RE: How late do you stay in the stand?
Early season 1/2 to 1 hour before first light til around 10:30 back in stand by 3:30 til at least a 1/2 hour after dark
Mid season (rut) 1/2 hour to an hour before first light til 11:30 or noon back in at 1 or 1:30 til 1/2 after dark......(all day if I can)
Late season 1/2 hour before light til 9:30 or 10 (depending on how cold it is) back in stand no later than 2:00 til 1/2 hour after dark.