at a certain point it becomes obvious who is the "real deal" and who is just talking. I'll leave it at that.

If you are worried about bumping a buck you are after in mornings, hunt a different property in mornings. If you don't hunt mornings because you are afraid of bumping deer you are missing out on some great opportunities.

I hunt AMs in October on cold fronts. Love late Oct AMs starting 22-23

Hunt whenever you want. If you get an opportunity to get on stand, DO IT! Who cares what so and so says. Do WHAT YOU WANT!

I just hunted my first morning hunt this past weekend just outside a bedding area and scored on my target buck at 720 am. Most guys don’t like waking up for morning hunts

I hunt mornings in August, September, October, November, December and January... It all comes down to weather fronts and wind directions... Deer have to eat and drink, and Deer have to mate... We as hunters just have to pick the "RIGHT Places" to be, (I prefer East/West creek-lines between two major crossings with bedding and food sources on either side), and the "RIGHT Times" to be there... That's why scouting (Visual and Walking) during shed hunting season is so valuable!!!

I don’t need anyone else to tell me when I should or shouldn’t hunt. Thanks.

I love when guys in my hunt club sleep in, in October. I can play the wind and not worry about someone walking in on my set. I especially like dragging a buck back into camp to a group of guys with coffee cups in their hands. Like first guy said, it’s all situational. Temp, wind, pressure, preferred foods, etc

Yes, hunt mornings, Yes hunt mid day. Yes hunt evenings. Strategy changes a little, Broaden your hunting range. Pick morning sits, noon sits, evening sits. When I was young I ALWAYS had at least 20 different options to choose from. ALL on public lands. Mornings and evenings seemed to work best for me, equally, but I did have a tendency to sleep during the mid day sits.

Whoever is behind the camera is a pain in the ass. Buddy with the XOP shirt has his shit together 👌🏾

I hunt mornings every chance I get but I also hunt for meat purposes only and 95% of the deer I kill are in the mornings

I love the informality of this. It's not like a standard interview or Q&A. It's two dudes having a conversation

Yea Cody really helped me get out of this mentality that you "can't do this and that " I was told not to hint public land field edges and did that for 4 years without killing a buck. My first sit on a field edge on public land I killed my first whitetail buck. I feel like I'm one of the ones who was pumped with a bunch of useless info. And getting out of that mentality has helped me get on more deer.

I like hunting bluff tops above crop fields in the morning in October they don't come back to bed until daylight you just have to be in your tree an hour and a half before light

I've only been hunting deer for 6 year's and I've shot 7 does and 2 10 points. Both buck's I got in the last 2 seasons. And ever deer I have taken has been early morning in the 1st 2 week's of bow. My 1st 10 is a 149+ and my second 10 is a 156+. I never sit the same spot twice. And the last 3 year's I have switched from stands to ground hunting in a leaf suite from Sept to Dec. Then I blind hunt Dec to Feb. I hunt private land in southeast Ohio and public land around Dayton

My 2 main hunting areas I've spooked deer out in the early AM entering from multiple access points. I'm talking full on blown at spooked. I've also seen huge bucks in the AM... but killed all my deer in the evenings. It's not a 1 size fits all IMO but I will continue to hunt any time I have available to me regardless of AM or PM.

I love how they say don’t hunt morning in October when I shot one at 9:00 Saturday and it was my biggest buck there

This video got me to thinking and every buck I have on my wall that I killed in the first 10 days of season I killed in the morning. I also hunt big woods.

Dr Grantwoods said it best… there isn’t a right or wrong answer to this question, deer prime time is “Dust & Dawn”

Here in Oklahoma it's way cooler in the mornings than evenings in October, so around the 15th or so you have a better chance of a big buck sneaking around before he goes to bed and it's way cooler ...

I do t think it matters mornings or evenings. Deer are more active when it’s cooler. I’d say temperature has more to do with with activity more then light.

My opinion, it’s all about how you enter the property in the mornings. If you can’t sneak in without blowing them out, then wait until the evenings.

Cody is a stud. Shot 2 great bucks on the 1st day of archery because of tactics. Jake Bush is another great one for early season tactics.

If you do you homework and know how the deer you want to hunt use a property there is no reason to not hunt mornings. Have good access, use the wind and you’ll have success. One could argue in early October bucks are still on a pattern both morning and evening and are much easier to kill with the proper knowledge.I learned a long time ago that there are many ways to be successful. Learn from other people but understand every situation is different and only you know what’s right or wrong for your specific situation.

