The trail I walked in on was the one with the briars. Yeah, I could've gone in there before the season and cleared the briars from my approach path, but the deer are already in there during the day and going in there spooks them because it's a pretty small chunk (less than 5 acres) of land surrounded by fields. I figured I would just clear them as I went in this morning since I hoped to be there before the deer. The trail is clear now. I wanted my first trip there to be a total surprise to the deer.

As for the vines I tried to shoot through . . . that has always been there and always will be there. There is no way to get to them from the way they're positioned. Yeah, they're in the way, but there's nothing I can do to improve that.

My stands go in and out with me every trip. They're portable, so I move them to wherever I'm hunting.