RE: what would y'all do? bow or treestand.
BOW for sure. Got my wife into bowhunting about 10 years ago. Can't keep her away now. You can get a fine entry level bow for around $300. You may even consider driving up to Gainesville to the Bear Archery Museum and pro shop (take the Archer road exit off I-75, go left (west) for about a half-mile... it's on the left). It's a nifty place, and they sell some good Jennings bows up there. There also used to be a decent archery pro shop in Melbourne and one on the east side of Orlando. Good luck to you.