RE: easy or hard?
There are no easy deer on my property. Lot of time putting in food plots and putting up standsduring 100 degree weather in July. I may only be in the stand for 20 minutes in October, but there is already plenty of sweat equity invested in each deer. However, you will never hear me complain because I love every minute I'm get to spend doing these things.
Besides, just as people have been saying, Once you pull the trigger the real work starts.