished element, the identity $\mathrm{id}_M$! That means that --— up to the ambiguity which might be involved in choosing a natural isomorphism --— we have a canonical bundle $E_{r,d}/M$ of rank $r$ and degree $d$. Furthermore if you go back and carefully look through a proof of the Yoneda embedding and apply it in this situation, you'll find out that the above actually describes the function
$\{\varphi:S\rightarrow M $ a $k$-morphism $\}=\{E$ vect. bundle of rank $r$ and degree $d\} / \sim$$$\{\text{$\varphi:S\rightarrow M $ a $k$-morphism}\}=\{\text{$E$ vect. bundle of rank $r$ and degree $d$}\} / {\sim}$$
exactly as the operation $ \phi \mapsto \phi^* E_{r,d}$.
$\mathcal{F}(U) \rightarrow \prod_{i} \mathcal{F}(U_i) \rightrightarrows \prod_{j,k} \mathcal{F}(U_j \cap U_k)$$$\mathcal{F}(U) \rightarrow \prod_{i} \mathcal{F}(U_i) \rightrightarrows \prod_{j,k} \mathcal{F}(U_j \cap U_k)$$
$\pi_0 \mathcal{G}(U) = \lim\Big\{ \prod_i \pi_0 \mathcal{G}(U_i) \rightrightarrows \prod_{j,k} \pi_0 \mathcal{G}(U_j \cap U_k) \Big\}$$$\pi_0 \mathcal{G}(U) = \lim\Big\{ \prod_i \pi_0 \mathcal{G}(U_i) \rightrightarrows \prod_{j,k} \pi_0 \mathcal{G}(U_j \cap U_k) \Big\}.$$
$\pi_1 \mathcal{G}(U) = \lim\Big\{ \prod_i \pi_1 \mathcal{G}(U_i) \rightrightarrows \prod_{j,k} \pi_1 \mathcal{G}(U_j \cap U_k) \overset{\rightarrow}{\underset{\rightarrow}{\rightarrow}} \prod_{s,r,t} \pi_1 \mathcal{G}(U_s \cap U_r \cap U_t)\Big\}$$$\pi_1 \mathcal{G}(U) = \lim\Big\{ \prod_i \pi_1 \mathcal{G}(U_i) \rightrightarrows \prod_{j,k} \pi_1 \mathcal{G}(U_j \cap U_k) \overset{\rightarrow}{\underset{\rightarrow}{\rightarrow}} \prod_{s,r,t} \pi_1 \mathcal{G}(U_s \cap U_r \cap U_t)\Big\}.$$
$^3$: See $^2$.