it used to drive me nuts that my dad could sit on a chair all day long, drink coffee... and relax while waiting for deer.... and of course he would always be the first to fill his tags...i have gotten better with age and maturity... but i also have developed better stalking and still hunting skills for those times when i just completely lose faith in a stand or set up. sometimes just getting down can make you realize that you had a great set up in the first place and that you need to get back up... or you may find a better set up... but the majority of times... TRUST your first instincts. I've dropped my bow down the stand on a string and had to raise it back up because a buck came out of the woods... just as i lost all faith!