Good Question. Know the deer in your area due to scouting. Next yearif you prepare better by scouting you will know exactly what time is too late to be walking to your stand. When Rut comes all bets are off to the times the deer are moving. I shot my first deer 8pt(Gun Season) at 3:45 in the afternoon without sent control or even being quite. He was in a rut stupor. Made me happy though.