I have a trip next week on some public land that ive only been to once and that was 2 years ago (shot a doe). Ill be heading out Sunday morning so i can get there and setup camp with hopefully enough time to scout\hunt that evening. Here's where im curious as to how you guys do it...so lets say i find something good sunday evening and setup on it but it ends not producing by nightfall....do you guys come back to that spot in the morning (like 4:00am and what i would do) and then get down and scout around noon for the evening spot?..or do you wait until day light and scout something else to setup on? I ask because i always hear these guys say they never hunt a spot twice and when you see guys on YT hunting new areas it seems like they dont bother with the ealry morning hunts and just scout through until they find what they like. Just wanna make sure im making the best of my time and not just sitting in a tree for no reason as i tend to do...
The folks on youtube are usually in high density, big buck states.
For the rest of us, mornings are usually more productive and what I focus on to have a good chance.
If something looks good in the afternoon, then I would not hesitate to hunt it the next morning. It is hard to blow out a spot in one sit (unless maybe your wind or approach to the site was really bad).
If you hunt the evening and aren't happy with the look of the spot, I'd go somewhere else the next morning during gray light. But if you like the spot and it has promise for the next morning, then I'd set up in the same area. The second time in, after seeing it during full light, you'll probably be better able to tweak your tree choice, etc.