This is sounding better all the time! You are sorely tempting me to come down with a serious illness that prevents me from my work life obligations.
As for my work life, you know I am kind of like the Lorax, so I have to ask....
What are their rules for tree stands and tree steps? I would imagine that it is similar to state and federal land with no damage to the trees and/or no penetrating the bark with hardware. This means no screw in steps and no screw in stand hangers or bow holders. If that is the case we should pay special attention to that rule if we want invited back. Tree health and timber quality can be important as quality deer management. Even if it's not in the rules, I politely suggest not drilling holes into high quality tree trunks.
O.K, I'll get off the Lorax's stump now. I have to go look at my schedule again. What is the deadline for seeking a permit? What if I get a permit and can't show up? I'll go look at the rules again.