how long do you usually stay out on a hunt?
 

i usually get to the woods at around 5:30am and stay til 11:00am, im working on some all day hunts though. soon as i get some warmer clothes lol.

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I go in by flashlight and come out by flashlight, carry the stuff with me that i need for the whole day.

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always go in ready to sit all day......but always drag out about 9ish......i have hunted some all day hunts though......but they were doing drives most days....id hunt alone from daylight till 10am...grab lunch on the way to the farm...or me and my buddy would meet at dawn and he would drive for me alone till the rest of the group started the drives at 11am.....then at 11 wed drive till dark....in and out of trucks a good bit driving spot to spot to do other drives.....drives last about an hour-hr and a half......we drive out some big hollows with alot of guys.....i dont think we hunted and didnt see a deer....cant wait for this year....i will be stand hunting more too....and i will be there dark till dark if need be......id like a rack for the wall.......

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Im probably the worlds worst at staying all day. In the mornings Ive gotten out of the blind as early as 830 several times. Actually once I got out at 805, and got my best buck at 810, I ve been trying to stay longer and longer, but 930 is about as late as I ll stay. sometime Im back in my stand by 10-1030 for a noontime hunt. On afternoon hunts I like to get in the stand no later than 230 and of course stay till dark, I Have more patience in the afternoon hunt, mornings always make me think about breakfast too much. :D

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I'm like Lee, I go in when it's dark and I don't come out until it's dark.

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all day everyday of the 6 week bow season. And everyday of the rile and muzzy season as long it is not under 30 degrees or untill my 5 tags are filled

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All day usually.

Except for turkeys, you can only hunt them till noon in PA.

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Same here on weekends , during the week I try to squeeze in as many hours as my job will allow .

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During the week I hunt from about 4pm to dark. Saturdays I usually hunt from dawn till around 10:30....then 3 till dark. During the RUT I'm in my treestand from dawn till dusk....unless I have to climb down to follow the blood!;)

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Bow starts Sept 15 and I hunt it till November 1 3 or 4 days a week, weekdays 3 till dark and Saturdays Dark till 0900 and 3pm to dark. I see most of the der early and late anyway when I have stayed all day. There is no one else in the woods to move the deer during the day!!! Unlike most I usually hope for someone to disturb the woods.

Rifle is Nov 1 till Dec 30 and I hunt most of November 3 or 4 afternoons a week and Sat & days off dark till 1000 & 1400 till dark on days off. Nov 1&2 all day and opening of the regular season all day, Nov 15. December gets cold and the deer go nocturnal so I hunt less mostly a few hours in the morning or evening.

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I am committed to all day if need be, but i dont mind dragging one out before noon, thats for sure.

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We (sons and 2 friends) always go in and get set up at least 45-60 min before 1st light. We are dedicated tree stand hunters and we all stay until legal shooting hrs is over - 30 min after sunset. That's 11 1/2 hrs in a tree, every day. The only time we come down is when one of us tags and all the others show up to help. Of course if you shoot a deer at 7AM or 3pm, you won't see anyone for about 2 hrs. We usually have 4-6 guys setup in such a way that we cover an awful lot of area and we know EXACTLY where everyone is. Everyone has their own style, but we do it our way simply because it works. Just the thought of hearing a round go off and knowing it's absolutely one of us, is such a great feeling. That's when comrauderie and hunting go hand and hand.

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Early bow I hunt peak times (AM and PM). First part of ML(Oct) for whitetails I continue this trend but usually spend more times out in the evening. If chasing Mulie's I hunt am through midday during ML season. Come pre rut and rut I spend as much time out as possible -especially the rut midday is my preferred timeframe. Most of my larger deer have come between the hours of 11-3 in Nov.

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I go in Nov. 1 and come out Dec 31 or that's what my wife would say.:D

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Me too, I go in by headlamp, and don't make a move for the car until the last second of shooting light.

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Until my butt can't stand the cold anymore or I usually get out around 11 and get back in around 2:30 until dark. I enjoy both morning and evening but some mornings I can't keep these eyes awake. I feel as if I'm starting to fall when I take those extra long blinks and that drives me crazy.

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Depends I get out there around 5:30 and usally leave at 11:00 some time longer, some time shorter. And come back around 4:30 till dark.

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Iam like alot of the guys in here, I go in just before first light and don't come out till dark, I bring everything in that I will need for the day and stay in my stand, you just never know when that one big buck will come stumbling on by.

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I like to be out all day. I plan on bringing lunch and a pee bottle. Try and hit the crapper before goin out.[>:]

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id say i spend about a good 4-5 hours in a hunting day somtimes i go back home and take a break then hit it at sundown..

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I am not a very patient person, so I am in my treestand approx. 30-45 minutes before day break, and stay until 9-9:30 am. I then head back to the woods around 3-3:30pm and stay until dusk. I wish I had more patience, but I know my limitations. The three nice bucks on my wall tell me I am doing something right!!!!

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I honestly don't think I've ever pulled a dark to dark hunting outing. Most of my hunts are a few hours here and there. About the only time I am out all day is when I'm involved with a group and we do drives all day.

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Go out at around 5:30 and leave at 11:30. Then come back at 4:00 til its time to go.

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I pretty much enter my stand 5:30 a.m. and leave about 10:30 and return about 4:30 til dark.

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If I have the entire day to hunt, I will hunt all day until I get something. In at my stand within 45 minutes of legal hunting hours and back to the truck just as the last light leaves the sky. I don't like walking back to the truck in total darkness. There have been occasions where I was up and secured in my stand 1.5 hours before first light, but that was because I was overly excited to be in a prime hunting location that week!

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In the morning, I stay out until breakfast is ready. . . . In the evening, I stay out until its dark. So about 6:00am-8:30am and 3:30-6:00pm. Deer down here don't move alot in the heat and it can be pretty warm in early November

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I go out there until I bring something back. ;) Bobby