The best time to hunt is when it is first light enough to see until you can't see. Not a joke. Some of my best days hunting have been when I have have sat in one spot all day. Be sure to take a book. It is tough to stay in one place that long, but it is the only way you will know what comes by. That said, I can't do that all the time, but sometimes it pays off. Especially if you find a really hot trail and just know that if you leave one will walk by.