abolutely am hunts...trying to track a buck after a dusk arrow shot is waaaay too much work!!!

It's just under 2 hours to my buddies private land where I hunt but I still try to hunt the mornings during bow season. Once it cools down and the pre rut or rut is going on, I like to get out during late morning and hunt till the last minute of legal shooting time. There is a truck on the property that's used for hauling deer down to his house where there is a game hoist set up to help process deer and hogs. Night hunting doesn't bother me here since I carry a sidearm while hunting. I used to bowhunt for bear with just a bow up north and that used to freak me out at first lol.

^^^^^^^^^ Yes, after the first couple of weekends...the deer start reacting to the hunting pressure here, so I stay on stand until about noon. I go early just in case I might catch a buck heading somewhere to bed down. But invariably...I see the most movement after 9 a.m. up until early afternoon.

The deer 'pattern' the hunters and simply don't move much (unless on a hot Doe).

I am always surprised at now many folks continue to hunt a rigid schedule of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and then out of the woods they come. Crazy! Things are just getting started.

I am fortunate to be able to step out of my back door and be hunting, so I don't have to drive a long distance to go hunt. Its not much more than a mile and half across my property. I could walk it if I wanted.

So mornings or evenings are both readily available to me, I just prefer mornings and have had more success 'overall' that way. But I am always willing to be flexible. Whatever it takes to get on the deer is what I will do.

In my Daughter's case....She does better in the evenings. It seems the deer just walk out and let her shoot them. Somehow doesn't seem fair. Oh well..............