How long after setting stand

[TooManyHobbies]

Yeah, we do too, the problem is, 1) I didn't SEE him. It's his property and he doesn't allow anyone else hunting it. I heard him walking but couldn't put eyes on him. 2) He would just say he's squirrel hunting, etc. My word against his. 3) I'm sure he didn't know exactly where I was. Or what he would say is "I didn't know anyone was hunting nearby".
Doesn't take a lawyer to know he can do what he wants until someone gets hurt.
And to top it off, in CT we can't carry concealed or any firearm while bowhunting. I'm sure my longbow wouldn't be much of a deterrent if he decided to take the next step, while I'm strapped to a tree with no where to go.
People like that will eventually foul up. What goes around, ya know.

[LB_hntr]

I hang and hunt right away 99% of the time. I also take the stand and sticks down when i leave.
I have a bunch of hunting "spots" picked out and logged in my stand locations log book and simply bring my stand and sticks with me each time i hunt a spot.
 I also do what i call "johnny on the spot" hunting alot. This is where i go into an area that i know has deer but i never set foot into yet. i get in there early afternoon, and scout with my stand on my back, sticks on my shoulder, bow in hand, and backpack hanging on my treestand. When i find the spot I want with the sign Im looking for I climb up, hunt, and take everything out when im done, sometimes including a deer.
The power of that "johny on the spot" method is awesome. I have a podcast i just made that goes into great detail about that hunting style that will post in a couple weeks. but as an asset to your situation it proves that hang and hunt right away is a ver effective way to hunt.

[kbetts]

If the sign is hot, hunt right away.  The place could be empty a week from now.