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    What time do you normally get to your stand and when do u see the most deer? for me i only hunt evenings and get there between 2:00 and 3:00 i havent seen a deer all season though

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    Forgot half the question eh!

    I usually get into by stand 20 to 30 minutes before daylight. If I'm hunting in the afternoon, usually 3 1/2 hours before dusk. And I see deer...

    ...Anytime, any day. I saw deer an nearly every time I went hunting this year. Some in the morning, some evening, some mid day. I think it's all about location.

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    AM bow hunts, I am in the woods at least 20 minutes prior to sun up, PM bow hunts around 2 or 3 depending on DLST... as far as when I see them most deer... that really depends.

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    I have been hunting for over 50 years and gave up that early garbage several years ago.

    I have shot more bucks after 10 AM than anything early in the morning.

    In the last 4 years, I have shot some nice bucks and they have ranged from 10AM to 4:15PM!

    I sleep in and enjoy a good breakfast! LOL!!!!

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    I AM OUT ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE IN THE MORNINGS.I HAVE TAGGED A FEW DEAR RIGHT AFTER LEGAL SHOOTING TIME STARTS.I LIKE TO HUNT ABOUT 5 HOURS IN THE MORNING AND 4 HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON.I DON'T NORMALLY LIKE TO TAKE FOOD TO THE STAND WITH ME,SO I USUALLY BRAKE FOR LUNCH.

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    All times of the day but b/w 8:00-8:30am and 4:30-and 5:15pm seem to be the most productive times for me..but u just have to be in the right place at the right time...if its meant to be its meant to be

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    in the morning i am in the woods around 6ish, evening hunts i am in the woods by 3

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    its very light here at 6, u can walk to your stand at 5:30 with no flashlight and see fine

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    We get up at 4 am and are out in the woods about 1/2 hour before sunrise.....seems to be a waste of good sleep though because I see most of the deer in the late morning to early afternoon! (Tagged out this year at around 11am)

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    I get to my stand about 20 minutes befor sun up in the morning and usually break for lunch around 11. I try to get back in my stand befor 3. All of the deer that I have seen have been from 7:30-9:30 am and 5:00 pm-dark.

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    I normally get to mine around 30 minutes before sunrise, yes i'm in it all day ........

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    Depends really. Usually in the mornings I try to get to the stand 30-45 minutes before legal shooting light. Afternoons about 3-4 hours before legal shooting light ends.

    Most of the deer in the mornings I have seen over the years have been before 8 a.m.

    Afternoons, never know really, have had deer in the field when I walked back before at 1p.m. The highest percentage of sightings is probably 30-45 minutes before the sunset and the time right after the sun sets.

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    I try to be in my stand at least 30 minutes before light in the mornings. In the evenings it depends on how much time I have to get out there. If its a weekend and I have nothing going on I try to be out there by 3...during the week it may be later then that. I usually see most of my deer in the first 3 hours in the morning and the last hour before dark in the evening with the exception of the rut. I'll see deer all day long during that time.

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