I recently read two books that opened my eyes about the seemingly low odds of shooting a trophy buck during the morning, outside of November (Chase, Pre-rut, & Rut). The books were "Hunting trophy whitetails in the real world," by Don Higgins and "Real world tactics for todays trophy whitetails," by Steve Bartylla.

Both authors stated from their own experience, P & Y records, and outfitter logs that the odds of shooting a trophy/mature buck in the morning, outside of the rut, were incredibly low. They both stated that these bucks are in their beds before daylight during those times. They also stated that hunting in the mornings during these times can be detrimental to your hunts because more often than not you will be educating a trophy at this time if you are hunting for one.

Ive always gone by the old saying, "You cant kill that tophy at home on the couch" philosophy. I am beginning to alter my beliefs and will probably hunt less mornings this fall. Plus i like to sleep in

My question is have any of you noticed this low activitiy in the morning by mature bucks, and if so does it alter your hunting strategy????