I hunt ag land with small woodlots. I see more deer after daylight at my morning stands if I am in my stand at least an hour before light. Some stands require me to be there earlier. The deer feed their way back towards the bedding areas my stands are near. There is no way to access these woodlots without walking through a field first. I need to be in my stand before the deer start feeding in the fields near my stand. Some mornings they walk by me in the dark, some mornings it's after legal shooting hours. What I do know is if I spook them from the field before light, I see a lot less deer after daylight. Trust me, if I could slip in without being detected I would definitely sleep in!