trac209- I can sympathize re the other hunters. Been there; had that happen, and there is not a lot you can do to combat ignorance.But I've seen the other side too, where a guy apologized profusely for blundering into the area I was watching from my stand. This fall, about 2 weeks ago, my son scouted out a good stand location for his portable. We went out last week to hang the stand and in a tree 10 feet from the one he had picked was another guys stand. What are the odds in an area the size of the Sandilands!!! We managed to find another location.

Hope if you go for rifle season, your luck is better.