We have 200 acres and can legaly shoot on about 225 acres. We have 7 guys max inc the owner(he rarely hunts deer). It is very rare that all 7 guys hunt.

I would personaly like to see 3-4 max. I was just about the only guy hunting this Jan and saw as many "quality" (bucks/does) deer in 2 weeks than I did the entire fall season.

IMO using Rifle vs Shotgun might be another key factor in hunters per acre. We are Shot gun only. One problem with too many guys is after 2-3 days hunting the deer become nocturnal or simply vacate the area,particulary the decent bucks.

Something you might consider with a new club.We have done since day one;
We nailed up small piece of plywood to tree. We drew an outline of farm on board.We put black dots with stand # and a nail at each stand location. Each hunter has a copper plated circle with name or initials. Each hunter must hang his tag on stand # before he goes to stand. As a general rule 1st guy to show gets 1st pick of stand. The property owner likes it,prevents arguments,another hunter walkin to your stand and everybody knows where everybody else is.