rut= all day dawn till dusk


early season= only an hour to an hour and a half because every time ive gone out its been 85 degrees[:@]

During the rut it's all day. Other than the rut, 4 hrs in the evening.

depends for me alot...

im usually on stand about an hour prior to shooting light(roughly settled in at 0600...usually stay on stand till atleast 1000-1200..i try to stay as long as possible...

evenings i like to be settled in by 2 or 3...but lately its been about 4...dark is right around 700...just been running a bit late this season so far...

once the seeking and chasing start, i may sit all day in the same spot if im confident in it and the weather is right...if not i may leave the spot and go elsewhere...alot of times i leave and go elsewhere after i feel ive seen all the deer im going to see there....unless i didnt get a shot and wanted one i'll wait for him to come back...once the seeking and chasing start and the weather is right i take food and drinks and plan to sit longer...sometimes i will..sometimes i'll move...it can be a hassle to relocate, moving the stand and re-entering the woods and setting back up...but i gotta be confident in my setup...

light till 10-11, 3-dark

It all depends on what is going on. Most of the time I am out there befoer sunrise and get down around1 or 2 and the go back around 3:30 until dark. Prime time for our property seems to be between 10 and 2 during the rut, so nobdy likes to get down.If the weather is lousy, I'm down early by 12 and will return around 3.

i figured i was not staying enough seems i am right in there with most of you. after two to four hours my back knees start hurting normaly at three or four i get bored as heck

im the same way... i need to eat and watch football but everynow and then i will go to a comfy stand and stay all day

1 hour before sunrise - 10 AM'ish,

3-3:30 - Dark

If weather and time permits, I'll sit all day.

For me, sitting all day is the greatest way to do it. I learn so much.

As long as i possibly can