I'm guessing as much time as you've been spending in there he already knows your there!
You've got a LOT of very knowledgeable people that have been telling you this for WEEKS. Listen to them.
What's the baiting law in VA? Does your bait have to be GONE 30 days before the opener? Or....do you have to stop baiting 30 days before the opener?
so I dont see any reason to go back to that stand for anyhing but my camera.
"IF" your camera stays there until mid-Nov......I'll be pleasantly and EXTREMELY surprised.
Maybe you could explain how I could have done it better? Ater all, I did it in late afternoon when he was out and about feeding, ect.
Well....you could have done it a lot earlier. You could have done it at mid-day when he was most likely NOT to be in the area. You could have waited for a rain storm to lessen your scent intrusion. You could have gone in in the middle of the night.....when he was out of the area, feeding. You could have worn rubber boots.
If he's supposed to be on his feet, feeding, he has a better chance of seeing YOU than when he's supposed to be bedding.
I'm NOT trying to chastise you. I'm trying to help. So are a LOT of others.