the mornin or the evening

[RM81]

I haven't noticed a difference.  We've seen and shot nice bucks in the morning and in the evening.  I'll hunt both if given the opportunity.

[robtattoo]

I prefer evenings simply because most of my hunting land is an hours drive, 30 minutes on an ATV & a 20 minute walk away from the house. Getting up a 3AM on a cold December morning is about as much fun as it sounds!
Mind you, I've hardly seen any deer, morning or evening regardless!

[Charles K.]

Evening has always been better for me. ...that magic time right before sundown.

[joevan125]

Morning hunt with a north wind produces the most buck sightings for me.

[amar911]

Mornings seem to be better hunts (the sun rising, the woods coming to life, the deer interested in something other than eating) and give a better opportunity to recover deer that have been shot. It also gives me the chance to decide how long I want to stay in the stand hoping to get a shot. Unless I have shot a deer, when I get out of the stand I can go back to camp, visit with my buddies, get a bite to eat and relax. If I have any problem locating the deer or if I find the deer and need help getting it back to camp, I can call my friends and have them come help me, or I can help them if they have shot a deer. Doing all that in daylight is much nicer than trying to find my way around in the dark. The two biggest drawbacks to morning hunts are the colder temperatures and having to get out of a nice warm bed much earlier than I prefer.

All that said, I have killed many deer on evening hunts and love being out during the magic hour before it gets too dark to shoot. I can say that my hunting buddies and I have failed to recover far more wounded deer on evening hunts than morning hunts. That is one of the most disturbing aspects of hunting and one that I do my best to avoid.

Allan

[blueline]

Depends on the Moon, and weather. For Me I prefer morning hunt. But have been successful in evening hunts as well. You will be a far better hunter when you figure out there is no noon time break, No siesta from hunting for me.

[Covey]

I prefer evenings! there really is no specific reason other than the area I hunt I tend to see more deer in the afternoon! HA! Jason

[customcrester]

I like mornings better,i have shot most of my deer in the mornings.Here in southeast Pa i hunt in the suburbs north of philly.There is alot of things in the suburbs that can change the patterns of the deer in the coarse of a day.In the mornings you have a better chance at them before they get spooked.