[quote]ORIGINAL: North Texan

I usually get mine at night with a spotlight. They are a lot closer to the road then.
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thats funny

Depends on the time of year and where I am hunting.Early in the year morning or evening. Near rut or post rut 10-3.

If hunting food sourcesor close to themits usually bestnear low light times.

i have shot 2 deer right at 10:00 and thats when i see most of my gane next up is at like 2:00 thats allwase been good too and 1 hour to dark

early and late season is better in the evenings but in the rut i like the mourings in the woods the best.

First hour of day light or last hour of day light typically.

First light and at dusk!

I seem to see and harvest many more deer in the morning, between just sun-up and 9am, versus any other time of the day.

I've gotten mine later in the day when they are feeding and in search of does. like 2-4ish

WHEN THE RUT IS ON
Mornings seem to be the best where Iam. ( 8am to 9am) then evenings come second ( 4pm to dusk) ....but all the real big boys are usually between 11 am and 3 pm....I have a saying to guys in our camp " if you see a lone doe come out into the open GET READY"

All hours. I firmly believe that if it's hunting season and you can be out there, you gotta be there. The one and only surefire hunting skill is persistance. Since'99 my 8bucks have been killed at 5pm, 1pm, 7am, 3pm, 1pm, 7am, 8am, and 3pm. No pattern there at all that I can see, other than maybe it's a bit light in the final two hours of daylight, but I think that's a fluke created by small sample size.