Getting in a stand for me is being able to get away and relax. It' s a chance and time to relax and just let my mind drift. If I am hunting in the evening, my heart and mind starts racing as it starts to get closer to the time the deer start to move. Since we are allowed to bait, I will watch the birds, squirrels, turkeys, coons or whatever come to the corn pile. If I am hunting one of my food plots, I still like to watch whatever nature shows up to eat the clover and beans etc... It also gives me a chance to watch the shadows as the sun starts to rise or fall and think about better placment of my stands. Deer huntind..........ain' t it great!!