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what time of day is it best to hunt
10-06-2005, 05:25 PM
#1
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what time of day is it best to hunt
what time during the day is it best to hunt for early bow season? I've been reading that most of big deer are seen during noon till about 2 pm but I've never hunted that long. Most days I have other things to do and only hunt from morning till about 10 am.
10-06-2005, 05:33 PM
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Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Vermont
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RE: what time of day is it best to hunt
Late in the day always works well for me. I get my best chances about an hour before dark. They are moving and i set up on the runs down in the swamps.
10-06-2005, 05:36 PM
#3
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 380
RE: what time of day is it best to hunt
I've killed a majority of my deer, and my largest buck to date, between 8:30 and 11:00 am. But that's not enough for me to vote for the AM. My two runner-up bucks were both last-light deer...
10-06-2005, 05:40 PM
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Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
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RE: what time of day is it best to hunt
I've actually seen more deer at midday than at other times. Deer don't bed all day , they sometimes get up after a few hours rest to graze and/or drink . The last buck I shot at was up and exploring for what he thought was another deer at 1:00 pm . I constantly see or flush does during the midday . Many times I'll sit in my pop-up from dawn until about 8:00 or 9:00 , doze for a few hours if the action is slow , then go still hunting from around 1:00 until I leave the woods .
10-07-2005, 08:02 AM
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RE: what time of day is it best to hunt
Well, the is no way I can go around this field that they are in everymorning. I guess the thing would be to go out to the woods at about 2 am and set. I don't know about that though. This won't be a problem for some reason when rifle season gets here but I'd like to kill one with a bow for the first time ever.
