Yeah, mornings are harder before the clock gets turned back and easier to hunt evenings. Then it flips. All due to the time of work vs the time in the woods before sun up and sun down. One other bit of advice I will give you, during the rut, you want to be in the woods as much as possible even if it means going at 8 am til 10 am. Get in a tree. If you're in a tree and see a group of Doe's that pass by say 100yrds away. Quietly move over to their trail. During the rut, many times you will see bucks follow their trail and you're too far away. The noise you make won't be too bad to move. I prefer the old loggy stands because their one piece design is so quiet and portable for climbing. I've climbed trees with decent eight points just 40 50 years away in thickets before. I now own 3 of them due to the fact they no longer make them.