My best stand is running along a small creek bed. There are 3 trails crossing the creek within around 200yrds(prob. bec. the banks are pretty high everywhere else). And I can see all of them from my stand. Two of them being within 30yrds. All three cross, then end up intersecting into one major trail. I have had great success from this stand(altho last year was a might slow). I originally found the stand while out squirrel hunting one evening just before dark....I had yet to fire at a squirrel, when a 150 class buck came in, made a monster size rub, walked within 45yrds of me, and left. There was nothing I could do. The next chance I got, I went in and hung my stand and I have hunted it every year since. I never did see him again, but I found one hell of a spot. I' ve killed some good bucks there, and I hunted a nice 8-piont in the area for a few years, but I found him dead this summer . I just hope another moved in and took his place. Sorry to ramble on but I am now a firm believer in these crossings, exspecially if you can find several running into one trail (or the opposite) like I did.