I am not inclined to use hang on stands and I am not crazy about ladder stands although I have hunted from them, if they are a double with a big foot area they aren't bad. I build permanent wooden tree stands about 12 feet or so up. I know you can't move them around but if scout around you pick a good spot near a funnel they can be very effective. I build one big enough for two so my grandson can hunt with me. I put handrails all around for safety and use camo material all the way around. I just had to build a new one because the spot I was hunting on, a small 10 acre plot on a 120 acrea piece of land for the last 10 years was sold and the new owner did not allow anyone to hunt his land because of hs steers. I killed at least one deer out of the stand every year and some times two, one for me and one for the landowner. I scouted several areas for a couple of weks and found another spot on the opposite side of the property overlooking a wooded ravine w/ a stream, woods and a field. There are 5 different deer trails, heavily used within 25 to 40 yards of my new stand. I had my grandson out for PA's youth doe season and we saw many deer and he missed one. I am anxious to be in it during our regular deer season. Here is a couple of pics one from each side. Staying in one spot has worked very well for me for a lot of years. I do not aspire to kill a huge rack deer, I hunt for large bodied deer of either sex for food and fun. The leaves you see are oak but the stand is conected to 3 hickoty trees.