Well , when they come out. All day long. I've seen them at 12 noon. 7 am and 5:30 pm. but only when they came out.
I guess you can tell my meds are off!
I think I've killed about 20 deer, the overwhelming majority of them have been in the afternoon or evening.
My buddy only sees deer in the evening hours. He can't get his lazy ass out of bed before 9am
Mid to late morning is good to me. 9:00 a.m. to noon. All the bucks on the wall came during these hours, and the VAST majority of nice bucks I've ever seen while hunting came by during these hours (or early afternoon, though I've never connected at this time) - especially with rut and gun season pressure. Sometimes I wonder why I get up early. I have seriously considered starting to sleep in and getting on stand about 9:00 and staying until dark.
The first time I decided to sit all day I saw a shooter buck at noon-something and another and 1:30-ish after not seeing **** for a while. It made a believer of me.
That said, next Saturday I'll be 18 foot up an oak from dark to dark unless antlers hit the leaves first. My best piece of hunting equipment is my Kindle. I'll do at least 1.5 good sized books this weekend, and there's no way I could sit all day without reading. Sure, I miss some deer I can't hear. But I hunt the woods, leaves are loud, and I see most of them. The extra hours on stand make up for the deer that sneak by me unseen. I guarantee it. My dad for example is constantly scanning the woods and won't read for fear of missing deer. But he'll burn out and be at camp midday, and move to another stand for the evening. I can sit all day thanks to my books.
The first time I decided to sit all day I saw a shooter buck at noon-something and another and 1:30-ish after not seeing **** for a while. It made a believer of me.
That said, next Saturday I'll be 18 foot up an oak from dark to dark unless antlers hit the leaves first. My best piece of hunting equipment is my Kindle. I'll do at least 1.5 good sized books this weekend, and there's no way I could sit all day without reading. Sure, I miss some deer I can't hear. But I hunt the woods, leaves are loud, and I see most of them. The extra hours on stand make up for the deer that sneak by me unseen. I guarantee it. My dad for example is constantly scanning the woods and won't read for fear of missing deer. But he'll burn out and be at camp midday, and move to another stand for the evening. I can sit all day thanks to my books.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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I tend to see more bucks in the evening. My biggest so far, 144", was just before shooting light expired. I do find it interesting that I see far more does/fawns in the mornings though.
. My best piece of hunting equipment is my Kindle. I can sit all day thanks to my books.[/QUOTE said:
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