What time do you guys hunt until in the A.M.?
 

I personally have never seen much movement in the early season(such as WI this weekend!:D), past a couple hours after light, especially good bucks, but what do you guys think?

It seems same goes for evening, with not much movement until just a couple hours before dark, or less. Mid-day might be O.K., but usually you have to be relatively close to a bedding area, and it can be a little risky for so early in the season.

Any thoughts?

Jeff...U.P. of Michigan, and looking forward to WI' s bow-opener this weekend!

RE: What time do you guys hunt until in the A.M.?
 

Early season, I will stay to 10:00 or 10:30, if hunting in the beds or very close to them in thick stuff.

If further from the bedding areas I may get out earlier.

RE: What time do you guys hunt until in the A.M.?
 

I try to stay up my tree until 10:30-11:00. I figure that by 9:30-10:00 a lot of guys get bored and start to walk around. Sometimes I can catch deer that have been bumped sneaking past my spot.

RE: What time do you guys hunt until in the A.M.?
 

The early season down here in the south can be hotter than fng' s collar after about 9am. After it cools a little, I like it all day long if my old back holds up.

RE: What time do you guys hunt until in the A.M.?
 

I try to stay on stand from about a half hour before dawn to about 10am. There just doesn' t seem to be much, if any, movement in my area after 10....till about 6pm. Then the evening I' m usually on stand by 4:30 (at the latest) until dark.

RE: What time do you guys hunt until in the A.M.?
 

I stay to about 11:00 AM and return about 3:30 PM for the afternon hunt, even in the heat. I' ve just seen to many deer in the 10 AM - 11 AM range and in the 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM range to miss it.

RE: What time do you guys hunt until in the A.M.?
 

On a normal day. I usually stay in the stand till 11. I usually return around 1-2.

RE: What time do you guys hunt until in the A.M.?
 

Depends on a few factors.....If its warm and early in the season, I' ll hunt to about 9. When it cools off I' ll stay another hour...As the rut approaches I' ll stay all day...

RE: What time do you guys hunt until in the A.M.?
 

Good point jersey, I stay in my stand all day in the rut as well. Too much action to miss if I' m not there. During the rut I seem to find that the most activity is between 9am and 3pm....go figure -- about the opposite of early season.

RE: What time do you guys hunt until in the A.M.?
 

Like most of you here I' ll stay until 10 in the early season and go back out around 3. As the rut approaches I' ll stay as long as my schedule allows. I hunt alot before work so a good portion of the time I' m done about 7:45 am.