Best Hunting: Morning or Evening?
#13
RE: Best Hunting: Morning or Evening?
Depends on the phases of the moon. I actually prefer morning deer hunts, becuase if you shoot one and have to track it, it is getting lighter and brighter outside. Same thing makes cleaning a little easier. On the other hand, I like setting up in the evening on wheat fields and glassing them over with binoculars. But I usually try to time my activity to coincide with the moon. I like to hunt when the moon is overhead or exactly 12 hours after the moon has been overhead. For about a week, I was seeing the majority of movement from 11 AM to 3 PM.
#18
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cottage Grove Oregon
Posts: 918
RE: Best Hunting: Morning or Evening?
I hunt more evenings work and all considered but kill most of my deer in the morning. Best 10 point righrt at legal shooting time. he was there in the dark morning. first light to 0930 has been best for me during rut. NE woods of Ct.