Our ML season is in January too and after an auto accident, long walks in the cold don't workout well for me. When its nice i do walk the 1000+ acres we hunt, its about a 2 mile walk to the next stand and no real trail to follow.

The way i look at it....ive walked hundreds of miles hunting over the years and i deserve a break once in a while. Ive let many deer walk away because i was comfortable enough in a stand to wait for the one i wanted....Which isnt always a trophy buck either. Sometimes we intentionally thin out the does if we dont see much sign of bucks before the season.