WOW you have some tenacity!
Okay…tell us about your treestand placement. It appears that spot is a real hot spot, what is making so many deer move to that spot? There has to be some kind of terrain feature or food source that’s bringing them around there.
1.) Is there a saddle on the ridge?
2.) An easy to transverse draw that leads to the ridge?
3.) Does the vegetation change from hardwood to softwood?
4.) Do the trees change from second growth to old growth?
There something there, can you identify it? Why did your dad and Tony pick that spot?
Congratulation!