Which "primetime" hour do you prefer?
11-03-2008, 08:58 AM
#1
Boone & Crockett
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Which "primetime" hour do you prefer?
First hour in the AM or last hour in the PM? I see a lot more deer in the last hour of an afternoon hunt. BUT... there's something magical about that first hour and the feeling of catching that big boy creeping his way back to his bedding area 
. That and watching the woods come to life is really cool. More deer in the PM for me, but I enjoy that first hour in the AM more.
. That and watching the woods come to life is really cool. More deer in the PM for me, but I enjoy that first hour in the AM more.
11-03-2008, 09:01 AM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
Posts: 11,682
RE: Which "primetime" hour do you prefer?
During the rut I prefer the morning, just because if he makesa mistake, the mistakeseems to be him staying out to late. Being he may be in an area he does not know, gives me the best odds.
11-03-2008, 09:02 AM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Which "primetime" hour do you prefer?
First hour in the AM or last hour in the PM?
11-03-2008, 09:06 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
RE: Which "primetime" hour do you prefer?
I love both too, but if I had to choose - I'd take morning. I love the mornings for many reasons...and over the years have had ALOT more sightings/success where I hunt in the am.
11-03-2008, 09:14 AM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Posts: 565
RE: Which "primetime" hour do you prefer?
Your last two posts seem to be very similar. Both reference the timeliness of hunts. No big deal just happened to notice it. Most of the bigger bucks that I've taken have been in the afternoon...so I'm taking the last hour of daylight.
11-03-2008, 09:23 AM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Dover, Ohio. Tuscarawas county.
Posts: 827
RE: Which "primetime" hour do you prefer?
I'd go with the morning. Always had better luck in the morning, and it's my most favorite time to hunt anyway. I've killed deer in the evening including a buck, but I just like the morning better.
11-03-2008, 04:51 PM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: coshocton, Ohio
Posts: 279
RE: Which "primetime" hour do you prefer?
I see the most deer in the morning. For Me it seems I see the big bucks between 12-2 middle of the day. I've killed 3 130" inch bucks, and all of them were in the evening during the rut, one was at 2:30 Nov 20th, second was 4:00 Nov 6th, and third was at 4:30 Dec 1stbut I think I'd still take My 7-2 hunt in the morning, then the 2-6 hunt in the evening.