Last week I found the best natural funnel to force deer movement that I have ever seen. There are 2 cliffs than run on both sides of this funnel that really narrows down the deer movement. This area is on public property but is really remote so deer feel comfortable using this funnel during daylight hours. I found this funnel on Friday. There were no rubs in this funnel on Friday. When I returned on Sunday to hang the stand there we over 20 rubs in this funnel. The reason being is the acorns are spotty this year and for some reason they hit really well in this funnel. And if that is not enough reason to hunt this funnel before I could get this stand hung and get out of the area 2 P&Y bucks came through feeding on the acorns while I was hanging the stand!!! The main bedding area is also located 300-400 yards away from this funnel.

So here is my question, When should I hunt this stand? Should I hunt the stand early in the season and try to catch one of the bucks feeding on the acorns like they were on Suday? If I do hunt the stand early should I hunt daylight till dark or should I sneak in the middle of the day and hunt the evening's? I am worried that if I try to sneak in during the morning that I might spook the deer out of the funnel. I think that I might have a better chance of not jumping deer if I sneak in during the middle of the day.

Or would it be better for me to stay out of the area until the pre-rut or rut starts so that I can take avantage of cruizing bucks checking for does feeding on the acorns or in the beeding area?
Our season starts on October 16th. I have 6 straight weeks off 2 hunt so time is not an issue. I just want to make the correct move here and get one of these P&Y bucks that are using this funnel.

Below is the picture of the 10-pointer that would have walked right under my stand if my i hadn't been standing at the bottom of it: