#2118923 - 10/19/10 07:39 AM
When do you try and be in stand by?
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BowGuy84
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I know I've seen this on here a bunch but I have some new thoughts.
Traditionally I am typically in stand 10 min or so before legal shooting light sometimes I try and slip in at gray light with no light and get up the tree (if I have a hang on already set).
Im adjusting to trying to be there and totally set 30 min before legal shooting light. Set in the pitch dark. I think deer let more slide earlier in the AM and dont run off.
We got in early this weekend on my land and had pics in all 3 plots right at daylight. The deer were still on normal patterns...it didnt throw them off at all. I am becoming a firm believer in get in early and let it settle down.
What say you? When do you get in?
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#2118934 - 10/19/10 07:46 AM
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at least 30 mins before daylight
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#2118957 - 10/19/10 07:56 AM
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#2118963 - 10/19/10 07:57 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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it depends on where i am hunting......
sometimes it's after first light and sometimes it's an hour before......if i have to walk across a field , i prefer to do so after first light so i can check the field for deer before doing so. If I am going back in to a bedding area and believe that deer will be coming in there right after daylight, then I go in an hour early.
I don't REALLY have a standard time. I usually make up my mind after a few hunts when I can get an idea about when the deer come through ....
I rarely see deer at first light anyway...most of my deer sightings come mid-morning , midday, and late afternoon.
i never panic if i oversleep and get in my stand late.....i never saw a deer wearing a watch....lol.
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#2118966 - 10/19/10 07:58 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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I go after i can see to walk quietly.
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#2118976 - 10/19/10 08:00 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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30 minutes or a little more
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#2118980 - 10/19/10 08:02 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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I try to be in 20 to 30 min. before legal light. Any earlier and fatigue and boredom begin to set in before I even get to start hunting and that isn't good.
I have had success walking in an hour or so after legal light as well and hunting until mid day. Usually, where I hunt, there is some movement very early, then a lull for a couple hours, then movement again at the 9:30 to 11:00 range. Often times, that second round of movement is when I see bucks on their feet.
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#2119000 - 10/19/10 09:54 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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Deer seem to be less spooked when it is dark. I try to be there as early as possible for the given situation. On a small private tract I hunt which is basically a bedding area, I always arrive 1.5 hour before 1st light as its the only way not to spook deer.
On other properties, I try to be there minimum 45 minutes before first light, earlier if possible.
I have 1 tree stand this Fall that is set up right in the middle of a small, core bedding area with Cedar trees and a small, but well protected pond. It will be a 1 shot deal as I believe there is a mature buck in there. When I take this 1 opportunity for this particular tree stand, I will probably arrive 2-3 hours before 1st light as it will be the only way to be sure I beat him to his bedding area and then I will wait for him to do some midd day milling around or take a drink of water.
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#2119002 - 10/19/10 09:55 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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15-30 minutes before legal shooting light.
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#2119074 - 10/19/10 10:29 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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I don't start walking in until it starts breaking daylight. I don't like sitting in the stand and hearing deer walking around my stand without me being able to see them. I would much rather them go on through before I get there without any possibility of them winding me or me messing em up somehow. I normally get to my stand about 5 min after you can see to shoot. I have never had any problem of deer being by my stand when I get there. And I have killed a big buck for the past 6 yrs like this so I don't have any reason to change. And plus I don't care too much about walking around in the dark.
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#2119130 - 10/19/10 11:01 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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30 minutes before light +-
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#2119141 - 10/19/10 11:05 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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WRbowhunter
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I like to be set up and ready 15 to 20 minutes before it starts getting light. I think getting in earlier would be even better but sometimes I just can not get myself going. I have a buddy that swears its a waste of time because he never sees deer early in the morning.My response was maybe because your going up the tree in the daylight and you busted all the deer off walking in.
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#2119150 - 10/19/10 11:10 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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I would much rather them go on through before I get there without any possibility of them winding me or me messing em up somehow. I
I usually try to get set up and sitting down quiet by at least 30 min. before legal shooting light. I've never had a problem with deer coming thru and winding me.
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#2119153 - 10/19/10 11:11 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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About 30 minutes before starts getting light.
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#2119164 - 10/19/10 11:17 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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I like to be set up and ready 15 to 20 minutes before it starts getting light. I think getting in earlier would be even better but sometimes I just can not get myself going. I have a buddy that swears its a waste of time because he never sees deer early in the morning.My response was maybe because your going up the tree in the daylight and you busted all the deer off walking in.
