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Post by majyang on Oct 29, 2014 18:23:04 GMT -5
Ok asking this because I hear it all the time but never really "get" the point. And here's what I mean. Some say they'll sit in the stand until its completely dark before getting down and heading out of the woods so's not to spook any deer that may be in the area. Kinda makes sense but here's where my confusion comes in. Deers can see in the dark right?! AND I can't. So if I wait till dark, i'm likely gonna be fumbling around with my gear, stumbling over things on my trek out of the woods AND even worse, probably have my flashlight lighting up everything in my way out. So wouldn't that be much more detrimental with regards to trying to not spook deer than just sneaking out of the woods while there's still a little light? Not trying to hate on anyone's hunting practice/preference, I just thought i'd ask. (always looking to learn)
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Post by hunthard4 on Oct 29, 2014 18:30:18 GMT -5
Well early on in the season many big bucks won't move until the last 15 minutes of light. So that's why I stay put until the last minute of legal shooting light. A flashlight won't hurt all that much as you will be making noise regardless. If they can see the light then They can probably hear your footsteps.
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Post by scrobertson on Oct 29, 2014 18:44:28 GMT -5
Deer have exceptional night vision
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2014 18:51:01 GMT -5
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 29, 2014 18:56:53 GMT -5
I usually lower my bow about 10 minutes before legal shooting light ends. When it gets dim enough that I can't discern a spike buck from a doe, it's time to climb down.
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Post by mstr2175 on Oct 29, 2014 19:43:47 GMT -5
I also get down about 10 minutes before legal shooting light ends, at least during bow season. At that point by the time I see a deer and the time it takes for me to get a shot, I won't be able to see well enough through my peep. One thing I have noticed about early morning though is that I have stumbled into the woods well before sun rise and when enough light shines through, I have seen deer bedding down near by that were not spooked while coming in. If I came stumbling in when the light was already up, then those deer would have been gone in a heart beat.
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Post by ridgerunner on Oct 30, 2014 4:38:35 GMT -5
I usually lower my bow about 10 minutes before legal shooting light ends. When it gets dim enough that I can't discern a spike buck from a doe, it's time to climb down. Same here..if I can't judge which buck I'm looking at no use sitting in tree...that's normally 10 minutes before legal shooting...in shotgun season with a scope...different story. |
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Post by drs on Oct 30, 2014 4:40:32 GMT -5
Deer have exceptional night vision
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Oct 30, 2014 6:46:34 GMT -5
I usually lower my bow about 10 minutes before legal shooting light ends. When it gets dim enough that I can't discern a spike buck from a doe, it's time to climb down. Same here..if I can't judge which buck I'm looking at no use sitting in tree...that's normally 10 minutes before legal shooting...in shotgun season with a scope...different story. This.....If you cant tell what your shooting, no sense being in the tree. I'm gone. |
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 30, 2014 6:53:47 GMT -5
I always wait until it's completely dark to get-down quietly & away from my stand. If the moon is out I don't even use a flashlight. If no moon! I use a very small AAA flashlight, or the red-lens on my small AAA head-lamp. I also make it a point to keep my flashlight/head-lamp pointing down to the ground as I walk back. My reasoning for staying after dark! I always noticed how close to people, houses, campers, equipment, & buildings that deer casually approach after dark?
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Post by omegahunter on Oct 30, 2014 7:10:43 GMT -5
I always wait until it's completely dark to get-down quietly & away from my stand. If the moon is out I don't even use a flashlight. If no moon! I use a very small AAA flashlight, or the red-lens on my small AAA head-lamp. I also make it a point to keep my flashlight/head-lamp pointing down to the ground as I walk back. My reasoning for staying after dark! I always noticed how close to people, houses, campers, equipment, & buildings that deer casually approach after dark? Same here. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2014 7:15:14 GMT -5
I always wait until it's completely dark to get-down quietly & away from my stand. If the moon is out I don't even use a flashlight. If no moon! I use a very small AAA flashlight, or the red-lens on my small AAA head-lamp. I also make it a point to keep my flashlight/head-lamp pointing down to the ground as I walk back. My reasoning for staying after dark! I always noticed how close to people, houses, campers, equipment, & buildings that deer casually approach after dark? These are excellent points. No doubt, deer see much better than we do after dark, but there is also little doubt that they do tolerate much closer proximity to all things human in the dark than in the light. I believe they have been conditioned and thus evolved to perceive us as less threatening at night. Many times I have walked across a field with deer in it at night and had them just stand and watch me pass. In daylight they would have bolted immediately. |
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Post by bart1533 on Oct 30, 2014 7:49:08 GMT -5
Same here DEERTRACKS..
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 30, 2014 8:11:53 GMT -5
If I cant see well enough to judge the rack I'm out of there. That is usually 10 - 15 minutes of legal left in the woods..
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Post by swilk on Oct 30, 2014 8:17:02 GMT -5
I start looking for a way out when I cannot see my pins without the aid of lighting the fibers .... what time that actually comes depends on the weather and exactly where I am sitting.
In the woods on a cloudy day it might be just after sunset.
Fields edge with a clear sky it might be pretty close to end of legal shooting time.
If covered up in deer I am kind of on their time schedule .....
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