Well I like to see those old permanent stands out there. I like to try and see why they made it there. Where would the deer come from? Was there one killed from it? If so how big? When I am scouting and find a nice place where trailers are crossing or a natural funnel area I usually will look around and find a old permanent or some boards on the ground. Since it is all wood I can' t see the harm, unless they are stating that it is killing the trees......now this is just my opinion.....