My rule is I never hunt where he lives in the early season. I want him to feel safe and secure, once the rut starts I will go in after him. I set the stand in his bedding area in March or April. I cut my lanes clean up my tree and put the spikes in. Right around Aug I sneek out in my Scent-Lok and rubber boots and cloves and put the stand up. I wait until the pre-rut starts then I hunt the stand only in the morning and the wind is correct. This tatic has got me two nice bucks the last 2 years. Great book called "Hunting High Pressured Whitetails". The guy is from Michigan were I hunt and his tactics really work.

Gary