Depending upon the stand I will stay in it the whole day, however if I have a hot spot for the morning I will sit there until about 2 hours after sunrise and then move to another stand for the rest of the day. This year is a prime example, I have a stand I plan on hunting for the first 2-3 hours after daybreak that is in a treeline, then I will move down the treeline and cross a small creek where there is a large stand of oak trees with a ton of mast that is also a funnel area between the river and 4 fields. This spot will definantly pay off during even the mid day when the deer like to stay out of the fields and munch on some mast and even better when the rut is on and the bucks will be on the prowl. I may even just hunt this stand all day sometimes.

I have always been of the opinion that you can not kill a deer if you are not there.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club