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When do you guys (and girls) like to get to your tree stand in the morning? I am in a toss up because I like to try and sneak in early before daylight, but then if I jump a deer Im screwed because its not shooting light...so I have been hunting into my stand at opening light...what are your thoughts?
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Ill get there one half hour before dawn so the woods has time to settle. Ill sit out until about 11 and then I will still hunt back to the car.
I always sit before light,like meagel said, giving the area some time to rest. I try to approach my stand in the correct wind and don't take any shortcuts so that if I jump something, it usually can't tell exactly what I am and will not fully spook.
An hour before shooting hours if I can peel myself out of bed. At that time, if you jump a deer, it will circle backaround if you are quiet enough. I look at it as playing the odds. If I was jumping something every time, then I might adjust. But not for something that rarely happens.
I gennerally try to be settled in the stand 30 minutes before sunup. However, see that picture of me holding that decent 9 point. I got in the tree at 8:00 that morning. Shot this deer at 9:50.
Depends...bow season I go in just as it is getting light so I don't need a flashlight and can see where I am going so I don't make a ton of noise. Gun season I am on stand 30-60 minutes before daybreak cuz everyone and there mother are in the woods and I try to beat most of them in so they can scare deer to me and not the other way around. I think it depends on the hunting pressure.
I try to get their at least 2-hours before sunrise,any time closer to sunrise the Monster may be too close for me to enter the stand.
About a half hour before sun up for me. I've never shot a jumped deer with a bow... it could happen but it is a real rare occurance. I usually get there earlier with a rifle so I can be quiet and allow deer spooked by other hunters to come toward me.
Thanks for the info guys..and I was referring to rifle hunting too just to make that clear. Seems like everyone is leaning towards well before daylight which is what I usually do but I had some doubt about it due to jumping deer early in the morning and not having them come back to the area. thanks again
About 1hr to half hour before day light, pack "lunch" and snacks and stay ALL day.
Never can tell when the "big Boys" will show up.
I try to get in at least a 1/2 hour before light. Doesn't always happen though. I've found between 9 and 11 a.m. to be very productive, so if i'm not able to be there at the crack of dawn, i still try to sneak in and hunt a few hours.
If I'm hunting in noisy woods I go in early. If it's in fairly open area such as a pasture I go in at first light. I have shot 2 bucks on my way to my stand doing that.
My favorite time to hunt is mornings and am in thestand at least an hour before light. You can jump deer anytimeyou walk in the woods, lower light helps, even deer see better in the daylight than darkness. I have crept to the stand and just walked and found that just walking tends to work better for me. I found during my daylight walks that if I just walk and not sneak as long as i do not walk straight at a deer they tend to hold there ground and just let me pass by depends how close of course, just trying to stay hidden. If they think I see them they will run. I like to let the woods calm as I sit and wait.
I like to be in my stand well before sun up. I like to have about an hour for things to settle down.
Early in the season, it's usually close to an hour before first light. As the season goes on, and I get lazy, it's 1/2 hour. Wish I was more of an early riser, I'd like to get there as early as 2Poppa!
hey thanks again for the imput guys
I usually get there about an hour before first light. I take all the precaution necessary and aproach my stand so I don't spook deer.
I have tried a couple of hours before first light and a 1/2 hour before light and have had similar results. I think my snoring from when I have gone in too early might have scared some away.
i like to be in my stand or blind about one and half hours before day light . so things can calm down around me after the hike in . but some times you will spoke deer. but it seems to have worked well for me in the areas i hunt.
I like to be in at least 1 1/2 hrs before sun up because the woods I hunt is small and if you watch your steps you can get right on them!
I get in my stand about 30 min to hour before legal light.
i go so when i get there i have at least an hour before first light. i head out earliy enough so that i can sneak in undetected. its good to walk so your footsteps sound like a deer of another animal. i walk slow and then wait a couple minutes and then walk again. i also try and keep the wind in my favor.
My rule of thumb is to be IN the stand, set up and quiet 30 minutes before morning twilight. This gives the woods time to "calm" before shooting light.
i go in with my dad before sun comes up. Even if we do spook a deer its not a big deal we have a better chance getting all settled waiting for sun up becuase the deer wont be able to catch any of your twigs braking or anything near by. when your walkking through the woods you'd be shocked about all thats around you even though you cant see it. what you dont see you might be able to get a nice shot at around 8 or 9 when the deer are more common to move!
This is the same way I do it for the exact same reason and I don't have good dark vission.
