ORIGINAL: davidmil
It's so easy to blame the stand. Sorry you spooked the deer. It does happen It should have been checked and rechecked when you put it in. Besides that, they probably saw movement.
Learn to read. Just because you are old doesn't mean you are always right. They never got a chance to see movement because as soon as I put pressure on the bottom it broke and made a loud noise which spooked the deer. Should I have looked at it before- maybe. But it was less than 4 months old so maybe not. Oh it is a CLIMBER.