The closer I can get to my house or truck or road the better for me as far as recovery goes. The places where I hunt hold nice deer during the rut so there is no need to go very far into the deep forest. I have gone deep but by the time I get there with my climber I'm soaking wet and will have made to much noise so it has not paid off so far. Still hunting is what I do if I go deep now and I travel light.