Ks5shooter
Contributing Member
One hour before first light until 10.Lunch then back out at 2.
Same for me in Arizona forty years ago. In over a decade of hunting the majority of my deer were taken between 1500 and 1800. In late morning I would find a place to nap just like the deer. When they began to stir in the afternoon I did also. There were times when I woke from late morning naps to find deer around me. Rather than being out of place I became a feature in the place. Miss those days.All day for me. When I hunted WY it was pretty easy to do as there was no "stand" sitting or anything like we do in MI.
I hate cleaning deer at night so I am much pickier in the evening.
When I was a kid, my dad would say, "we are staying out through lunch, because that's when the town hunters will be going in for lunch and moving the deer."I've found that around 11AM is the best hunting, that's about the time other hunters get restless and start moving around getting the deer moving
When I use to hunt, I was a morning hunter. Decided I would be the camp cook, so, stayed in camp for that. Didn't mind it at all. Just really never cared for gutting and dragging out in the dark when I'm already tired. Morning hunter in my days out West.
I'm curious if you guys stay out all day when deer hunting.
When I was a kid, my dad would say, "we are staying out through lunch, because that's when the town hunters will be going in for lunch and moving the deer."
He was pretty much right too.
DM
I hate waking up at 4am and freezing until 10am, so I no longer hunt mornings. I'm self employed and hunt my own property, so it's evenings only for me.
I’m an all day guy here in mule deer public land county. Mostly because I don’t want to hike in twice, but also have been productive hunting bedded deer mid day
I've found that around 11AM is the best hunting, that's about the time other hunters get restless and start moving around getting the deer moving