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I would say that you are going to have a higher success rate hunting near a bedding area in the morning. That is when you can catch them returning to there beds from a long night out. It's too hard to hunt in the evening because they are more likely to be already bedded when you try to make your way to your stand, then you run the risk of spooking them.

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ORIGINAL: dstubb

I would say that you are going to have a higher success rate hunting near a bedding area in the morning. That is when you can catch them returning to there beds from a long night out. It's too hard to hunt in the evening because they are more likely to be already bedded when you try to make your way to your stand, then you run the risk of spooking them.

I hunt the "edge" ofa BIG thicket/bedding area. I see more deer in the evening when they come out than in the morning. Most of them are already back in before first light. I love this pic!

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ORIGINAL: dstubb

I would say that you are going to have a higher success rate hunting near a bedding area in the morning. That is when you can catch them returning to there beds from a long night out. It's too hard to hunt in the evening because they are more likely to be already bedded when you try to make your way to your stand, then you run the risk of spooking them.

During the rut the morning can be great. Early season he is already bedded down before daybreak. So my guess isyou may be running them off.

I now like evenings early season near bedding areas.

[The Outdoorsman]

ORIGINAL: dstubb

I would say that you are going to have a higher success rate hunting near a bedding area in the morning. That is when you can catch them returning to there beds from a long night out. It's too hard to hunt in the evening because they are more likely to be already bedded when you try to make your way to your stand, then you run the risk of spooking them.

Agreed. But thats not to say that you cant get them in the evening, just have toapproach your stand more cautiously in the evening hunts and take extra precaution not getting seen while on stand, you run the risk of running him right out of his bedding area.

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Hunting near a buck's bedding area in the mornings is a crap shoot in my opinion. Outside the rut.....the only mature buck I've seen was running to his bed just before first light. I've got a buck I'm targeting this year.....that I might try to sneak in in fron of one morning.....but I'm gonna stay back from really close to where I think he's bedding......as I'd hate to get pinned down by him coming home and bedding near me (no matter what time I got there in the AM). I'd fully expect him to get "home" before first light......so like I said......I think it's a crap shoot.

Outside the rut......I think your best chance would be hunting the evenings "kinda" near his bedding area.....and you'll need to be ready at last light. I'm always impressed with the guys who learn to hunt these guys in non rut times. They're a different breed of hunter IMO.

What I'm trying to do is.....think more like a buck....and less like a "deer". My sightings have reflected this new approach......but I knew that going in. I haven't seen a deer in my last 5 sits.

[HuntingBry]

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I hunt the "edge" ofa BIG thicket/bedding area. I see more deer in the evening when they come out than in the morning. Most of them are already back in before first light. I love this pic!

Now that's some PA bedding cover there!

I agree that it's tough catching a buck in his bedding area in the morning. As the others have said many times they are coming back in before shooting light and if they get in their beds and you have to get out of there you stand a greater chance of bumping them in the morning since they are still there. Not to mention you have two guys to worry about with twice as much gear.

I'd stick to bedding areas in the evening if you can. More time to set up quietly and a better chance of daylight activity.