Tell the first landowner you don't drink and not to believe everything you hear...sounds like the OTHER people are trying to get you pushed off the hunting land..

#2 find a heavy trail and put your stand in the tree line but with a clear shot...clear shooting lanes...if you can put a game cam near where you want your stand or where the stand is if you can use that one. see what comes through there and when...and adjust accordingly! good luck!