Morning Hunts/How Early
07-19-2011, 04:08 AM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 252
When its a regular archery day, I like being settled in and ready to go 30 min before light which usually means I like to get to the base of my tree 40min or so before light. If I bump deer walking in, which has been done before for sure, I'll try and get in earlier next time.
On big pressure days such as opening day though, I like an hour ahead of daybreak. In my neck of the woods, deer will be moving early and pushed, hopefully to my nice quiet spot in the woods since Im already set up and waiting
On big pressure days such as opening day though, I like an hour ahead of daybreak. In my neck of the woods, deer will be moving early and pushed, hopefully to my nice quiet spot in the woods since Im already set up and waiting
07-19-2011, 07:44 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
It seems that 30 minutes to an hour is the norm for almost all of us and the reasons are the same as well. Last year I got busted twice in one spot so I gave up trying to get on stand in the morning,I made this spot an evening only spot,after the change I had a deer down a week or so later. Thanks for the input everyone, it helps to know what others do and what works for most.
07-27-2011, 07:21 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: central Wisconsin
Posts: 479
We're ON our stands by 5:00 a.m. Legal time to shoot is about 6:30 a.m. We (six of us) walk in as a group and drop off as we go so only one entrance in the woods and one out. No one comes in late or leaves early. We stay in our stands all day. No one goes walking around. This keeps the deer moving in their natural patterns, even during gun season. And we get some beauties off this leased 120 acre land. About 3-5 wall hangers a year.
07-27-2011, 07:54 PM
#19
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 741
We're ON our stands by 5:00 a.m. Legal time to shoot is about 6:30 a.m. We (six of us) walk in as a group and drop off as we go so only one entrance in the woods and one out. No one comes in late or leaves early. We stay in our stands all day. No one goes walking around. This keeps the deer moving in their natural patterns, even during gun season. And we get some beauties off this leased 120 acre land. About 3-5 wall hangers a year.
VA
07-27-2011, 09:35 PM
#20
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West TN
Posts: 847
"Legal shooting time" in TN is 30 mins before legal sunrise. But if it's a clear, cloudless day you can safely see clearly enough to shoot in most open areas 10-15mins before that. I prefer to be IN the stand, seated and crap put up and ready for the hunt at LEAST 15 mins before that and usually 20-30 mins. So that has you in the stand 1-1.5 hours before legal sunrise but like I said, you're really only "in the dark" about halfhour at most.
Same thing goes for sunset as well, 30 mins after usally means 10-15mins later before it's just to dark to tell an 8ptr from a 9ptr at 150yds through the brush.
Same thing goes for sunset as well, 30 mins after usally means 10-15mins later before it's just to dark to tell an 8ptr from a 9ptr at 150yds through the brush.
