put a ladder stand up ....you can put on a small tree

or go higher. higher the better...when I get busted I find another tree or go 15 feet higher

I could not find my stand the other day too. luckily I marked on the GPS just in case of a dark night. brought me right to the tree. I too was 40 yards off

I blew it a couple times this year already. I have not been busted just waited to long for the perfect shot and never got it.

everyday in the woods hunting whitetails is a learning experience

however they always "appear" on me especially when it is thick....they are like a ghost