bigbuckhunter88
PMA Member
I always like to be in about 45 minutes to an hour before legal shooting light, and this time of year I try to stay in it all day, if I'm only doing an evening sit then I want to be in as early as possible, 4 hours before dark is the latest I want to be in. If any later I make sure i'm sitting on an edge.
Khughes2345
PMA Member
I was in my stand at 3:45 today, didn't spook anything on the way in. I think it all depends on where you're hunting and where your stand is. In the mornings I like to be all settled in while it's still dark or 30 minutes before pink light
skyleralan
PMA Member
Need to think about moving your stand if you are bumping that deer, or could just be a fluke deal with bad timing.
I try and only hang stands where I feel like I have the best chance to get in and out as best as possible.
Whenever you can!
No matter what time you get into the stand, there's always a chance you'll kick up deer. If you ever sit all day, you'll notice that deer often leave bedding areas all throughout the day. Oftentimes they get up and browse for a few minutes and the bed down in areas you wouldn't expect. Deer hunting is a challenge, especially with a bow. In my experience, I've learned to walk like a deer. Of course if there is a quiet path, I will walk steadily, but if I'm in the woods, making a bunch of noise by stepping on leaves and sticks, ill walk like a deer, taking 3 or 4 steps, then stopping for a few second or maybe even a minute. Doing this, deer may hear you, but they won't care as lo g as they don't smell or see you. I've even had deer come to my stand right after I sit down. They just thought I was another deer I the area. I actually killed my biggest buck this way lol. 10 minutes after i sat down, he came strolling in. I grunted at him and he walked right to me. It does suck at times cause i take like half an hour to walk walk 100 yards, but it's well worth the time in my opinion.
No matter what time you get into the stand, there's always a chance you'll kick up deer. If you ever sit all day, you'll notice that deer often leave bedding areas all throughout the day. Oftentimes they get up and browse for a few minutes and the bed down in areas you wouldn't expect. Deer hunting is a challenge, especially with a bow. In my experience, I've learned to walk like a deer. Of course if there is a quiet path, I will walk steadily, but if I'm in the woods, making a bunch of noise by stepping on leaves and sticks, ill walk like a deer, taking 3 or 4 steps, then stopping for a few second or maybe even a minute. Doing this, deer may hear you, but they won't care as lo g as they don't smell or see you. I've even had deer come to my stand right after I sit down. They just thought I was another deer I the area. I actually killed my biggest buck this way lol. 10 minutes after i sat down, he came strolling in. I grunted at him and he walked right to me. It does suck at times cause i take like half an hour to walk walk 100 yards, but it's well worth the time in my opinion.
i try to head out at 1 for my hunts and have been suprised at all the deer i see early in the woods, i have had 4 bucks under one stand this year and 430 was the latest i saw any of them....the first year i hunted public there were two guys that hunted all day for the first week, i drove by daily and saw them eating lunch in the parking lot at noon a couple times, after that first week i didnt see them again and took my turn. three days i watched a monster walk from where their stands were down a trail at lunch time, i think HE had them patterned, or they were eating the same time he was moving. i moved my stand two times but never got close enough for a shot on him
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