Agreed. The more I learn about hunting, the earlier I believe you should arrive at your stand.
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#2119210 - 10/19/10 11:37 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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I try to be in stand by 15-30 min before shooting light. Try, that is. 
Ditto , I'm upset if I am later than that !!
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#2119213 - 10/19/10 11:38 AM
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#2119217 - 10/19/10 11:39 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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30 min before light
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#2119251 - 10/19/10 12:01 PM
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15-30 minutes before legal shooting light.
Ditto in most cases, occasionally earlier or later in unique situations.
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#2119253 - 10/19/10 12:02 PM
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30 minutes
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#2119280 - 10/19/10 12:16 PM
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#2119364 - 10/19/10 12:55 PM
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Opening day of ML and Gun season 2 hrs before sunrise to head off any intruders. They see my truck and pass the area by. The rest of the season try in enter 30 minutes before first light.
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#2119436 - 10/19/10 01:46 PM
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20-30minutes. Unless I am hunting my ridge which at 45 years is too dangerous{steep} for me to climb in the dark.
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#2119463 - 10/19/10 01:59 PM
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Are some of yall scared of the dark?? Just wondering and I understand if you don't want to admit it. I have a budy who is.
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#2119467 - 10/19/10 02:00 PM
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Are some of yall scared of the dark?? Just wondering and I understand if you don't want to admit it. I have a budy who is.
I've heard hunters complain that they dislike walking through the dark woods. I'll be the first to admit that it can sometimes be spooky, but I love it.
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#2119476 - 10/19/10 02:06 PM
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Are some of yall scared of the dark?? Just wondering and I understand if you don't want to admit it. I have a budy who is.
I've heard hunters complain that they dislike walking through the dark woods. I'll be the first to admit that it can sometimes be spooky, but I love it. 
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#2119478 - 10/19/10 02:08 PM
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Are some of yall scared of the dark?? Just wondering and I understand if you don't want to admit it. I have a budy who is.
No. Why? I do get very bored and figity sitting and waiting an hour or more on legal shooting light\time.
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#2119555 - 10/19/10 03:02 PM
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The only time that i am scared of the dark is when those dang banjos start....lol
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#2119697 - 10/19/10 05:04 PM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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It depends on where I'm hunting. If I'm hunting a bedding area I'd like to be there an hour before light. If I'm hunting feeding or transition areas, I go in right at daylight. I have walked up on two bucks this year that were in food plots on my way to the stand. In both cases I was able to wait until the deer moved on naturally without spooking them. I hunt my way to the stand and have killed several before I ever reach it.
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#2119715 - 10/19/10 05:20 PM
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Hunting in the mountains of east TN, it can sometimes be detrimental to get in so early. The thermals sink down the mountains and into the valleys. I've hand several deer wind me below my stand as I'm waiting for the sun to come up.
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#2120125 - 10/19/10 09:04 PM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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I like to be in there 20-30 before legal light, but sometimes that doesn't happen.
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#2120154 - 10/19/10 09:13 PM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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I have experienced much of what you have. Especially during the rut. or pre rut.
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#2120907 - 10/20/10 11:27 AM
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30-60 minutes before shooting light
all depends on what is going on and how far i have to walk in
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#2120945 - 10/20/10 11:51 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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when i can get there in reality, in theory i try to be there 10-15mins before legal shooting time for the most part. During firearm season I sometimes delay my walk until i can make out shapes giving me the option to hunt AS i walk to the stand.
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#2125807 - 10/23/10 11:30 AM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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Wear and use the green lights. Deer can't see them. the white lights will spook them.
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#2126078 - 10/23/10 03:59 PM
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im sitting and ready to go 30 min. to an hour before legal shooting light, but if the moon phase tells me different I may not go at all, i use a little green pen light too....it makes it easier to see because there is no glare
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#2126239 - 10/23/10 06:34 PM
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Wear and use the green lights. Deer can't see them. the white lights will spook them.
I usually fire tack my way to my tree b4 season starts, and use a red or green light. I try to get there at least 30 min to an hour b4 it gets light.
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#2126371 - 10/23/10 08:13 PM
Re: When do you try and be in stand by?
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About 30-45 minutes before shooting light.
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#2126916 - 10/24/10 08:56 AM
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15-30 minutes before legal shooting light.
Yep, me too...just time enough to get ready, calm down, have a cup of coffee and get in my hunting "zone" mentality...oh, and take a leak after drinking that cup of coffee!
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