night
I have lain in an open field all night waiting for elk but tha't different than sitting in a treestand. I have stayed in a treestand until about 3 hours after dark and I love it! I'm not hunting as the bow has been lowered onto the ground and my shooting tab is nicely tucked away. It's almost magical to see the night creatures cruising around and I'd love to stay all night if I had the opportunity. I think if I was in a good elk area I'd be willing to stay all night to be in position for legal hunting time the next morning. It would be a great way to go except for the amount of scent that a fellow would give off in the same area for that long.
I ended up hunting moose right next to a fellers ground blind one fall as I didn't know it was there when I came in during the darkness. He made all kinds of noise getting out of his sleeping bag and ready to hunt. So with that in mind I wouldn't go with that option....but an uncomfortable treestand could keep a guy pretty quiet.
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