Hunting

fishininMich. · 10-26-05, 12:09 PM

Hey i noticed we have a few hunter in here. Since this a non related fishing thread i won't get in trouble for asking a hunting question. What time to you guys like to go out hunting. I like to go out for evening hunts but i don't like to sit all day so i like to go out only a few hours before dark. What time do you think would be a good time to go to the tree stand. If you got anything about going out in the morning let me have it.

southernsnatcher · 10-27-05, 08:31 AM

well seeing as how i havent been able to hunt for almost 2 years, i will be packin a lunch and goin all day come december....but way back when i would a few hours in the morn...then go fish a lil have a lil snack and be back out on the stand around 3:30 - 4:00...i find that most of my kills have come just before dark but i find it relaxing just to be sittin there too..u never know when the big boy might come out...

10-27-05, 08:47 AM

[QUOTE=fishininMich.]Hey i noticed we have a few hunter in here. Since this a non related fishing thread i won't get in trouble for asking a hunting question. What time to you guys like to go out hunting. I like to go out for evening hunts but i don't like to sit all day so i like to go out only a few hours before dark. What time do you think would be a good time to go to the tree stand. If you got anything about going out in the morning let me have it.[/QUOTE First I would get out and scout around and find aout where their trails are, where they are crossing and so on. Set my stand up, and be in the stand and settled down well before daybreak. Good hunting.

Dyas · 10-27-05, 11:09 AM

I like still hunting in the afternoon. But when we are running dog drives I hunt all day. I shot a nice 8 this past weekend but it was a gut shot. We tracked him all the way back to a swamp and lost his trail. Give me some credit though it was a 38 yard shot with a bow and the wind was probably blowing 15-20 mph. It makes me sick to the stomach. It had probably a 19" spread which is pretty big for this far south.

zooker · 10-27-05, 06:01 PM

deer here in nc after the first week of smokepole will move more at mid day or after dark. i normally duck hunt till 10am then sit in the stand till dark.. i have taken to many deer at noon -1 pm to think it is a fluke...

zooker

lizardsrule · 10-30-05, 11:44 PM

Biggest deer I shot came at around 11am, when all the other hunters get out of their stands and start moving around. They will flush the deer to you if you have the patience. When I did hunt a lot I was in my stand 1- 1/2 hour before sunrise, sit until my butt couldn't take it any longer. Go get some lunch, then back to still huntig for a little while, then back in the stand by 3:30. I prefer morning hunting, just because you can find the deer that day, don't need to come back.

Lizards

flfireman · 10-31-05, 10:12 PM

Ill sit all day. Love to hit an early morning strike though. Drag it out, clean it and have time for lunch and a nap. Then hopefully get lucky before dark. If I leave my stand, usually back in before 3-330.

10-26-05, 12:09 PM	#1
fishininMich. BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 91	Hunting Hey i noticed we have a few hunter in here. Since this a non related fishing thread i won't get in trouble for asking a hunting question. What time to you guys like to go out hunting. I like to go out for evening hunts but i don't like to sit all day so i like to go out only a few hours before dark. What time do you think would be a good time to go to the tree stand. If you got anything about going out in the morning let me have it. __________________ Michigan

10-27-05, 08:31 AM	#2
southernsnatcher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: monroe, la Posts: 440	well seeing as how i havent been able to hunt for almost 2 years, i will be packin a lunch and goin all day come december....but way back when i would a few hours in the morn...then go fish a lil have a lil snack and be back out on the stand around 3:30 - 4:00...i find that most of my kills have come just before dark but i find it relaxing just to be sittin there too..u never know when the big boy might come out... __________________ reality is a crutch for people who dont fish!!!!monroe,la U.S. ARMY Seoul, Korea

10-27-05, 11:09 AM	#4
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	I like still hunting in the afternoon. But when we are running dog drives I hunt all day. I shot a nice 8 this past weekend but it was a gut shot. We tracked him all the way back to a swamp and lost his trail. Give me some credit though it was a 38 yard shot with a bow and the wind was probably blowing 15-20 mph. It makes me sick to the stomach. It had probably a 19" spread which is pretty big for this far south. __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

10-27-05, 06:01 PM	#5
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	deer here in nc after the first week of smokepole will move more at mid day or after dark. i normally duck hunt till 10am then sit in the stand till dark.. i have taken to many deer at noon -1 pm to think it is a fluke... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

10-30-05, 11:44 PM	#6
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Biggest deer I shot came at around 11am, when all the other hunters get out of their stands and start moving around. They will flush the deer to you if you have the patience. When I did hunt a lot I was in my stand 1- 1/2 hour before sunrise, sit until my butt couldn't take it any longer. Go get some lunch, then back to still huntig for a little while, then back in the stand by 3:30. I prefer morning hunting, just because you can find the deer that day, don't need to come back. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

10-27-05, 08:47 AM	#3
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	[QUOTE=fishininMich.]Hey i noticed we have a few hunter in here. Since this a non related fishing thread i won't get in trouble for asking a hunting question. What time to you guys like to go out hunting. I like to go out for evening hunts but i don't like to sit all day so i like to go out only a few hours before dark. What time do you think would be a good time to go to the tree stand. If you got anything about going out in the morning let me have it.[/QUOTE First I would get out and scout around and find aout where their trails are, where they are crossing and so on. Set my stand up, and be in the stand and settled down well before daybreak. Good hunting.

10-31-05, 10:12 PM	#7
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	Ill sit all day. Love to hit an early morning strike though. Drag it out, clean it and have time for lunch and a nap. Then hopefully get lucky before dark. If I leave my stand, usually back in before 3-330. __________________ In the Lord all things are possible.

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