WE have several box stands or we call them condo stands on our lease and the deer do not seem to care one bit that they are there. I killed a nice 7 point out of one this year and many of the other guys have had luck with them as well. We have 53 stands of which 8 are the condo stands and I would say that 50% of the deer we kill are out of the condo stands. Sugarmtn, ours do have roofs and are completely enclosed besides the windows. These do make great stands when the weather is not great.