Sometimes overlooked and you maybe know it but make sure your stand is facing the direction you think deer are coming from. That way you are not silhouetted and your outlined is masked by the tree. Sounds like mostly pines by youbut what I do sometimes is, cut oak branches from an oack tree that still has leaves. I buy a few littleconduit"U" holders and screw them into the tree trunk and place the leafy oak branches in them. Breaks up your outline and oak branches then hold their leaves