Archery deer season opens next weekend here in AL. Last thursday, I moved one of my stands to a corner of a cutover where there is a logging road and a real good trail intersecting. Last year the logging road was covered with scrapes and rubs. It got dark on me when I moved the stand and I did'nt get completely through setting it up, so I went back to finish yesterday afternoon. I also carried my pole saw to trim some limbs and small trees. As I approached the stand (around 5:30) yesterday afternoon, I caught some movement. I stopped and squatted behind a blown down treetop. There were at least 3 large deer right underneath the stand. They exited into the cutover and I waited about 20 minutes before moving on up to the stand. Hopefully, I did'nt spook them too bad and they will return next weekend.