Starting your hunt after sunrise
10-20-2011, 03:59 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: VA, USA
Posts: 3,116
If you are dropping your kids off at school always be aware of the laws pertaining to weapons in school zones. Would hate to see some one get into trouble because they wanted to take thier children to school and then go hunting right away. School people get real nasty if they even think their is a weapon in that zone. Also something to think about if you are leaving the woods and going directly to pick up your children.
I would go when I had the time and see what happens. You can't bag one while sitting in a house or business now can you?
I would go when I had the time and see what happens. You can't bag one while sitting in a house or business now can you?
10-21-2011, 04:23 AM
#23
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 127
It's amazing to me how we've been programmed by television shows and product hucksters to believe that unless we have hundreds of dollars worth of scent-block products and get into our blinds at 4 a.m., we're screwed and should just stay home.
Do whatever you want, go out whenever you can. As many others have pointed out, deer have been taken at all hours of the day. As a bonus, you're out there at the prettiest part of the day when you hunt late morning and early afternoon.
Do whatever you want, go out whenever you can. As many others have pointed out, deer have been taken at all hours of the day. As a bonus, you're out there at the prettiest part of the day when you hunt late morning and early afternoon.
10-21-2011, 06:31 AM
#24
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Jasper, Indiana
Posts: 309
I have a stand and sutup just for this. Very few times have I ever seen deer ther in the morning but mid day the deer are everywhere. Last year at 2:00 i had 6 does come in and a few days later at 12:30 in the afternoon 13 does came through.
10-22-2011, 09:44 PM
#25
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 182
Middle of the summer, all the activity in my honey hole was predawn or very early in the am.
In August/September, activity started occuring around 7:45-9:00 am.
Now, no activity then, but tons of deer every day between 10 and 1:30 pm
I saw, get out on the stand when he can.
In August/September, activity started occuring around 7:45-9:00 am.
Now, no activity then, but tons of deer every day between 10 and 1:30 pm
I saw, get out on the stand when he can.
10-23-2011, 11:23 AM
#27
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Central New York
Posts: 271
I'm more of a shooter then a hunter, but I do hunt and like it. I've only shot four deer. One at around 7:20 am, one around 2:00 pm and the other two at dusk. I've been working 2nd shift for the last 13 years. I'm not a morning person and don't get up early unless I have to. Hunting usually doesn't count as "have to". Every once and a while I'll go to one of my friends hunting camps and I'll get up early to hunt. Mostly I'm a late morning/afternoon to dusk hunter.
NYH1!
NYH1!
and if I shoot something at dusk, then what ?? find him in the dark ? nah, too much work.
10-24-2011, 07:10 AM
#29
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 489
I have never had an issue blood trailing a deer in the dark though.
