I was wondering what everyone does to pass time on stand, when things get a little slow. I know some people who read, I even know of a guy who brings a gameboy with him!

For me, I just day dream (ie. What I would do if I won the lottery, that sort of thing ).

Normally I just go to sleep.

I just look around and take in all of the sights around me. Often I go off on tangents and begin to daydream. I may start by seeing a squirrel run by and the next thing I know I start imagining what he may have seen pass through these woods in his lifetime and just go from there. Before I know it I have all kinds of things running through my head and the time flies.

I read or sleep or just enjoy the scenery. It is a good time to meditate. I do anything but think about work. A lot of times I will bring my small scriptures and read. Seems like a good time to do that.

The majority of my hunts are 4 hours or less so it's not so often I find myself bored. I truly enjoy sitting and just watching nature. The smell of the forest, the buzz of a bumble bee, chatter of squirrles are all part of the enjoyment for me. Some of my favorite times are when acorns are dropping and the constant clatter of them hitting the ground, I also love foggy overcast mornings that dawn gray. The woods take on a whole new character, a diffrent personality almost.

So I guess to answer your question, When I'm hunting I pass the time by hunting.

I stay attentative and on my toes.

9 times out of 10, that big buck will slip buy while your reading a book!

I pay attention to all the things around me. Nature has it's signals telling you when a large animal is around and react in different ways to say a yote or a deer. It's fun!

I never get bored in the woods, I sit in awe of God's creations. I always seem to find something visual to keep the brain ticking, it may be nothing more that watching a leaf that is almost ready to fall off a tree being moved by the breeze to watching birds or squirrels. I even study the growth of trees. I can tell you with time if you pay enough attention you will learn how to tell if another animal is coming by watching and listening to birds and squirrels.

For me, the time seems to FLY by.so I don't ever have a problem trying to pass the time.....the time passes right by me before I know it. When you only get 3-4 days at a time to hunt you savor every moment.

If sitting in a tree with bow in hand is boring, then you need to pickup a rifle and go kill something. I will stick with my bow and the anticipation of what is about to happen.