If I was a young man, with big buck fever like you. I'd give it a try. I am not a young man like you but am tempted too.
Does getting into a stand several hours before legal light count? If so I'm with ya. Did that last year and the lazy slob was already in his bed. First time I have ever heard a deer sniff me. He was that close and the night was very still. Took me a step or 2 to realize what I had just heard. He wandered off after I stoped to look in his direction.