How Early?
 

Just curious how early everyone gets in there stand before daybreak. I like to get in about an hour before but usually it winds up being like thirty minutes before. I think an hour is plenty. Opinions??

LT

RE: How Early?
 

A half hour to 45 minutes, here.

RE: How Early?
 

Depends on which stand I am hunting, most of the time about 1 hour for daylight.

RE: How Early?
 

Yeah, depends if I'm huntig beds or transition area, 45mins to an hour is the norm for me.

RE: How Early?
 

I used to get there 30 min to an hour before daylight but I think I'm changeing my tactics this year.

RE: How Early?
 

1.5 hours before daylight I leave the cabin, 30 minutes later I am to my stand.

I walk really slow because I am usually hung over from the night before.

GOD I LOVE DEER CAMP!

RE: How Early?
 

1.5 hours before dawn during the rut. 1 hr any other time. Have to beat the crowds on public land!

RE: How Early?
 

probably 30-45 min

RE: How Early?
 

Sometimes as early as 30-45 minutes before daylight.

a few times maybe 15 minutes or so before daylight.

Seen deer on both time frames, BUT, I'd much rather get there early and let things settle back down.

RE: How Early?
 

Usually about an hour before. Depends on the stand, but sometimes it takes quite a while to get all the equipment up the tree and get the tree arm/camera all set up.

RE: How Early?
 

It depends on weather im hunting out of. If im in a hang on i will get there about 20 mins early. but if im hunting out of my treelounge then i get there about an hour early because i can sleep like a baby till the sun comes peaking out

RE: How Early?
 

about 30 minutes early, if i bring my dad with me, that is plenty because if he gets there earlier, his snores will spook everything

RE: How Early?
 

Usually like to be on stand 1-1.5 hours before daybreak!

RE: How Early?
 

if I'm hunting public land that has allot of activity (hunters) then if I'm not out there sitting in stand1 1/2 hour before daylight ., I'm toast ., there already there(hunters) but if i hunt some of the privet stuff,. i will get there about 1 hour or 45 min before the crack of light, cause that is bigger woods and they don't come in (where i hunt ) till around just before sun up.,