I attempted my first morning deer hunt of the year today. It would also have been my first morning hunt in this particular stand. I say "attempted" and "would have been" because I never got to the stupid thing. I didn't create a path of reflective tabs or orange tape to guide me and I couldn't find it for anything.

I stomped all over an approximately 40 acre area got all turned around and finally gave up as shooting light dawned. I was tired, discouraged, certain (rightly or wrongly) that I had alerted every deer in the region to my presence, and I was soaked in sweat.

Am I the only idiot to have done this?