ive never hunted from a stand.....me and dad find one good spot and throw some brush around and trim some up for a few clear lanes...and make it comfy and make sure we can sit there all day......then we move and just sit in downed trees...boulder piles...or against a big tree...i like to be mobile....but im impatient and young......i know if i could sit 10hrs on end id see the deer im hunting.....but i cant.....ive made it 4 or 6 tops......and i was taking breaks eating lunch and such every now and then....when its not freezing i can sit a long while....long as i have a squirrel or something to watch.....i see deer all the time small game hunting and such before deer season....find out where they are living and what trails they use and come hunting season i never see them becuase it kills me to know they are there and im not seeing them.....next year im working on that........i think it will definently pay off........