SparrowHawk

How early are you in the stand in the mornings? Hour before dark? half hour?

Sunrise is 8:06 and its 35 degrees right now!! sometimes I wake up nice and early anticipating a good morning hunt, sometimes I wake up late!

So sunrise being 8:06 what time are you walking in the woods to your stand? (include walk in time, travel time if youd like)

thanks

-Sparrow

rybohunter

Unless it is some sort of set up where deer would be right on top of me in the dark but nearing daylight and I want to be waiting, I don't sit in stand in the dark for very long. 20 minutes TOPS. Now, that doesn't mean I don't reach my tree pretty early, I use a climber and I'm at my tree probably 45-60 minutes early, but I just take a long time to get ready, so by the time I am all set up, I have about 10-15 minutes before I could see. maybe 15-20 before I could actually shoot.

FYI depending on the rules in your state, you can see to shoot about 1/2 hour BEFORE sunrise.

wis_bow_huntr

Most deer here wont move untill about 730 am for some reason. but i make sure im in my stand around 645 or so.

mahunter

I like to be sitting a half hour before legal shooting light let the woods settle down maybe hear some deer move in.

Fieldmouse

Well when you figure the deer are getting some during the Rut and your not because your only thinking about the next big buck your going to shoot, 1 hour before sunrise.

txjourneyman

I like tobe in stand an hour before shooting light.

muzzyshooter

I like to be in the stand a half hour before legal shooting light.

shed33

I like to be at the stand 1 hour before light..give or take a few minutes. Half hour at the least on morning hunts..

cooter144

Depends of witch stand I am going too.

I like to be their 30 minutes before shooting light if I can.

But I have some stands where I kick up too many deer if walk to them in the dark

So for those I wait until the sun is starting to come up and get to them a little later which has worked just fine