Yes you can overhunt a stand or your hunting spot. And imam sure that I do over hunt mine. I only have 15 acres. I have 6 ladder stands, and 2 ground blinds. And the real killer is that I only have one way into my spot. And it's a bottle neck that the deer like to use. So I am pretty sure that after the first week of hunting season, the deer have me patterned. But I really Dont have a choice, I have done the knocking on doors thing, but all them land around here is already taken.