I hunt just as much in the morning as I do in the evening. Know their habits and hunt in low or “lower” pressure areas.

Before I watch this I’m going to say I just had one of my best sits I ever had, in the morning in pa on October 13th. Heard my first buck roar and it scared the shit out of me. and grunted another buck in .

I hunt the cool mornings in early October, near bedding ,,and most evenings over food plots of soft mast

Most of my dear which isn't a whole lot have been taken in the morning I really believe in cold fronts and just being clean and quiet

I hunt from beginning of season till I'm tagged out or till the end

The answer is absolutely ,

I would say 90% of my bucks have been shot in the morning either late September or early to mid October. The last 3 years have been out of the same tree 30 yards off of the field edge and I walk through the field to get there. It blows my mind people believe this stuff

In my years of hunting, I have noticed through my anecdotal experience that my most successful seasons were all seasons that I was able to devote more seat time in stands.

"why wasn't he dead?" lol. i can't. just so good.

Hunt Every day you can , all this I got a camera here or there doesn't matter . I am 57 I been hunting since I was 15 . Mornings have always been the best for woodlines, powerlines, swamp transitions. Open fields are alway good too but even better in the evenings . Thought process is flawed to begin with.Dont think just DO , its called Hunting for a reason . What do you think we did before trail camera's we did it the old fashioned way .

Am I the only one who noticed how everyone's knees are jacked up in these videos?

Last week in October mornings are insane!!!

If I hunt moreing I slip back through the woods. While they are usually feeding in the field set up and waite for them to wonder back in.

it's also important to understand context. the second guy sounds like he's a private land hunter "my farm". totally different approach than a public guy

Trial and error, trail cams, years of experience, location, wind direction, are all factors to consider but not to hunt mornings you’re losing in a lot of ways. Some areas that are public with many other hunters or private land border by private land that is always heavily hunted basically produce pressured deer. Many abandoned the fields before first light and are 3/4 of the way to their bedding areas when “shooting light arrives “. So adjust accordingly, get back in those areas an hour or so before first light, don’t come in the same way the deer are traveling if possible. Slip in behind them and get setup, be ready for the first hour of shooting light. Another thing nobody seems to be talking about is the effect that Coyotes and CoyWolfDogs have had on deer movement. The traditional mass migration of deer into the fields in the evening has changed, at least in the east for many locations. The movement especially for many mature deer is that last 30 minutes or less of shooting light before they enter the field. Adjust accordingly, setup back a little further. My theory is the deer have changed their habits to adjust to CoyWolf peak movements, they want to be up on their feet, fully awake, and limber the at the same times. I’ve been bow hunting since 1975, seen a lot of changes, never stop learning.

There is some seriously awkward tension between Cody and the guy interviewing him, but great information in this video

You can’t kill anything in bed or on the couch. Too many variables to cover them all but if you’re hunting public I believe you gotta be in the woods as much as possible. Bedding and acorns are relentless in the national forest.

I love morning hunts , Been doing it for 45 yrs now and yes it can be tough to get up sometimes but laying in bed makes me feel guilty, almost all of my bucks have been in the morning, Even if i dont see a deer watching the woods come alive is always worth it,

Oct 15th was the first morning I hunted last year. Had an encounter with a big buck Oct 20th last year in the morning- I didn't get a shot opportunity. No morning hunt this year yet.

I think the biggest thing we all have to remember is entering and exiting I feel if u can get in and out and not constantly bump and educate deer of where u are then the time of day shouldn’t matter..if u know where they are and have good sign plan how to enter n exit and get in there just my thoughts

As long as your wind is the best you can get, get in the stand in the morning! You already know that deer snort at more things than just humans! Just go , as long as the wind is perfect!

got a majority of my by biggest Bucks first of October withen a hour or so of light. That being said, there is truth to some spots should be avoided early season mornings. just dont hunt them tell the rut, but by then i usualy have a nice one Bagged and get my follow up buck in the rut. Dont be afraid to get up at 3 am and get started so ya dont bump them. Good things take sacrafice . God Bless

I gave up on mornings all together. Biggest thing for me is the dew, that shit is gone by 9am . Plus i never see them , where im at the deer sleep in all hugged up on each other.

I like hunting in the am because I hate cleaning them in the dark! But, I tend to get more deer in the evening. It seems that around here the bucks really don't show up in the am until it gets around 45 - 50 degrees out in the morning. Here it's still in the mid 50's - 60's.

