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Seen plenty of deer in the cuts this morning, all does.
First light in the mornings, by far, I have seen the most deer in the cut edges. Undisturbed, I can sit and watch them feed until they slip away into the timber, or lay under a tree, or next to some brush, up until around 8:30.After that all hit and miss. I would say the first hour of good shooting light. Don't get me wrong, I consider myself lucky and in the right place at the right time when I tag a deer. I just hunt areas where I see the most activity. I have alot of vacation time available at work, which helps big time.I know you have heard about the 10:00 to 2:00 time frame. I have killed most of my deer during that time in my hunting life.Don't forget all the overgrown roads between cut areas, with timber in between, lots of light and miday feed. I know of a certain road that has had 3 bucks killed on within 100 yards of each other. Slowly walking and sitting, always mid-day.
My niece got her first solo hunt deer out of there beginning of modern. Only been hunting 2 years and she's 2 for 2! Her boyfriend has been working 7 days a week so she decided to hunt solo for the first time. Got a cute little 2xspadeXspike.