How Long Before legal shooting hours do you get to the stand?
08-25-2003, 03:38 PM
#11
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Vincennes, IN
Posts: 273
RE: How Long Before legal shooting hours do you get to the stand?
I strive for at least 30 minutes before legal shooting time which is 30 minutes before sunrise. I often make it 45-1hr before. i have bumped deer going in that early so I don' t think you can be too early as long as you can stand the wait for light.
08-25-2003, 04:29 PM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: raleigh nc USA
Posts: 311
RE: How Long Before legal shooting hours do you get to the stand?
I' m like PA Bow. I like to get out early in the AM. The longer I' m sitting the less of my smell is on the ground. On opening day I stay in the tree all day unless it is so hot nothing is going to move.
Only 19 days left till we see how well we' ve done our homework around here
good luck and stay in the tree
Only 19 days left till we see how well we' ve done our homework around here
good luck and stay in the tree
08-25-2003, 06:57 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: St. Cloud MN USA
Posts: 1,757
RE: How Long Before legal shooting hours do you get to the stand?
In Minnesota we can shoot 1/2 hour before sunrise. I like to be in my stand 20 to 25 minutes before that but it usually ends up being 10 minutes. Occasionally during the gun season I' ve been out there 40 minutes before legal shooting and its amazing how many deer are on the move! But that gun season.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
08-25-2003, 08:14 PM
#15
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: the woods of NJ.
Posts: 5,643
RE: How Long Before legal shooting hours do you get to the stand?
Legal shooting time here is 1/2 hour before sunrise and I like to be up in my stand an hour before shooting time. So an hour and a half before sunrise.
08-25-2003, 09:16 PM
#16
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location:
Posts: 2,052
RE: How Long Before legal shooting hours do you get to the stand?
30 minutes BEFORE legal sunrise here is about 15-30 minutes AFTER prime moving time for BIGGUNS and well after " pink light" as the Wensel brothers call it. I always get a sunrise/sunset table for the area I hunt and plan on being AT the stand no later than 30-45 minutes BEFORE legal sunrise and preferably sooner than that. That is typically 1 hour before " bright light" and well before any light is made (other than during bright moonphases) and 45 minutes before what I call " seeing light" (or the aforementioned pink light). That first 15 minutes in the pitch dark I use to get everything placed and ready and even grab a quick " powernap" and get in tune with my surroundings. You would be surprised how " sleeping" and breathing deeply will quickly slow you down and get you out of the RUSH RUSH mode of typical day to day life. Its easy after you try it a few times. When in timber I actually do " unplug my eyes" and rely on my ears for approaching deer during this short 15 minutes. Manytimes I' ve been soundly asleep and been awaken by the sound of hoofsteps in the dark...
MAN the more I talk about it the more I' m ready to get out there!!!
RA
MAN the more I talk about it the more I' m ready to get out there!!!
RA
45 minutes to 1 hour before daybreak. Just enough time for a quickie nap before the action starts.[
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08-25-2003, 09:40 PM
#19
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Marysville IN USA
Posts: 275
RE: How Long Before legal shooting hours do you get to the stand?
Opening morning of gun and bow seasons I`m in my stand 2 hrs. before
legal shooting, just to make sure nobody has any plans on moving
in on my spot.[:@]
legal shooting, just to make sure nobody has any plans on moving
in on my spot.[:@]
