I do use a harness every time, but this time I only put it on later, so I could pull the sled with the deer much easier (it was a big help).

I didn't wear it for the hunt because I was mainly out looking for bear, and New Jersey prohibits bear baiting unless you are on the ground, and also not in a blind or any kind of manually constructed anything. Unless you are 100 yards away from the bait, then all gloves are off.