I hate my stand....

I'm using a ladder stand that I can only shoot from while seated. Anyway, I had abig tomturkey run by on the ridge of a hill that was about 35 yards away, yet I couldn't get a shot on him because I couldn't pivot my body in a way so that I shoot from the seated position. I was able to pull my bow back but he was just too far to my right to shoot[:@]. To add insult to injury, after the turkey left, I got out of my stand to stalk up on the group he was trying to join with (about 100 yards to the north of my stand) and not more than 5 minutes (and about 30 yards of stalking), I turn around and look at my stand only to find it is surrounded by 6 deer!!!! I tryed (as quickly and stealthfully) cut them off as they headed down the trail next to my stand but they busted me out and took off back to where they came from. Oh well, that's why it's called hunting and not killing......