What time in the AM will you get to your stand?

[csaws]

Originally Posted by infantrylife

At least a hour before sunrise.

+1 typically, today I got in a stand at about 2:30 and by 4:30 had a doe on the ground

[teddy12b]

Originally Posted by HICKMAN

Do you guys use red lights while going in that early?

I use a really bright white flashlight. The kind that nearly blinds you if you look right at it. I try not to use a light at all walking in, but if I need some light I hold my hand around it to only let so much light out. I figure it's better to have the extra light if I need it.

[Jack Ryan]

Originally Posted by finity

Are you serious about this because I've thought about doing this before. It could be a long cold night, though.

I did it ONCE.

I've never done it again if that tells you anything.

[Jack Ryan]

Originally Posted by ISP 5353

I try to be on stand about an hour or more before sunrise. It paid off on opening day with an early buck.

How do you get an "early" buck when legal shooting hours are the same regardless what time you get up or how long you sit in the woods before a half hour before sun up?

[JBob77]

Originally Posted by Jack Ryan

How do you get an "early" buck when legal shooting hours are the same regardless what time you get up or how long you sit in the woods before a half hour before sun up?

The Buck was up early, as opposed to sleeping off his hangover in the neighbors woods???

[RelicHound]

Originally Posted by Jack Ryan

How do you get an "early" buck when legal shooting hours are the same regardless what time you get up or how long you sit in the woods before a half hour before sun up?

its amazing how many early shots that can be heard on opening day.
one year I hunted sugar ridge FWA on opening day and counted 20+ different shots WAY before legal shooting hours.

[Jack Ryan]

Originally Posted by RelicHound

its amazing how many early shots that can be heard on opening day.
one year I hunted sugar ridge FWA on opening day and counted 20+ different shots WAY before legal shooting hours.

They have to shoot like Chicago democrats vote, early and often. They buy their guns like women, with their feelings instead of determined by the job they are suppose to be doing. Slam the bolt closed at the first leave rustle and if it don't blow their foot off they empty the rest of the mag at shadows and bushes but they just "love the chance to stock deer with...." fill in the blank with what ever the A Team used in their last episode.

[disengaged]

I'm usually on my way out to my stand/tree an hour and a half before sunrise. So, if sunrise is 7:30...

6:00am - locking up the truck and packing out to stand
6:15am - in the stand and getting situated
6:30am - things quite back down and I wait
7:00am - twighlight - hunting begins...