It all depends on what standI am hunting that morning and knowing your area.

My arrival time will vary from 30 minutes prior to as much as 1 1/2 hour prior.

One of my favorite stands is a funnel area between feeding area and bedding area but closer to the bedding area. (About 250-300 yards to bedding area and about 1/2 to 3/4 mile to the feeding area.

It is amazing how many animals move through there way before daylight. I can seldom make them out good enough to know what they were, but they are always big bodied deer that I just know are 150" plus deer.

Since I hunt it only when the wind is favorable, it is my thought that by coming in so earlythat I do not disturbthese early arrivaldeer, allowingthe deer to continueto feel safeincreasing the chances thatthey will continue to use this bedding area whereas if I went in 30 minutes prior, chances are I would bust a lot of them andnever even know it.