Mid Day Deer???

[frogman]

so it seems that most the rifle shots I hear, are in the mid day. 11am-3pm.  could  I ask about your success during the mid day?  do the bucks come out to get some sunshine or something?  I generally focus early mornings, and late evenings....but I am thinking of all day now!   just curious

[PolarBear]

A lot of bucks will get up and feed during the middle of the day and hide in the morning and evening knowing that thre will be fewer people in the woods.

[grundy53]

I've killed a lot of bucks mid day. It's my favorite time to hunt.

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[boneaddict]

I've killed a lot of my deer midday.  Its not my favorite, but it has been my most productive.  I very much dislike evenings, in fact as I get older, I tend to shy away from them.  Too many late shots and recovery is more difficult.  (archery a bigger problem than modern). 

[jason stevens]

Sleep in then hunt when most go to camp for breakfast you'll see more deer

[PolarBear]

When I was sstill rifle hunting I killed more bucks while sitting down eating a sammich during the middle of the day than in the morning.  I have killed way more deer with my bow in the late evening which sucks because I usually hunt the first week od December, it is in the single digits, a foot or mor of snow and packing a buck out that I arrowed at 4 pm and getting back to my rig at 9, 10 or 11 at night is tough on on old,c rippled up fat dude like me.   

[Clancy]

Saw a single deer today. 1:30pm

[fastdam]

We saw three does only today.  it was about 1:00pm. They were feeding at the top of a finger draw, in the bitterbrush.

[FLIZZ]

Killed my biggest buck at about 1:00pm, only deer seen today were right around 2pm!

[frogman]

i am taking notes guys !!!  thanks

[Yelm hunter]

Went to Minot Peak My dad and I could of had a 2x3 and a spike this morning at 7:10am but it was just way to foggy and we could not get them into our scopes.... The fog finally lifted around 8:30am. They were with 2 does. And there is fresh rut activity starting too.

[PolarBear]

That is really good for Minot peak.  There are so many cats and bears in that unit that the deer numbers are very low compared to surrounding units.

[snowpack]

For blacktails, I've seen most bucks at night but the daylight ones are usually between about 10-2, whitetails it was always sunrise/sunset +/- 30 minutes.

[deerhunter_98520]

All my big bucks are from 11-3pm....I passed on a big 3pt today at 2pm

[bobcat]

All my big bucks are from 11-3pm....I passed on a big 3pt today at 2pm

    

[bigsads]

Blasted a 2pt in Capitol Forest today at 1148AM, my thoughts are do not pay as much attention mid-day to the entire clear cut, but focus more of your glassing along the edges. 

[7mmfan]

I have killed almost all of my deer midday. The 10:30 - 12:00 range seems to be my golden hour. My dad is the king of the first hour though. Almost every buck he's killed has been in the first hour of daylight, including the tank he shot yesterday in the Methow.

[CAMPMEAT]

9:00 am seems to be good for me. You have to be eating an egg salad sammich too, it helps. 

[7mmfan]

9:00 am seems to be good for me. You have to be eating an egg salad sammich too, it helps. 

YUCK

[deerhunter_98520]

All my big bucks are from 11-3pm....I passed on a big 3pt today at 2pm

    

I got the last 10 days of season off....holding out for a masher  I'll see lots of bucks and won't get a wall hanger shootin the small ones....although the 3 pt was a possible wall hanger...I'll see it again and will look at it better.....my dad was mad I didn't shoot