I bet that on most hunts that I do, I spend less than 15 seconds looking through the rifle scope, if not considerably less than that.
If I didn't kill a critter, I probably didn't look through the scope once.
Tanner
Agreed.
Just yesterday, I walked out to a call stand, probably a mile from the truck in deep snow. When I got to my stand, I realized I'd left my binoculars in the pickup. Without hesitation, I walked back and got them....and it paid off.