Things I've learned in a VERY early bowhunting career:

1) ONLY go as high as it takes to get GOOD COVER. I try to think about what the deer will be looking up at when I set my stands or my climber. If I've got good cover at 12-14'.....I'm not going any hgher.

2) NO ARROW REST NOISE. Anything discernable by ME is CERTAINLY discernable by mr. antlers and ms. nannie.

3) TRY to have a big tree very near the one you're in. It'll give you a good chance to draw (when your target is behind the one mentioned). I'll give up better cover to get a tree with one very near to it.

4) Don't "over-bow" yourself. I have a hard time with my 14 yr old. He wants to pull more and more draw weight (which I fixed by getting him a bow with max. 60# limbs). If you can't look straight at your target and draw it straight back......you're over-bowed.

This year vs last......I've backed off of some of the places I know deer are going to be coming from a little. I'd RATHER be a bit further away......to help on shot angle.

I try to think about all of these things when I set a location for myself and my son to hunt.

Jeff