I shot a deer last week from the ground. I took the top part of my climbing stand with me in set up just inside a pine thicket looking out on to a cleared powerline. Shot a doe and passed on about 5 small bucks and couple small does. Came back and hunted in the exact same spot 4 days later. saw about 35 deer in all, never was spotted. I used the darkness of the pines, and grabbed some brush in the area and piled in front of me. I saw a bunch of good deer, and one shooter buck, but couldnt get a shot as he came out of the pines on the otherside and droped down a hill. It works, just play the wind, it swirled once on me, and all the deer left, then it switched back and they all came back out again.