Nope.

I have a stand that I hunt every year for the last 10. I/friends use itfor bow season,youth season, rifle season, muzzleloader season.... Probably gets sat in 20 times during the year. Always nice deer seen from it every year. Some years multiple bucks are taken from it.

Precautions....We don't need no stinkin precautions! If the wind is right, Just go hunt! While you're saving your stand you may be missing out!