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Don't Quit for Lunch
By Ken Piper
By now most deer hunters have heard or read that noon can be a good time to hunt, especially during the rut, but not many realize just how good the lunch hour can be. Bowhunters, especially, are famous for hunting only the first and last few hours of daylight.
According to research from the late Charles Alsheimer and Wayne Laroche, however, deer sightings between 9 a.m. and noon are second in number only to the daylight to 9 a.m. period, and far higher than the 3 p.m. to dark sightings. Even more important, when looking at only buck sightings, the 9 a.m. to noon time period is fantastic and almost equal to the daylight to 9 a.m. period. The bottom line: stay in that stand as long as you can.