Well, I'll be the first to admit that I do not stay in the stand all day. For one, I'm just far too impatient and like to change scenes for the latter half of the day. Second, I'm much more alert and fresh when I can warm up and refuel for round two. So I'm out of the stand for one or two hours...big deal.

Also, Hunting for me is as much about "hanging with the guys" as it is sitting on the stand waiting for a deer to come by. I like that lunch hour when we get back together and talk about what we saw, didn't see, where we're going next, etc. The spirit of the hunt should be just as important as letting an arrow fly, correct?

When I'm hunting alone, I even cherish that "break time" when I can run to the Quiky Mart for lunch and then take a short nap in the truck. It's all "hunting" to me. I should mention that I try to take this break around 1pm.

I think that since I hunt mostly private family farms, I don't always have the luxury of getting deer pushed my way by other hunters. Based on that fact, I simply do not fret over being out of the stand for a little while.

-Mike