Guys what time are you saying graylight is? 1/2 before sunrise?
That’s a good rule of thumb for clear sky days. On cloudy or stormy ones, it can start a bit later.
Guys what time are you saying graylight is? 1/2 before sunrise?
Guys what time are you saying graylight is? 1/2 before sunrise?
depends on the spot. deep woods is later but field edge is earlier. my definition is when i can barely function wo a light. by the time im up the tree, i can see well enough to see shooting lanes and make fine adjustments to the set.
i usually will sit at the bottom of the tree that i think i will climb and wait for light. i hate leaving a bunch of ground scent at the spot, but its better than making a total crap set in the dark.
When I can see we’ll enough to tell if I’m stepping on a branch without a light. Or I wait until 9am if I’m hunting most days.
Sorry just seeing this. No firearms whatsoever allowed during archery only season in NY.why not? state or dnr rule? which state?
I too have had decent luck using green or red lights not spooking deer. I prefer green because I can see a tad better with it than red but I would think red is harder for most deer to see like other game compared to white or green lights. I know blue/green/yellow is within the “seeable” spectrum for deer and red isn’t.I've always tried to be in the tree 30-60 mins before legal shooting light (30min before sunrise), so I climb in the dark. If there's not enough moonlight to see unaided, I'll use a green headlamp. I've walked within 20yds of a bunch of does staring at me with the green light and they never even got up. They were sitting in a safety zone (no hunting), so I'm still debating if they were not spooked by the strange noise and green light or if they were just smart enough to know I wasn't allowed to poke 'em with an arrow....
That being said, I rarely see a deer wander by in the pre-dawn when I'm in a tree, unless they're bumped by another hunter. Whether I spooked them or they are just not moving at 5-6am is debatable. I do see them start to move a little after that though.
If I'm in a tree early and another hunter wanders close in the dark, I'll just flash my green light at them to let them know I'm there. Usually works.
'Course I've had a couple muzzle loader hunters wander by at dawn, completely miss me 10yds away (and I'm wearing an orange vest and hat as per regulation). They also bumped two sets of deer who trotted almost under my feet - I asked them about it in the parkinglot and they never even saw a deer that morning.
She knows where the lines are to maintain significant status.Does anyone else get the "question of shame" from their significant other if you don't get up for a "good reason"?
She knows where the lines are to maintain significant status.