Do you see more deer in the AM or PM.
08-06-2008, 05:12 AM
#41
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Do you see more deer in the AM or PM.
ORIGINAL: Diesel77
MD does not allow hunting Sundays which to me is abssurd.
MD does not allow hunting Sundays which to me is abssurd.
08-06-2008, 05:21 AM
#42
RE: Do you see more deer in the AM or PM.
ORIGINAL: early in
Pa doesn't have Sunday deer hunting either. Isn't it intresting that all of the states that don't have Sunday hunting are allon the east coast?[:'(][:'(][>:]
ORIGINAL: Diesel77
MD does not allow hunting Sundays which to me is abssurd.
MD does not allow hunting Sundays which to me is abssurd.
08-06-2008, 06:10 AM
#44
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Do you see more deer in the AM or PM.
I picked PM/Shoot.
But it's probably an even ratio if I calculated the amount of hours in each stand wether it's AM or PM.
Meaning - I don't hunt as much in the AM cuz I don't like to walk into my "far distant" stands for a 1/2 hour and take an eye out or spook deer along the way.
So I try to get a few AM stands specifically for a 10 minute walk down a clearer path and that's only if I can get my lazy arse up!
But it's probably an even ratio if I calculated the amount of hours in each stand wether it's AM or PM.
Meaning - I don't hunt as much in the AM cuz I don't like to walk into my "far distant" stands for a 1/2 hour and take an eye out or spook deer along the way.
So I try to get a few AM stands specifically for a 10 minute walk down a clearer path and that's only if I can get my lazy arse up!
08-06-2008, 06:11 AM
#45
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Do you see more deer in the AM or PM.
ORIGINAL: nybowhunter
Am I nuts here or what....how can anybody vote for shoot w/o seeing? You have to go with see and shoot, right?
Am I nuts here or what....how can anybody vote for shoot w/o seeing? You have to go with see and shoot, right?
08-06-2008, 06:47 AM
#47
Dominant Buck
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RE: Do you see more deer in the AM or PM.
Strutntom:
That's the best post I've read on this topic.
That's the best post I've read on this topic.
Like someone else stated, I think that most hunters don't see as many deer in the mornings because their set up isn't a morning set up. They use the same tatics as they do for an evening stand and the two simply aren't the same.
I used the be the same way until I stumbledupon the correct morning set up. Now I rather hunt in the mornings than evenings anyday, for two reasons.
1) Itend to see more deer.
2) Ifyou do shoot a deeryou have ALL day to worry about tracking it. I hate tracking adeer at night.
The only "down" sideI've seen about morning hunting is that its some times hard to stop the deer for a shot because theyhave one thing on their mind and thats getting back to their beds.
I used the be the same way until I stumbledupon the correct morning set up. Now I rather hunt in the mornings than evenings anyday, for two reasons.
1) Itend to see more deer.
2) Ifyou do shoot a deeryou have ALL day to worry about tracking it. I hate tracking adeer at night.
The only "down" sideI've seen about morning hunting is that its some times hard to stop the deer for a shot because theyhave one thing on their mind and thats getting back to their beds.
08-06-2008, 08:51 AM
#48
Typical Buck
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RE: Do you see more deer in the AM or PM.
ORIGINAL: early in
Pa doesn't have Sunday deer hunting either. Isn't it intresting that all of the states that don't have Sunday hunting are allon the east coast?[:'(][:'(][>:]
ORIGINAL: Diesel77
MD does not allow hunting Sundays which to me is abssurd.
MD does not allow hunting Sundays which to me is abssurd.
I realized the same exact thing myself!! All on the east coast...what's up with that? Someone should have some insight on this?? Maybe save for another thread!?!
08-06-2008, 09:28 AM
#49
Typical Buck
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RE: Do you see more deer in the AM or PM.
I voted for PM shoot/see! I have killed many more deer on evening hunts than I have in the morning. And for me,the morning and evening hunts are pretty close to the same number, meaning I don't overwhelmingly hunt the evenings.
If I could change one thing about my approach to hunting, it would be to get into my stand at least one half hour before daybreak. Because right now, I don't always do that. I clearly know the advantages of doing that, but I still fail a lot of times to do it! Case in point: One morning about two years ago, I did happen to start walking to the stand earlier than normal. It was dark!! Just as soon as I reached the platform of my stand and reached for the rope to pull my bow up, I heard what sounded like a couple of deer walking in the leaves just below me! I couldn't believe it........I had just climbed the tree and reached the platform, and they were walking in to me, totally unaware and unspooked at what I might be! I picked up my binoc's and looked just below my tree and there were two younger bucks just feeding on acorns. It was still dark enough that I could barely even make out their bodies without the binoc's and they were just below me. I just really couldn't believe that they didn't spook as I meandered through the forest stepping on leaves and twigs. I guess they couldn't make me out, so they just didn't get spooked! I learned a lot that morning!
If I could change one thing about my approach to hunting, it would be to get into my stand at least one half hour before daybreak. Because right now, I don't always do that. I clearly know the advantages of doing that, but I still fail a lot of times to do it! Case in point: One morning about two years ago, I did happen to start walking to the stand earlier than normal. It was dark!! Just as soon as I reached the platform of my stand and reached for the rope to pull my bow up, I heard what sounded like a couple of deer walking in the leaves just below me! I couldn't believe it........I had just climbed the tree and reached the platform, and they were walking in to me, totally unaware and unspooked at what I might be! I picked up my binoc's and looked just below my tree and there were two younger bucks just feeding on acorns. It was still dark enough that I could barely even make out their bodies without the binoc's and they were just below me. I just really couldn't believe that they didn't spook as I meandered through the forest stepping on leaves and twigs. I guess they couldn't make me out, so they just didn't get spooked! I learned a lot that morning!