Mike Miller of A&HTV explains why he goes to the stand at this time in the upcoming August 2022 issue of OOD. What do YOU think is the best?
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Mike Miller of A&HTV explains why he goes to the stand at this time in the upcoming August 2022 issue of OOD. What do YOU think is the best?
For me,in the morning,I go in well before first light and official sunrise. In the afternoon,around 2PM and stay until after official sunset and come out after dark. Most of my success for Deer and Varmint/Predator is in the PM,for Moose,in the AM.
I go in when I can as long as the wind getting into the stand allows it to
how many times have we all been surprised when a deer, bear, moose shows up when their "not supposed to"
I ain’t going to lie… as soon as I can but 99% it’s after sunrise. No matter how early I get up it’s the same thing.
Depends on a few factors, hunting pressure, time of the year (pre rut, rut, or post rut), but mostly when work permits.
0.5 hr before legal shooting time i am up in the tree,already sitting .Calming myself-and the forest around me.
By the time the legal comes and the "tools"are out,very few critters would know, i went in.
Depends where i hunt( 50 to 90 km from my place) i wake up accordingly,to allow achieving this.
On the afternoon my schedule is "random"-tend to "count"backwards from legal ,to allow at least 3 hr sit -to make the trip worthwhile.
I prefer to go in at legal and stalk my way to the stand. Slowly and steadily making my way in, I pay attention to everything. Many a time have we bumped big game like this, that we would have probably not had a crack at if we were already in our stands.
Depends on how much 40 Creek was flowing after dark at the woodstove the night previous.
Either way the tags always get punched sooner or later.
For early archery out the 'back 40' (more like back 5) for deer, it's always before dawn and most activity is around 8:30AM but I love to watch the bush wake up as the sun comes up and I head back to the house around 10-10:30AM. Afternoon sits vary but end near legal limits. For rifle season in the big bush, I still go in before dawn to enjoy the bush waking up but I'm a solo still hunter mostly and stay all day.
I like to go in early, right at legal sunrise, but I don't fret if it's after full light.
I've shot just one deer at sunup and a couple at dusk; most I've taken around 11:00 a.m.
I really like to be in the stand way before the sunrise, and enjoy another episode of the magnificent show. This can get a bit challenging when you find yourself in the dark with a pack of coyotes barking around, and don't know how to get faster to the stand & climb it like a cherry tree (good memories from last December's control hunt...)
But I go hunting when I can, and may hunt all day adjusting location based on specifics.
BTW, got my biggest buck at 11:00AM during a rut hunt, after sitting 30. min. in the stand.
I do the same, start walking in and stalk right at legal light. This has managed to get me a lot of game and had game come over from the noise just as I get in my stand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Birdbuff
Deer, walk in at legal time so I can hunt the way in. I have spooked or alerted a couple of deer before legal and had to watch them walk away because my gun was socked. Never again.
Moose, as soon as its legal time my rifle is out and loaded and I start paddling the canoe or walking into my cut. I have gotten the majority of my moose during my travel into a spot.
Turkey, way before sunup. I use a blind and setting up decoys and getting in the blind and settled makes noise in the quiet woods. I give the turkeys 30-60 mins to settle down so when they come off the roost they are not already on alert.
I do love watching and hearing the world come alive in the mornings though.
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Hate mornings so I usually go in around 1pm until dark. :)
I try to get to my stand 1/2 to 45 minutes before legal in the morning and at evening weekdays the earliest I can get there is 3:30 as I have to wait until the boy gets home from school.
Half hour before sunrise I can walk out my back door with gun in hand and turn on my Red/Green Dot scope( I prefer the Green for low light) , pop 3, 12 gauge Federal Barnes Expander sabots into The Beast ( Remington 11-87 with fully rifled cantilever barrel and Shurshot stock) and I'm good to go ! My first treestand is approx. 170 yards North as the crow flies or a nice slow hunt for those that walk. Gives me time to check for fresh activity where they have been leaving scrapes along the trail. The worst part is climbing up the wood ladder to the platform without a partner standing guard. I don't think I've ever been busted but who knows ?