Best time to be in the stand during the rut

[birddog 68]

We're talking whitetail.
Of course any time during the day can be the best but interested in hearing other members time frame that has been the most productive for them.
We'll say the weather is stable and isn't a factor for this poll.

 

[Rick Richard]

All day

 

[Ol' Red]

All day

That pretty much covers it during the rut.

 

[birddog 68]

All day

You've never noticed a certain time frame that's better?

 

[Rick Richard]

You've never noticed a certain time frame that's better?

morning

 

[john k]

5-10 minutes before legal shooting light has been great for a couple of nice whitetail bucks for me and late afternoons for does. Great question and not easy to answer. I've harvested them all hours over the many years but right at dusk still gets me in "high alert". I'm going with statistics (mine). Excellent thread and poll.

 

[hesse]

During the rut All Day

 

[kfd05]

Poll doesn't work on my end. Unable to vote .

 

[Matt_C]

All Day but I've had my best success around 2:00 pm time period. I can't tell you why, but that's been my results. I know, But I pack a lunch and snacks, water and prepare to stay from 5:30 am to 6:00-6:30 pm.

 

[Phil Rizzo]

It's been completely random for me.

 

[338weatherby]

No time is right this year. Been in stand 7 days and not A deer to be seen. We have CWD bad up here.

Chronic Wolf Disease

Our useless state won't do a **** thing about it.

 

[Lee7588]

All day there are better times than other but those horny bucks if they get a nose full of a hot doe it is on

 

[YZ-80]

Well, from 9:30 PM until at least 7:00 AM is a good time to be in bed, so I guess from 2:30 PM until 5:30 PM for me. Over the past few years, morning hunts have gotten to be tough for me. I do it in rifle season but with the added "attention to detail" it takes for an AM Bow hunt (showering, scent control, lugging the climber in, etc.) I just don't have the juice for it anymore multiple times during the rut. I may do it for a morning or 2 but it really takes it outta me anymore.

PS - Last year I started to get cramps in my adductor muscles (upper inner thighs) from using the climber too much. They were excruciating.

 

[john k]

Poll doesn't work on my end. Unable to vote .

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