Danny Viverette, whose best buck, a 148-inch Pope&Young trophy he arrowed in Rattlesnake Holler swamp on the Barnwell-Allendale (S.C.) line, said he likes to hunt afternoons, starting about 2 p.m. (if his work permits) and stay as long as he can.
“I used to stay all day in a stand, but I was in a car accident and can’t do that anymore,” he said. “Now I don’t take any junk with me, backpacks or cameras. I just take a bow and five arrows.
“I’ve killed a majority of my deer from noon until 4 p.m. by hunting isolated travel routes between bedding and feeding areas, maybe with a salt lick nearby. Deer feel safe moving around in places like that. They usually lay down a few hours after daylight in September, then, if they’ve got food, cover and some water nearby, they’ll get up at noon and walk around a little.
“I try to get into my stands at least by 2 p.m. because I want everything settled down.
“But on full moon days, I’ll hunt from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. because deer will feed at night, bed down, then get up to stretch their legs around noon. The little ones move first, then the does, then the bucks follow the does, especially early in the season. Bucks will run the same routes as doe then and I want to be in the right place, waiting for them.”
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