Zak, have you patterned the deer? Do you know where they are feeding and bedding? If so - Set up somewhere in the am where they will be returning to the bedding area. Do the opposite in the PM. Pay close attention to the wind and do not hunt a stand that is wrong for the wind that day. Good chance they will bust you otherwise - but not all the time. I know what it's like to play the waiting game. I've been out 3 times and had shots at at 15 yards or less at 13 deer so far. Opening Day 10/15 saw 0 deer in AM (wind changed on me) but saw 8 in PM at different stand (based on wind and i was on the ground) 6 gave me shots but they were all does so I let em walk (had 1 6 feet from me eating apples that fell from the tree. 2'd time out PM hunt had 2 more does I coulda got at less than 10 yards. Went out this AM saw 6 does an 1 5 pt buck. Had the 4 does and the 5 pt in front of me for over 30 minutes at less than 20 yards (let em all walk). I'm still waiting....lol. I've never shot a doe and the 5pt is too small (my criteria). Besides the rut is not here yet and if I shot that lil 5 pt I'm done - I'd rather wait till the rut kicks in and take my chances on seeing a big one (8 or better for me). So waiting is part of the game. There has been seasons where I passed small bucks up like the one today and never got a shot at a bigger one - therefore no deer that year (Now thats a long wait!!!!). One of the keys is that you have to do your scouting and find their travel routes! Travel routes change depending on the food source. (Find the Food source/bedding area's you will be golden. If your stand is not near a travel route you won't see deer. Tracks just mean deer were there at some point. Also I wear a scent lock suit (some don't believe in them, but since i bought mine 6 years ago, I can definatly say I have been much closer to deer than w/o one (just my opinion). I also try and take a route to my stand where i'm walking into the wind. The closer you get to the rut - the better it will get but ya still have to be in the right spot at the right time! I assume this is your first season bowhunting for deer so make your mistakes , learn from them and enjoy. Ya don't have to kill a deer to have fun. Geez...I've had more fun watching those deer the three times i went out than I've had in a long time hunting. Saw 2 lil ones feeding off mama, saw the 5pt wrestling w/a button buck - it was great. Although I didn't shoot anything yet it was a great experience. For me the most fun I have is scouting & watching em - it's like your playing detective reading the clues before the season - then you hunt to see how well you did. Keep at it, the season & future season's will only get better.

Good Luck - Be persistant - and move your stand if ya have to. I usually have an extra stand on hand in case my pre-season stands are not working out or I see something that requires me to hang a stand someplace else. Adapt - just like the deer do! Soon you will win!