Morning or Evening hunts ?

[poorhunter]

For me that would depend on the time of year. Bow season I prefer evenings by far, and rifle I prefer mornings by far.

 

[double browtine]

I love watching the woods wake up on cold morning! But that last hour of the day is magical sometimes! Especially when that mature doe runs out in a field, stops and looks back. And you can hear sticks breaking, and that steady buck walk coming towards the field!

 

[rem270]

6 of the 9 bucks I have mounted were from evening hunts. I'd much prefer to kill them in the mornings and get all the work done in daylight but I'll take what I can get.

I'll look at my spreadsheets tomorrow and post my morning vs evening activity. I don't remember it from last year and haven't looked at it much this year besides logging it on the days that I hunt.

 

[Swampster]

I'm usually wide awake before 4AM, so hunting in the morning gives me something to do in those dark hours. I have plenty of time so I don't have to prepare everything the night before, and I can eat a big breakfast. Once the sun sets, I start slowing down big time.

 

[MCO8891]

Our property has always been better in the mornings. We have had the property for 20 years now. I don't know if we have killed a buck in the afternoon..........so much so that we decided that hunting in the afternoon was hurting us more than helping.

 

[Remington700]

I have had luck at both. I probably have experienced more success with morning hunts over the years. I also have killed some nice ones in the afternoons though. So I would say both as my vote. My daughter on the other hand has killed all her nice ones in the evenings. I think it boils down to the stand you hunt and travel times.

 

[Wrangler95]

I like both but my biggest bucks have been in the morning!

 

[bowhunterfanatic]

Early season evenings. Rest of the year mornings. I see more rut activity in the mornings and it's also a lot easier to get one taken care of if you kill it early.

 

[DMD]

Mornings. I just hate doing all the work in the dark. I'm really picky what I shoot at in the evening. LOL. I just enjoy morning hunting a lot more.

 

[Kevin]

I voted evenings, but its really dependent on if I can get in without blowing all the deer in the country out in the AM. If I can get in clean, I love the mornings.

 

[lafn96]

I voted evenings, but its really dependent on if I can get in without blowing all the deer in the country out in the AM. If I can get in clean, I love the mornings.

Exactly how I feel

 

[UTGrad]

Evenings hunts my anticipation builds and there is a definite end to the hunt...dark.

Morning hunts I progressively lose focus and get bored if nothing is moving. There is always the question when should I pack up and leave on morning hunts.

I prefer mornings when its cold, but I am a better hunter in the evenings.

 

[quackaholic]

I prefer morning and I really have no reasoning behind it. It's not that I see more either way. I guess it became a habit when I was young and had to get up early to get to hunt because our county wasn't even open with the exception of Cherokee portion. We stayed in the stand daylight till dark. If you stay you'll be amazed at some midday activity some days. I guess I was just so exhausted by evening I was just looking forward to a comfy seat versus sitting on an old folding camp stool on a homemade hang on stand.