Wow! You guys are all great. There is a lot of good advice and information here. Thanks again.

I'll be hunting public land probably infrequently until I get "the fever". My family has som land dwon in MS and they tell me the deer is plentful down there. I was told to use steel stands but that Summit Goliath stand looks like a winner. Relatively light Aircraft aluminum with a 350lb capacity. This hobby is expensive! After bows, stands, camo, and scent$$$. Can't let the missus know what I'm $pending on this!