on the small piece of land i hunt, i have two stands, one by the water source (two ponds with creek feeding into them) and the other about 100 yards away back in the woods by a funnel towards the water source. the stand in the woods is new as of 2 months ago and ive hunted it 3 times so far and seen a handful with no luck. the stand by the water source was very successful last year for the first month and a half of the season.