#2039888 - 08/21/10 05:22 PM
Re: Morning Hunts vs. Evening Hunts?
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Mike Belt
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Mornings probably give you an opportunity at seeing deer for a longer period and 75% of my hunts are morning hunts even though I may be there until afternoon hours. Afternoon hunts are productive without generally seeing as many deer and not until the last 30-45 minutes of the day. Sit until dark because the big boys don't start playing until last shooting light(especially during early archery). All this is a generality and a basis for hunting times but not set in stone. During the rut anything can happen at any time but I love cold, semi still days with the full moon overhead about 1:30 in the afternoon until dark.
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#2040045 - 08/21/10 08:16 PM
Re: Morning Hunts vs. Evening Hunts?
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fishboy1
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Deer are more predictable for evening hunts during early bow for me, but its hot so I prefer mornings.
There is just something about the anticipation of a morning hunt. Watching the world wake up and knowing that it is getting better every second. Easier to track and process in the daytime as well.
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#2040054 - 08/21/10 08:31 PM
Re: Morning Hunts vs. Evening Hunts?
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I dont like getting up early but when the weather and moon phase is right I get up go and Im in the stand and hour before sunrise, I hunt the evenings more often because of convienance, I prefer evenings but mornings are sometimes more productive like many have said here
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#2040055 - 08/21/10 08:31 PM
Re: Morning Hunts vs. Evening Hunts?
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I prefer morning hunts, nothing like watching the woods come to life at day break. Every season I say I'm going to wait until around 10 am to go to the woods. I just feel like I have missed something if I'm not there before day break.
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#2040188 - 08/21/10 09:52 PM
Re: Morning Hunts vs. Evening Hunts?
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moondawg
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I prefer mornings, as you have the whole day ahead of you. It's also much easier to track, gut, and drag in the daylight. And the processor is open during daytime hours.
However, the evenings are ok. Deer coming out, nice sunsets, cooler temps creeping in, and the yotes howling are pretty cool.
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#2041587 - 08/23/10 06:49 AM
Re: Morning Hunts vs. Evening Hunts?
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bowriter
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In looking back through my jurnals for the last few years, it appears I have killed deer in just about equal numbers morning and afternoon.
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#2041673 - 08/23/10 07:56 AM
Re: Morning Hunts vs. Evening Hunts?
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kry226
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Loc: Maryland
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I posted this in another thread last year, but it really justifies my choice, which is EVENINGS, and which is without question. I may have slightly more evening trips than morning trips (quick hunt after work, etc.), but I think it is fairly balanced, and certainly would not explain a 3 to 1 evening advantage.
But the bottom line is that I'll hunt whenever I can, and would prefer to kill a deer in the morning, but it just hasn't happened that way.
I keep pretty good stats. Killed my first in 2000.
I have been hunting 10 years and have killed 29 deer in 6 states: 15 bucks, 14 does (I am really proud of the balance between bucks and does).
2 in Virginia
8 in Georgia
6 in Texas
4 in Kentucky
4 in Tennessee
5 in Kansas
13 on public land, 16 on private land and no high fences
5 were bow kills (1 PSE Nova, 4 Mathews FX)
3 were taken with a .243 (Remington Model 700)
8 taken with a .30-06 (Browning A-Bolt)
8 taken with a 12 ga slug (Remington Model 870)
3 taken with a muzzleloader (Savage 10ML-II)
2 taken with a 20 ga slug (T/C Encore Pro Hunter)
7 were taken on morning hunts
1 during the afternoon (1:30 pm)
21 during evening hunts
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And yes, I am a lunatic about deer hunting.
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#2041677 - 08/23/10 07:59 AM
Re: Morning Hunts vs. Evening Hunts?
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DUCK37101
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Seems to me by personal experience as well as keeping up with this site's info during season and through hunting shows that Evenings is the best time.
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#2044015 - 08/24/10 05:13 PM
Re: Morning Hunts vs. Evening Hunts?
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pilgrim
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I've seen many deer at dusk, but I've never taken one in the evening. All my deer have been morning kills.
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