Killed most of my big bucks in the afternoon.

I have killed all my big bucks in the morning though 7:20 thru 10:35 am.

Thermal, body heat, pends on Temps, how long it been down.
Quicker the better.

deer hunting ?
First deer lease was on, hog hunts. Asked GW about hunting hogs @ night. Before the AR's, NV, Thermal.
Set up on fresh hog sign, listen, ease twards hogs, single-six on hips, flashlight off, positive ID.
GW said, not gonna tell ya, ya can't. Hog hunts 24-7-365.
He did say, if he gets call. Their better b a dead hog on ground.
Did the night/hog hunts after deer season was over.
1) respect for the other deer hunters, not mess up their hunts,
2) the deer are pressured enough,
the True Trouphy tis memories of time spent, & the people ya hunt with
pappy
3) respect for GW.


doing my best grammer, & less emoji's ta keep the 's happy, happy, happy.
Best wish's on everyone's up coming hunts.

It's all good

Duh.

I hunt morning and evening equally.

Rapier wit.

I hate getting up but I currently see more in the am

Morning or evening all the same to me. Don’t mind trailing/cleaning critters after dark.

Prefer evening hunts, but I knock off pretty close to official sunset. Gives me a chance to do a slow walk in just in case something special is in a pasture along the way.

Only problem with the evening hunt it you know it has a definite end-time. If I get there a little late in the morning, or they're moving good, I can just keep sitting there and increase my chances.

I prefer hunting deer in the morning for many of the reasons already addressed here but I really enjoy seeing everything come to life in the morning. The only problem is at our properties in ET we see more deer in the evening, generally the last 30 min of hunting light.

I like hunting in the evening, except that it makes for a late night if I get one.

I don't like getting up early in the morning to hunt, but do it anyway. I don't like searching for animals I have shot, breaking them down by headlamp, and packing them out in the dark, but I do it. Anything that improves my odds of harvesting game I will do.

Interesting....the vast majority of my whitetail bucks have been killed in the evening, more specifically the last 30 minutes of legal shooting light. This is over many years of hunting on many different properties. Could just be a coincidence.

The older I get the more I like evening hunts. I like being able to see on my way to the stand. I mind less getting out in the dark. It used to be the other way around when I was younger.

I’m surprised at how many prefer evening. A good example of how different people are. Should of been a poll.
I much prefer morning but I love hunting at any time. I usually hunt from daylight till dark and much prefer it.
I’m not exactly sure why I like mornings but it does seem like more activity. Likely the main knock against evening for me is the impending finality of the hunt. The opposite in the morning when you can look forward to the entire day. This especially holds true in a spot and stalk situation when impending darkness hurts options. Mornings there’s no practical time pressure.

Old farts who have been there done that.

I'm like most others here. I still "like" getting up early for the morning hunt. They are special. I'm usually numb and done by 9:00, with Waffles and coffee calling. Last morning, I'll sleep in. Usually only 2 mornings. Ranch is close.


If I'm shooting a doe, morning for sure.

LOVE the afternoons, especially 4:00-dark (witching hour), Only pigs this year. I'm hunting for free on my Buddy's lease. I can only shoot pigs. He said to shoot whatever I want but in respect to paying members, I will not shoot a buck. I pay for the motel room and our meals.

Just like to go, not really mad at them anymore.

I’m a morning person, but like hunting evenings, I don’t kill much but never miss a hunt, I just love getting out.
As a rule we prefer if you shoot a doe or a spike, shoot it in the morning.
Big bucks only in the evenings.

I've killed 100% of my deer in the evening.
that being said, i've only taken 1 buck.

I love sitting in the stand 45 minutes to an hour before daylight to catch a glimpse of a falling star and hear the woods waking up in the morning. That being said, I’ve been equally successful harvesting good bucks in the morning and evening.

Where I'm from, the evening hunt is normally better on most ranches FME and something I always look forward to. Even though I killed my biggest buck in the morning.

I am one of those guys that will spend hours alone at night trailing a guest's/client's/family member's animal while everyone else is at camp eating, drinking, and going to bed. Have recovered and cleaned many a critter late at night alone when things got quiet, I enjoy it. To each their own.

I prefer evening hunts over morning myself. That last 30 minutes before dark can often be a flurry of activity. My current stand location also seems to have more activity in the evening vs morning, so......

Just put me in the stand morning or evening I don't care.
Have cleaned and skinned with a flashlight not my favorite but part of hunting.