One more thing I wanted to add, as for the bait pile, as a protection to yourself, I'd move your stand far enough away that if the C.O. comes to visit, you aren't accused of hunting over it as well. That much bait is illegal in Michigan... I was actually thinking ANY bait was illegal in Michigan, but I'm in Indiana, soI could be wrong. I'll ask my husband because he is from Saginaw, as well as my inlaws all live there.

The last thing you want is to lose your hunting license because someone else can't follow the rules.