RE: "Destination" food source = LONG sits
Also, I've got a LOT of experience in this type of hunting... it really depends on what you're after. I've seen mature bucks enter the fields with shooting light left, but just as often they'll stage back in the woods and hit the field edge right at last light.
I've also had good success pulling deer to me with sporadic contact grunts even when they're a good bit away.