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Offline sweet old bill

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deer taken time of day
« on: November 01, 2008, 05:07:00 AM »
What time of day did you take your best deer. As I look over the years it seems to be in that last hour of the day, just at dark. I never have had a good buck at mid day. HOw about you ? I also seem to get the most activity when the weather is about to change for the worst, rain or snow coming in. Seems that for me blue bird sky and the deer do not move.

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Offline Guru

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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2008, 05:43:00 AM »
vast majority of mine have been killed in the morning.....
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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2008, 05:48:00 AM »
Mine have been about the same morning and evening.
Put some air under it.

Offline Mike Gerardi

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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2008, 06:12:00 AM »
50/50. Afternoons till dark mostly except during Rut.

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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2008, 07:48:00 AM »
Evenings

Offline Missouri CK

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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2008, 08:08:00 AM »
7:30 AM and 10:30 AM were the times that I killed my only two good bucks.
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Offline Broken Arrow 1

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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2008, 08:23:00 AM »
I have only got one nice buck and it was around 11:30am.
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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2008, 08:30:00 AM »
300 pound 12 point - 1:45 - got him sneaking up a thick draw...  It was awesome !
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Offline John Scifres

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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2008, 08:44:00 AM »
Morning
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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2008, 09:29:00 AM »
Morning first 10 min, 6 of my best bucks.
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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2008, 11:18:00 AM »
longbowben you don't count, you have a horseshoe shoved up your a**! I'm cutting that tree down as soon as I kill my buck out of it again this year. Sorry, I got carried away.

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Offline J. Holden

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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2008, 11:52:00 AM »
My one and only buck, deer for that matter, was taken around 2:00 in the afternoon.  It was also during the rut though and he was cruisin' for a doe.  That may have affected the shot time.  I have seen the most deer though during the morning hours.  

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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2008, 12:40:00 PM »
One and only, last light of evening. I've been wondering this also. Thanks for asking.
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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2008, 12:50:00 PM »
Evening has been my best times. A couple at first light....
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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2008, 01:05:00 PM »
Most sightings and shots for me have been in between 9:00 a.m.. and 11:30 a.m. Probably second best would be the last 1/2 hour of legal shooting light, which here in IN is 30 min. after sunset.
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Offline Apex Predator

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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2008, 01:44:00 PM »
I've killed 6 of my nice bucks between 0900 and 1200.  One at last light.
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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2008, 09:55:00 PM »
Last hour of the day in pre rut/ 10 am to 2pm rut and  first light for post rut
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Re: deer taken time of day
« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2008, 10:47:00 PM »
I've shot mine at just about all hours of the day.
Most of them between 9 ad 3 one at first light and one about an hour and a half before dark and one at last light.
Just have to be there when the move.
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