I agree with the others. Sooner or later you will find that you are more successful if you routinely move your stand to meet the patterns. I, like most others, have stands up and ready to go for the opener, but will not hesitate to move around after the first couple days. The only real advantage to setting it up early, is to clear lanes, or be SURE that natural openings are good enough - so that you do not have to do it on opening day.

I have a couple stands that are permanent, or portables that never move. They are in historically good areas that at different times during the season WILL be productive. The real trick is to only hunt them when they are productive, and lightly at that. I also try to locate a Hot, early season area for my climber, and put it in at least a few days ahead of hunting it on opening day.

That being said. I approach every hunting day, like I did not have a single stand up and ready to go. Be ready to move into a hot area with a portable hang on, or climber. Like I'm sure has been said on this board 1000 times.......... the first time you hunt a location, is the best chance you will ever have at harvesting a deer.