Ryan: I've been keeping a journal for more than 30 years documenting the times of all deer sightings. During the rut, first two weeks of November in northern Wisconsin, I see more bucks from 10 a.m. to 2 pm. than any other time of the day. Morning is the second best time. Afternoon the third, but the last 45 minutes of the day are usually pretty good. Before the rut, when deer are still int heir normal patterns, I see more bucks before 9 am. and after 4 p.m. I should add that these sightings aren't a function favoring/hunting one time period over another. When I hunt, it's almost always dark to dark.