Setting Up stands really early?
I have always heard that you want to get all of your stands set-up as early as possible so it gives the deer time to get use to the changes. I have been thinking about this and my friends dad usually sets up his stuff pretty early but last year he found a spot in the middle of the season and did some serious trimming and put up a stand. A couple days later he saw five bucks out of that stand in one morning. Then I got to thinking that this is only neccessary for big mature bucks but that can't be because the big bucks that are on your property during the summer will be gone when they shed there velvet and others will come on the property.
So I guess my question is why do you think it is important to get your stands set-up so early instead of going out maybe mid september when all the bucks still are in groups and getting ready to split up.