morning vs evening, if you had to choose
11-02-2002, 07:16 AM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: morning vs evening, if you had to choose
After analyzing my graphs from 1994, which I'm trying to get up on the website, I found that it depends on what you are looking for; doe, subdominant buck or dominant buck; and which rut phase you are hunting.
Now these are just my observations, and I'd have to do a lot more digging into my 10 years of records to prove it (and I feel it would still be the same). I found that I sighted 5-10% more deer in the evening than in the morning; that subdominant bucks were sighted most often in the mornings during the pre-primary breeding/scraping phase; that dominant bucks were sighted most often in the evenings during the primary breeding phase; and that overall deer sightings were highest in the evening during the late breeding phase, which is when the temperatures were higher during the day, when food sources were limited, and when there was often cloud cover, which made the deer feel secure coming out at 1-3 in the afternoon to feed.
However, that was in my area. In your area it may be different. But, TrapperDave makes a very good point. Going in, in the morning, is tuff, because you do spook deer you can't see. Wasn't much help, was I.
Hey Huntmup,
Where are you at in MN. I'm in Wanamingo (SE).
T.R.
T.R. Michels
Now these are just my observations, and I'd have to do a lot more digging into my 10 years of records to prove it (and I feel it would still be the same). I found that I sighted 5-10% more deer in the evening than in the morning; that subdominant bucks were sighted most often in the mornings during the pre-primary breeding/scraping phase; that dominant bucks were sighted most often in the evenings during the primary breeding phase; and that overall deer sightings were highest in the evening during the late breeding phase, which is when the temperatures were higher during the day, when food sources were limited, and when there was often cloud cover, which made the deer feel secure coming out at 1-3 in the afternoon to feed.
However, that was in my area. In your area it may be different. But, TrapperDave makes a very good point. Going in, in the morning, is tuff, because you do spook deer you can't see. Wasn't much help, was I.
Hey Huntmup,
Where are you at in MN. I'm in Wanamingo (SE).
T.R.
T.R. Michels
11-02-2002, 10:06 AM
#23
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Thunder Bay ONT CANADA
Posts: 132
RE: morning vs evening, if you had to choose
Seems like the vote is split or maybe a little in favor of the AM. All things considered though I still like the PM because:
1.note nearly as cold
2.Easier to set up. I make alot less noise when I can see where I am walking and can get into the stand without clanging around.
3. Its quieter in my area in the PM as the highway traffic is less. This doesn't seem to matter to the deer but it makes it easier to rattle, call etc.
4. If I do shoot something I just come back the next morning to track. We don't seem to have much problem with predators if it is just overnight and the bears have all gone to bed now anyway.
1.note nearly as cold
2.Easier to set up. I make alot less noise when I can see where I am walking and can get into the stand without clanging around.
3. Its quieter in my area in the PM as the highway traffic is less. This doesn't seem to matter to the deer but it makes it easier to rattle, call etc.
4. If I do shoot something I just come back the next morning to track. We don't seem to have much problem with predators if it is just overnight and the bears have all gone to bed now anyway.
11-02-2002, 11:41 AM
#26
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
Posts: 13,672
RE: morning vs evening, if you had to choose
Well if I could only hunt one I guess I would go with morning, but it is a toss up in ways, I lean towards the mornings because of the thrill I get watching the world wake up!
The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club
The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club
11-02-2002, 01:14 PM
#27
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pinckneyville IL USA
Posts: 80
RE: morning vs evening, if you had to choose
Well I could take both sides on this one.
Mornings I usually do not see much deer action but seriously one of my greatest things i love about hunting is watching the woods come alive in the mornings.
Evenings Is the time when i usually see all of my deer movement.
Mornings I usually do not see much deer action but seriously one of my greatest things i love about hunting is watching the woods come alive in the mornings.
Evenings Is the time when i usually see all of my deer movement.
11-02-2002, 04:42 PM
#28
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: East Yapank NY USA
Posts: 3,457
RE: morning vs evening, if you had to choose
I added up my kills - 6 bucks in the mourning - about 16 in the evening and 3 in the afternoon. I see more bucks in the evening but think it is much easier to kill a stand by leaving in the dark.
If I have a good stand I always try to hunt it in the mourning first. I have jumped more deer leaving a stand in the dark than at any other time. it drives me crazy.
If I have a good stand I always try to hunt it in the mourning first. I have jumped more deer leaving a stand in the dark than at any other time. it drives me crazy.