I love when Cody talks about mornings in October

I guess imo people are just overthinking everything. Ahhh don’t hunt the morning. Ahhhh don’t hunt that stand or this stand. Me I’ve gotten nice buck in the morning and nice buck in the evening. Now me I’m not one to only go after the monster trophy 16 point buck. I’ve shot nice 8 points 9 point 10 point even a big 7 point cuz no matter how long I boil the antlers they still never made good soup. I hunt to fill my freezer. Now of course early season I will usually not shoot the first buck I see because I know there are nicer ones out there. So I will usually let them walk on by but I’m on public land and if I don’t take one someone else will but still I will wait especially if it’s the first day. I may be waiting for a certain buck and someone already tagged it. Public land is a challenge and I never used trail cams until last year. I always scouted using signs. Looking for scrapes or trails and rubs. I’ve had great success doing it and of course when you get to know where they are bedding and play the wind taking your time getting in to your spot in the morning you have a better chance than you would sitting on your couch. I’ve bumped deer heading in in the morning not know what they are but listening which way they are going only to catch them coming back. I guess what I’m saying is everyone has their way and everyone is doing the Same thing and that is trying to outsmart the buck they are after. I just do what I do without overthinking it. And I love ground hunting. Just seems more up close and personal usually using a ghost blind. I set up and kick back and wait.

Love the Ale-8! So many variables to hunting whitetails its impossible to say doing this one thing works all the time every time. If you get daylight pics of a shooter buck... hunt him! Do what you have to do to make the variables in play work to your advantage.

I’ve shot two deer this year from 8:00 am to 9:00am. Yes hunt mornings

If you worried about bumping deer in the morning it's know different from the afternoon your still going to bump deer getting in so yea each to there own everyone different I spose

Personally morning hunts are my favorite. I just got a nice 7 point the other morning.

I understand y some people won’t hunt mornings in Oct but it should go off your MRI. If your target buck is show up at 8-9am y wouldn’t u go out and hunt in the mornin 🤷🏼‍♂️ if he is showin up at 5-6am u probably shouldn’t hunt the mornin 🤔

Cody is a smart dude.

You darn right I'll hunt mornings in Oct. As long as it's cooler out

Atleast on my property in particular, i always see bucks moving at first light.

The important thing to remember is don't burn up your stand too early in the season before the rut rolls around have multiple stands

My best buck so far was found on his feet at noon on a bluebird day, just off his bed.

Personally if I hunt morning any time of the season I like using gray light

Hour or two before day light is good they will all ready been in the fields eating just before light they will make there way bk to cover that's what deer do

🤔🦌It depends....your set up access and timing is key to slipping into a killing position. If you know of a bucks primary bed...you can beat him back to an area and score....based off his feeding pattern....I find in this case you'll have to go way out of your way to get to your hunting spot...understanding the intel and applyiny the wind to your favor...love to talk to you guys about this again 👍🎯🏹😁🦌 Great discussion

I live in Missouri and our bow opener is September 15th. I've killed most of my bow bucks before October 4th and most of them were still running in bachelor groups. Probably half of those deer were killed in the morning also. Fact of the matter is you gotta be out there to kill em

This morning was my first saw 2 nice bucks for the first time all year

Hunt weather fronts.big temperature drops

I think people overcomplicate things. Hunting I would say is 75%Luck nobody knows if that deer you got picture of yesterday is going to walk the exact same path or come back to the same spot the next morning or evening. The best way to kill big deer is to be in the woods. I don't use any scent control at all I just play the wind and have never had problems putting deer on the ground

My tag was punched at 7:28 am on 10/16/2021. There is nothing wrong with early season morning hunts if you do your part as the hunter.

Opening morning til closing day. I just don't hunt my favorite spots. I use mornings for finding new spots and scouting unless I have favorable weather

I try to hold off until October 15th. Mostly because that's opening day of the season here in Alabama. Although I can't make any guarantees. Lol

When I hunt in the morning I'm in the treestand at 3am, you need to be in the stand 2 hours before you expect the deer to come by.

i work full time and cant hunt on sundays. i hunt when i can which is in the morning before work

I have killed many bucks in the morning, play the wind and sceant control

Is there a difference between hunting in the morning or evenings with a bow vs a rifle?

