On the land · 2 min read
Sit longer than you want to at the stand
Treat this as a gate. Sit longer than you want to at the stand. The subject is the hour you said you would sit.
At the truck
At the truck, stay the hour unless weather or safety ends it. Say the plan out loud if someone is with you. A plan you cannot say is a plan you do not have.
The slip
Do not paper over a wander that begins ten minutes into a sit. Fix it while the engine is still warm enough to leave.
Go only if you either sat the hour or you had a reason to leave. Local season dates and the landowner's permission outrank a good forecast.
Nothing in this note asks you to rush a shot or to guess at a boundary. The "On the land" note is finished when the answer is yes or no.
A field note, not legal advice. Check the season, the species rules, and whether you have permission to be on the land.