well, supposedly, the articles i have read say that deer have a "blind spot" at around 18' on flat ground, I have a 23' pull rope on my climber so that the botton of my stand is at about 19'. I cant remember the last time a deer saw me, I even had one stand that is kinda in the wide open, and dont have a problem with being seen. If you stick in the 18-23' range you should not have a problem. just my .02 worth