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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: kglacken on August 16, 2012, 07:25:46 PM

Title: When do you hunt?
Post by: kglacken on August 16, 2012, 07:25:46 PM: I usually hunt the mornings and evenings unless we get some rain or cooler weather, then I will hunt all day. im curious what everyone else does and why? Leave your input! :tup:
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Post by: cornfeed on August 16, 2012, 07:31:27 PM: i do the same for the most part but i have had good luck huntin all day to! good luck this year! kill it and grill it!!!
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Post by: jess on August 16, 2012, 07:33:36 PM: I hunt daylight till dark but do the best between 11 am and 2 pm...
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on August 16, 2012, 07:47:48 PM: All day..... A few times a season I'll come back to camp mainly for camp chores neglected.... Other then that gone.... Can't really say when I've killed the most.... I'm an around the clock guy.... :dunno:
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Post by: Alan K on August 16, 2012, 07:50:35 PM: Drive/glass mornings and evenings, timber or pushing reprod mid day (assuming we've got a group of people for the pushing part). All day in total, not enough days off work to not spend every minute of my days off out there!
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on August 16, 2012, 07:55:26 PM: Quote from: jess on August 16, 2012, 07:33:36 PM
I hunt daylight till dark but do the best between 11 am and 2 pm...
:yeah: its when all the rest go back for lunch and im packin out my animal :chuckle:
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Post by: vandeman17 on August 16, 2012, 07:59:17 PM: I sit in my better spots for the first few hours and last few hours and then during the day I usually hike around and see what kind of sign I see in other areas. My naps usually consist of finding a shady spot and using my pack as a pillow. :chuckle:
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Post by: toyman2 on August 16, 2012, 09:12:00 PM: Quote from: vandeman17 on August 16, 2012, 07:59:17 PM
I sit in my better spots for the first few hours and last few hours and then during the day I usually hike around and see what kind of sign I see in other areas. My naps usually consist of finding a shady spot and using my pack as a pillow. :chuckle:

Pretty much the same. Also some places I hunt it is way to far in to come back out, Ill usally hunt my way out at dusk. I'm not a huge fan of tracking an animal in the dark.
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Post by: Bean Counter on August 16, 2012, 09:32:12 PM: I know were discussing elk but I've learned that in many parts of the southwest US, most of the deer hunting is done in the morning. There's often little buck activity in the afternoon. If I'm camping out I'll deer hunt all day but if I'm driving from home to a hunting place I'll only hunt the morning.

When elk hunting next month, you bet your bottom dollar I'll be out all day.
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Post by: igotbigbulls on August 16, 2012, 09:53:17 PM: All day!
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Post by: grundy53 on August 16, 2012, 09:56:01 PM: All day
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Post by: Harborhunter on August 16, 2012, 10:01:22 PM: Another one for all day.
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Post by: dscubame on August 16, 2012, 10:03:08 PM: Quote from: jess on August 16, 2012, 07:33:36 PM
I hunt daylight till dark but do the best between 11 am and 2 pm...
:tup:
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Post by: jechicdr on August 16, 2012, 10:19:33 PM: Best "hunting" is in early morning. Can sometimes catch elk still feeding out in open if I can manage to wake up early enough. If I just miss them, I might see them go into the woods to bed, then I know where I want to be come evening. During day will sneak up on small clearings hoping to catch a couple of elk who decided to bed down at the edge in a shady spot close to food. I hunt eastside and the bulls will be patrolling same small clearings, so though I can't shoot them, it's fun to see them. Seems they have the same idea as I do about catching a cow bedded down in those spots. If you see bulls patrolling those clearings, you also know where cows may frequent.
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Post by: sebek556 on August 16, 2012, 11:20:41 PM: When my wife is home durning daylight hours :tung: that way she can watch the kids :chuckle:
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Post by: MichaelD on August 17, 2012, 01:24:19 AM: I hunt all day when I can. I can't justify complaining about shrinking seasons if I don't use all of the hours in the days we currently have....
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Post by: NWBREW on August 17, 2012, 03:24:28 AM: All day for me....that's why man made backpacks...for lunch. :chuckle: The biggest buck I have ever killed was at 12:30 in the afternoon. Once that happens to you, you tend to stay out all day. :chuckle:
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Post by: coachcw on August 17, 2012, 06:32:26 AM: I find the best hunting is between midnight and 2am :chuckle:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 17, 2012, 06:52:13 AM: Depends on a couple things for me ...One the Rut two the weather ...If it is the rut ALL DAY ..If it is raining and cooler weather ALL DAY ... If it is hot early morning and late evening ...As far as taking deer I have killed more deer in late mornig and early afternoon than any other time out hunting ...just like last year ..Hunted my butt off all season trying to find a monster blacktail ...We got weather for the last week of the season and I seen lots of deer and smaller bucks that week and it all came down to the last day at 12:15 that afternoon ...I love Halloween bucks :dunno: :chuckle: :chuckle: Done that a few times now .... :tup:
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Post by: Recurve-Elk on August 17, 2012, 06:53:40 AM: For me I'm up around 4 am. In the woods by 5 hunt til noon ish. Hang in camp til around 4 or 5, then hunt til dark.
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Post by: sticky on August 17, 2012, 07:01:37 AM: I hunt all times of the day, but my favorite time is in the evening. I just like knowing my chances are improving the closer I get to the end of the day.