Im kind of mixed on this it really depends on a lot of factors the last buck i killed was a messed up 7 point and i killed him 5 minutes after daylight and i was only in the stand probably 15 minutes. sometimes i get there 30 minutes before sunrise and other times i like to ease into my stand as the sun is coming up it really just depends on what i feel like doing that day. had one guy in our club who didn't head out until 7 every morning and he would sit until 1 in the afternoon come back for lunch and then go back out again at 3:30 and he usually killed a buck or 2 every year. but keep in mind we don't really have strict rules on what we shoot its just 6 point or better and he was shooting every 6 point or better deer that walked out lol