I have been using them for going on 10yrs and have taken deer the same day I put it up!!! I have put up the night before and taken deer the next AM. If you have a spot that has deer activity and can get in and put it up quietly, do so and hunt straight out of it then!!! My brother killed a deer 3 yrs ago from the pop up blind before he was done setting it up!!!! Cleaned the deer and took blind almost up back down and loaded back up on 4 whlr.