I truly thank everyone for their kind words and Good advice! I want everyone who reads this thread to take something away that will help them later if they find themselves in a similar situation. Do what works for you in your area and for the type of terrain you are hunting. Here's the thing. Where I hunt here in Kansas we have wooded creeks where the timber stretches maybe 40 or 50 yards on either side of the creek. After that it's all open pasture but some of these fields are grown up with knee high or taller grass and weeds. If I get down and get to the edge of the timber I can SEE where the deer is and is going from a 1/4 mile away. And if he walks or runs up the creek I can see that for at least 80 to 100 yards. BUT NOT if I stay in my treestand. I need to a least climb down to the ground level. This is what I'm talking about. I'm going to get down where I can watch that deer. If it's a good shot the deer should die within 5 minutes tops or less. It's the questionable shots that may take a little longer if they die at all. For me, where I hunt I'm going to keep eye contact whether it's with naked eye, binos, scope, whatever. And I'm going to check my arrow right away because most of the shots I take are 20 yards or less.
Live it up! Deerwoods Doug