Looks like a promising place, especially if there are acorn bearing hard woods along the edges of that bottom.

I'd take the time to make a thorough scouting of the entire area, looking specifically for trails ... old and new. The new trails, obviously, will be tracked up. The older ones may as well ...but the older ones will show up as depressions more or less, sort of like grassed over cow trails through pastures. The older trails usually will have 1-2-3 year old rubs. These are good places to keep an eye on for sure.

Hopefully you can find some fresh scrapes and rubs, though through out most of north Alabama the peak of the does' estrus is about gone now.

For sure you need to play the wind in your set up. Just because you can get up 20-30 feet does not mean that deer cannot pick up your scent. The direction that you go into and out of your stand can be just as important. You can have the perfect set-up, and then by choosing the wrong route in you can blow out anything bedded or feeding close by as you ease in.

I suspect that the deer will be cruising the edge of that wet area rather than crossing it as a rule. However they will definitly use it as an escape route. If not too deep or have too mushy a bottom ( if there are dry areas in there), there could be a bedding spots in there.

Preaching time now .... You may already have this as a habit. Hope so. If not, always use a quality safety harness when you climb. I have personally dealt with the results of both a brother and a good friend not using one and believe me I do not want to go through that again. Neither were killed or permanently paralyzed, but both suffered serious and life threatening injuries that required months and months ot get over. And personally, I'd avoid that "wooden" stand that is in the group of trees like the plague. Even if new and sturdy, these sort of stands take a structural beating during windy conditions because the trees twist and sway ... and nails/screws can pull out of a green tree in heart beat.

Good luck. Heck if you don't have any luck on deer, this looks like a heck of a wood duck hole !