[dylanhutchinson]

what time should i go hunting at

 

[East Texas Droptine]

all day every day

 

[joel the signman]

whenever you can

 

[BruceBruce1959]

all day every day

that's the same thing I was going to say

 

[buckfever]

30 mins before daylight.. until 30 mins after dark.. on the days you can hunt..

 

[dylanhutchinson]

but

whats the best time

 

[BruceBruce1959]

the best times are right around sunrise and sunset...

 

[critter gitter]

You go when you can rain or shine no matter what time of day,exept at night. Last time I checked you can not do that.

 

[East Texas Droptine]

...in my area the best time is RIGHT (20 mins or so) before dark....when you can't see but the deer can...

 

[Hunting Man]

pre & post rut, first three hours and last three hours. Peak rut, all day every day.

 

[critter gitter]

I like the last week of Oktober-the 3rd week of November.

 

[Hunting Man]

Over the years we've targeted Nov 4-12 as prime rut, this may change slightly but it stays pretty close each year in PA. Bow season just happens to end around Nov 13/14, we try to schedule vacations for this time period.

 

[deputy dog]

hunting man, i hunt in ohio, on the river just west of pittsburgh, i know the rut can very slightly year to year but early nov. is usually when you see the rut? i tried to pin it down last season but didn't see obvious sign consistently. thanks!

 

[Hunting Man]

deputydog, I hunt in north/central PA, pre-rut is just prior to Holloween. Then in Nov around the 6-12 is when we see rut activity. Like all the posts here, a small swing either way can take place mostly weather related. Buy the first day after Thanksgiving, which is opening day of rifle season some of the bucks necks have started to reduce in size indicating the rut is slowing down and also the bucks are starting to lose some pre-rut weight.