RE: when is it time to beggin afternoon hunt?
My rule of thumb is the last 2 to 2 1/2 hours of each day. Sunset changes quite abit over the coarse of a season.
Deer activity during the day. Absolutley! The last few days in central Minnesota I've been seeing tons of deer out between 10 am and 1 pm. Thats not the norm, but its enough that I'm going out tom. at about 9:30 am.
Good Luck!
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