I try to make it in my tree stand 30 min. before daylight. If not I try to make it as soon as I can. anytime beats no time.
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Ill get there one half hour before dawn so the woods has time to settle. Ill sit out until about 11 and then I will still hunt back to the car.
Depends...bow season I go in just as it is getting light so I don't need a flashlight and can see where I am going so I don't make a ton of noise. Gun season I am on stand 30-60 minutes before daybreak cuz everyone and there mother are in the woods and I try to beat most of them in so they can scare deer to me and not the other way around. I think it depends on the hunting pressure.
I try to get their at least 2-hours before sunrise,any time closer to sunrise the Monster may be too close for me to enter the stand.
If I'm hunting in noisy woods I go in early. If it's in fairly open area such as a pasture I go in at first light. I have shot 2 bucks on my way to my stand doing that.
I always sit before light,like meagel said, giving the area some time to rest. I try to approach my stand in the correct wind and don't take any shortcuts so that if I jump something, it usually can't tell exactly what I am and will not fully spook.
An hour before shooting hours if I can peel myself out of bed. At that time, if you jump a deer, it will circle backaround if you are quiet enough. I look at it as playing the odds. If I was jumping something every time, then I might adjust. But not for something that rarely happens.
I gennerally try to be settled in the stand 30 minutes before sunup. However, see that picture of me holding that decent 9 point. I got in the tree at 8:00 that morning. Shot this deer at 9:50.
About a half hour before sun up for me. I've never shot a jumped deer with a bow... it could happen but it is a real rare occurance. I usually get there earlier with a rifle so I can be quiet and allow deer spooked by other hunters to come toward me.
About 1hr to half hour before day light, pack "lunch" and snacks and stay ALL day.
Never can tell when the "big Boys" will show up.
I try to get in at least a 1/2 hour before light. Doesn't always happen though. I've found between 9 and 11 a.m. to be very productive, so if i'm not able to be there at the crack of dawn, i still try to sneak in and hunt a few hours.
I like to be in my stand well before sun up. I like to have about an hour for things to settle down.
Early in the season, it's usually close to an hour before first light. As the season goes on, and I get lazy, it's 1/2 hour. Wish I was more of an early riser, I'd like to get there as early as 2Poppa!
i like to be in my stand or blind about one and half hours before day light . so things can calm down around me after the hike in . but some times you will spoke deer. but it seems to have worked well for me in the areas i hunt.
I like to be in at least 1 1/2 hrs before sun up because the woods I hunt is small and if you watch your steps you can get right on them!
I get in my stand about 30 min to hour before legal light.
My rule of thumb is to be IN the stand, set up and quiet 30 minutes before morning twilight. This gives the woods time to "calm" before shooting light.
This is the same way I do it for the exact same reason and I don't have good dark vission.
Thanks for the info guys..and I was referring to rifle hunting too just to make that clear. Seems like everyone is leaning towards well before daylight which is what I usually do but I had some doubt about it due to jumping deer early in the morning and not having them come back to the area. thanks again
My favorite time to hunt is mornings and am in thestand at least an hour before light. You can jump deer anytimeyou walk in the woods, lower light helps, even deer see better in the daylight than darkness. I have crept to the stand and just walked and found that just walking tends to work better for me. I found during my daylight walks that if I just walk and not sneak as long as i do not walk straight at a deer they tend to hold there ground and just let me pass by depends how close of course, just trying to stay hidden. If they think I see them they will run. I like to let the woods calm as I sit and wait.
hey thanks again for the imput guys
I usually get there about an hour before first light. I take all the precaution necessary and aproach my stand so I don't spook deer.
I have tried a couple of hours before first light and a 1/2 hour before light and have had similar results. I think my snoring from when I have gone in too early might have scared some away.
i go so when i get there i have at least an hour before first light. i head out earliy enough so that i can sneak in undetected. its good to walk so your footsteps sound like a deer of another animal. i walk slow and then wait a couple minutes and then walk again. i also try and keep the wind in my favor.
i go in with my dad before sun comes up. Even if we do spook a deer its not a big deal we have a better chance getting all settled waiting for sun up becuase the deer wont be able to catch any of your twigs braking or anything near by. when your walkking through the woods you'd be shocked about all thats around you even though you cant see it. what you dont see you might be able to get a nice shot at around 8 or 9 when the deer are more common to move!
I try to make it in my tree stand 30 min. before daylight. If not I try to make it as soon as I can. anytime beats no time.
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