I try to set up with a large tree or deadfall at least on the side that I think the deer will come down a trail on...Ideally, I find cover on both sides, and thick stuff behind me that deer won't go thru. And I always wear a ghillie suit (allpredatorcalls.com "kill suit sapper," or my ASAT leafy suit, depending on the background cover.
I've had deer look right at me and not see me-it's REAL easy to stay motionless in that chair-especially after I added a Hunt Comfort Scout gel seat to my pack, & just lay that across the seat before I sit down!
I have 2 regular chairs & 1 turkey chair-all are comfortable, but the turkey chair is alot harder for this "seasoned hunter" to stand up from! You young bucks won't have that problem...for a while...
The more "seasoned" that I get, the less I get excited about climbing a tree. We've been hunting in MD the last couple weeks- my good friend uses a climber, & I have stayed on the ground. We've been out 3 mornings so far in an Oak flat with lots of acorns dropping, pines to the west, laurel to the east. So far, he hasn't seen a deer...I've seen 7 so far, but none in the right spot...such is ground hunting with a trad bow, but I LOVE it!
I've shown this photo before, but here's my rig (this was on a rainy day):
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