I hunt any time I can . Morning, noon or evening . You can’t kill them if you ain’t in the woods

This felt a lot like an argument rather than a discussion

Like to know the mile ratio,to the time ratio,meaning eating,drinking,the deer standing still checking out the threat and the other shit they stop and or run back the same way they came is too the ratio the deer travel all day because once they leave a place they don't come back ti next day so some good bucks are passing from day to light depending on the time of year right??????????????

Sunday Oct 3rd 2021 I walked in to my stand in the morning and bumped a few deer. Around 7:30am I killed a buck. All my bucks I have killed were in October during the morning except 1.

The old saying a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work so for hunting the best time to go hunting is when you can

Ive hunted morning where my blind is for over a week and the deer have all came out of the evening. Most of the big bucks are nocturnal right now where i hunt. I passed on a nice 8 point a couple days ago trying to be patient for a bigger one. I work owl shift and could come home from work and get in the blind before day break but im choosing evening or at least till i see full on rut action.

Why not. There gonna move in mornings in,October just like November. Yea he right man. Catchem coming back from there food. In mornings Catchem going to,the food in,the evenings. You have to adjust. A little,,,

Oct 25th has been my golden day for the last 3 years

If you have good access mornings are great

With these extremely warm temperatures don’t you think deer prefer moving and feeding in the mornings when the temps are at there coolest? Man I’ve been waiting to hunt the cold fronts and there’s been one since the season started so I have hardly hunted. Trail cameras show a lot of deer and bucks in the daylight during the morning up until 8:30.

I know this is a late comment but I've killed most of my deer between 10am and 2 pm

Most deer hunters that hunt for meat from Oct 1st through the 21st and get a couple does

What's the biggest buck this guy has killed? I've noticed a massive difference in deer numbers when I'm able to sneak in quietly vs when I bump something, and a smart buck is not going to come back your way after bumping him unless he really just wasn't sure what you were. And even then your chances are slim to none. He may kill a lot of deer, but I'd bet they're not the brightest deer in the woods.

I will hunt mornings mid day or a evening. Sometimes I hunt all day. I have killed deer at different times even during bow season here in ga in September. I'm not a genius but it's a dang fact you won't kill a deer from the living room recliner or the nice cozy bed! Carry on now lol

there is no yes or no. buck depending,weather depending,person depending,moon phase depending...its hunting many factors

Start hunting mornings on opening day until end of the season

If you keep hunting both Morning's/Evenings day in day out, you will eventually Burn Out, and then miss out on either what would of been a great morning or evening hunt !

See we’re I’m hunting there’s pressure, more rifle hunters hunting shacks, quads just riding, gas line people, but the deer no there is no one in the woods from dark to about 8:30am. So in this spot I have better sits in the morning. That’s just my opinion on why I see so many bucks moving in the morning up there. But yea if you bump one, Hopfully it’s just easy bump and they circle back I think out of curiosity and because there so confident about the morning being safe.

I think everyone is different, and certain Hunting areas are different. There's a swamp I Hunt up here in northeast Wisconsin, The AG the deer feed on is a long way, with no good bedding in between, so the swamp edge is great morning Hunting even in September. I have what I call prime & secondary Hunting spots, that I Hunt based on the conditions & wind I need for that spot, and the Bucks I've targeted in that area. Trail cameras help me figure out when & with what wind I need to Hunt certain spots. Lots of people Hunt a property. I Hunt regions, The North half of Wisconsin, and the U.P. I think calling evenings the only time to Hunt October is a Huge mistake. While you won't likely catch big Bucks except right by their Beds in the evening, catching them going back to bed late in the morning after an evening storm is solid early season tactics.

I don’t hunt until the 2nd or 3rd week period, why? Its my area ive been in for 15 years and I know the section I hunt doesn’t have good early Opening season activity

I’ve never heard not to hunt mornings anytime.

Almost killed my biggest buck this year October 1st at 7am

I hunt mornings all season long and I've killed deer in the mornings a hell of a lot. I walk in and total darkness no headlamp no light at all if you jump a deer walking in with no light they're not going to know if you was a human or an animal they ain't going to know. And there's been plenty of times I've jumped deer walk into my stain in the morning and they come back through before the morning's over and I know that for a fact due to my trail cameras

Getting a deer stand real real early take your nap wake up then go deer hunting and if you snore the deer will grunt back at you and pay you no mind camping out in the trees

Access is key

I'm with Cody I just hate getting up at 4 am