How long before sun up?
#21
RE: How long before sun up?
I try to be in the stand about 1/2 hour before the first light of the day.
It seems to take me about 15 minutes to get cooled down from walking in, and so I still have time to put my outer layers on after cooling down, and while it is still dark.
Then while I sit for the final 15 minutes or so before light, I am able to "get in touch" with nature, as it allows me to better concentrate.
THe only time I don't do this, is when I am hunting from a climber or hunting a stand that is very difficult to get to. Then I just wait for first light, and begin my entry into the woods. (I feel safer using a climber when there is light)
It seems to take me about 15 minutes to get cooled down from walking in, and so I still have time to put my outer layers on after cooling down, and while it is still dark.
Then while I sit for the final 15 minutes or so before light, I am able to "get in touch" with nature, as it allows me to better concentrate.
THe only time I don't do this, is when I am hunting from a climber or hunting a stand that is very difficult to get to. Then I just wait for first light, and begin my entry into the woods. (I feel safer using a climber when there is light)
#24
RE: How long before sun up?
I'm a firm believer in being on my Lone Wolf no less than an hour before first light.Hence the username. It takes about a half hour to get to my stand so I allow plenty of time for the woods to settle down. Also moving in the dark helps not getting busted because a deer may hear you but wont nesseserily see you.
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