You could have enough stand locations so you can move to where the deer are. You said you are hunting 7 hunters on 175 acres. Sounds like a lot of land. You could have several stands for each hunter. I own 42 acres, with 3 hunters. We currently have 7 tree stands and one ground blind, with more planned for the future. Rather than sitting in one spot all season, get out and hunt the entire property. I think you will have a lot more fun.

Baiting is legal in Michigan, but I don`t allow bait on the property. I bought it to hunt, not to sit in one spot over a bait pile.

" As a general rule, you don' t make the deer come to you, you go to the deer." Good observation, FL/GA Hunter. Isn`t that why we call it hunting ,not shooting?