I get off work at 3:30. I get to my stands around 4:30 or 5:00. I have yet this season (11 hunts) to see any deer before 6:30. I live in Missouri and last shooting light is around 7:20 right now. I stay in the mornings 'til 10:30 if I am in the timber. Every stand varies though; Bedding area, feeding area, transition zone, rut, pre-rut, etc. I will stay all day long in the timber during the rut. I just sit and write a journal about the day/years events on a little scratchpad to pass the time. Many a deer have interrupted my pencil.