Cover rules for me too, especially for those rut stands you hang 3 months early. I've hung some before then went back to hunt them in November and been like "oh no, this ain't gonna work"' because I stuck out like a sore thumb. I like trees at least as big around as me, or with limbs that are at stand level. Going high (22-25 ft) works most of the time but not always. Double trunked trees are my favorite. It's about that time, the excitement of hanging stands and then waiting for the perfect time to hunt them. I also typically hang most of my stands before or during a rainstorm when deer are hunkered down and all my scent is washed away because no matter if you wear rubber boots or scentlok, whatever, if you hang stands in August or September you are gonna leave tons of scent everywhere. The sweating, ticks, mosquitoes, and chiggers is the part I don't look forward too.