ORIGINAL: arrow2512
So your just useing that stand to practice your shooting . But you said you don't care if you spook deer there just as long as you can make the shoot at 40 yards .Don't mean to sound rude but it seem to me your wasting a good spot to hunt.
I don’t think you are rude.
I’m hunting from that stand, and I’m practicing from that spot. I visit the area every other week to check my trail cams and check the property. I have to go to the property because it belongs to family that lives 1000 miles away, and I make sure there are no problems with the buildings.
As for spooking the deer; I don’t think I will have a measurable effect because active farms surround the property, and there is more consistent activity on the surrounding farms. Also I will stop practicing at the end of August (or sooner), as the Chestnuts, Acorns, and Apples begin to fall to the ground.