When I lived in Missouri I used to hunt a buddies land. He had all of his stands setup to overlook the fields, then had shooting lanes cut into the woods.

I had setup 2 stands in thick stuff where I knew deer were moving through. Average shot was probably 20 yards all the way around.

He has been skunked on his own land ... I have not. Of course this doesn't hold true everywhere. You just have to hunt where you know the deer will be.