I was hunting in Iowa once and got to my new hunting area late. I didn't have a stand in and found a good spot to set. There wasn't a very good tree to put my lock on tree stand in. I screwed in my steps and climb up the tree, hook my stand on and it was leaning downwards so I unhooked it and redone it, still wasn't right done it again and than pulled my bow up. I looked out in front of me and there was a big 8 point (130 inches) was walking right up the trail at about 25 yards. I quick pulled out a arrow and made a very good shot on him. He must not of never heard me putting up my stand up are seen me. The buck ran down the bluff and I heard him fall dead in the creek. I took my stand back down and walked down the bluff to get my deer. It was one of my shorter hunts, but I have had funnier things have happen to me out bowhunting.