Im rather curious, how many of your gentlemen regularly use a climbing tree stand?
and do you feel its huge asset ?
theres certainly large areas in the southern united states with the strait trunk type type of trees and the intermittent open areas where deer feed,
that make the use of an elevated stand and its far greater visual access into the surrounding brush, a noticeable advantage.
in many areas theres network of dirt access roads so you rarely will need too back-pack a climbing tree stand over a 1/2 mile from a trail access,
to find a decent area with a suitable tree to use.
find an area with good feed or terrain features that mandate the deer travel through the area to reach feed,
water or bedding and cover or avoid hunter pressure, and your odds increase/
many areas I hunt in mid and northern florida look similar to this, with a decent revolver you can in theory control access too,
about a 200 yard diameter circle,in any direction,or about 6.5 of an acres, if you have the ability to consistently hit a deer vitals sized target
swap to a rifle with a 300 yards range, in any direction, and you in theory control access of over 50 acres, Ideally youll want to get 15-30 feet of elevation
