Best Time 2 Hang Stands????

Blackknight · Sep 8, 2006

LAST EDITED ON Sep-08-06 AT 10:52PM (MST)[p]When is the best time to hang stands for mule deer? Im talking about hour or clock time. I would like to hear from the rest of you what time you set your tree stands or even natural ground blinds!!

nochawk · Sep 9, 2006

Week and a half- two weeks prior to the season.

Nate

Blackknight · Sep 9, 2006

OK! But I want to know the time of day!!!! hour minute etc

nochawk · Sep 9, 2006

between 10 and 12. after they have laid down for a few hours to digest, and before they get up for a noon walk or watering.

but if hanging it at a watering hole I would probably hang it between 7 and 9 because they may come in to the watering hole at noon.

Nate

postcorner · Sep 20, 2006

Great question... I have wondered the same thing. I guess it all depends on where your stand is located. If it's over a bed, seems like sometime at night would be best... Or get there, early, make sure nothing is using the bed that day, then do it. Over water I would say anytime during the day... Animals usually water in the evening/after dark. I could be wrong. Over a trail between a bedding/feeding area... During the day again. Not sure. Goodluck!

c3 · Sep 20, 2006

At one of my stand locations, the deer show up every day about 11:30am to water. Go Figure!

Cheers,
Pete

Lien2 · Sep 21, 2006

I would say from 1-3. I've seen plenty of deer move around 11:00-ish.

Lien2

Gator · Sep 22, 2006

9-11 a:m 1-3 p:m Waterholes and 1-3 p:m Trails leading to bedding area,s hunt the next morning, bedding area 5 a:m to be hunted same day I don't think there is a true and fast rule you just got to time it to the movement of the deer.

caelkhnter · Sep 22, 2006

Many years ago I was hunting in Kaibab and my buddy and I were real tired and as we were driving down the road I saw a tank down off the road. I hung a stand on that tank at about 4:30 p.m. and my buddy sat a ground blind on a tank about a mile further down the road. 1/2 hour after hanging the stand, which included us banging nails, cutting tree limbs etc., 2 does came into the tank right under my stand. An hour later I shot a little 4 point from that stand. So who knows, lots of luck involved. Jim