I agree with using a tree, but you have to admit that there are certain disadvantages... my main one being for this reason: I have several tree stands at deer train intersections, but at certain times of the year, they're barren. A lot of the deer where I hunt don't even use the trails until WELL after the corn is harvested. I've seen deer daily, but they just wander aimlessly through the woods, they hardly ever follow a set trail. In most books and magazines they write that deer, as a general rule, will normally follow a set route, and they tell you how to funnel deer, read the right trail sings, etc. That's why I wrote an article that follows MY saying: The only general rule in hunting is that there are no rules.