Oh do I have a good story about this. I had permission to hunt a small piece of private property in NJ that bordered another piece of hunting property that i did not have permission for. Even though I was allowed to be where I was, I would leave the stand in the tree and then take the steps with me. Well I skip out of school early on a Monday to get to my stand, it was the rut after all, anyway, to my utter surprise my stand was stolen. How you ask? The dang theif couldn't get to the stand without the steps so he CHAINSAWED THE TREE!!! Yep, cut down this HUGE oak tree to get to my stand and just unstrapped it and went on his way. I was a poor student, didn't have money for another stand so for about a week after I sat waiting for the guy, never happened and my season was over. That was 10 years ago and im still pissed