RE: Reading while on stand
I read on stand, but not all the time. If conditions are very quiet I never read. I will also read in spurts, if nothing is happening in the woods I tend to get bored, call it side effect of stressfull work, i just can't relax and just sit there all the time. When I get fidgety, I will read a chapter, then stop. I also look around every page or couple of paragraphs.
Have deer snuck by me while reading? Don't know
I have shot several while reading. Its a simple matter to either drop the book into my pack on teh side of the tree, or put it on the stand seat as I stand up.
It allows me to stay longer and fidget less during fidgeting times.