Should YOU Be Hunting MORNINGS in October?

[@chasinggiantswithhigginsou6147]

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

[@cryptidoutlaw8707]

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.

[@colinwilliams2531]

Pppppp

[@jayonez137]

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

[@Beasel]

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

[@fredmassicotte8191]

I went out Tuesday morning, October 15th, 2024. I sat on the ground with my back against a boulder in my ghilli suit. I shot a nice seven point deer at 8:25 a.m. It weighed approximately 200 lbs. on the hoof, and there was another one right behind it! I stood up, and he just walked down the hill! I suggest you get out there, but pick your days if you can. I chose the two coldest days this week, and I was fortunate to get the buck on the first day that I chose, but it was my third time in the field in two weeks. I live in Massachusetts, and I didn't use any scents or game calls. Good luck out there to everyone!

[@gsoutdoors534]

I went out Sunday morning the 13th. Went out to the blind around 7am, and bagged a huge doe before 9am. No scents or calls, on Long Island. October mornings are great. Congrats on your buck!

[@fredmassicotte8191]

@@gsoutdoors534 congratulations! That is awesome!

[@seldomseen_outdoors]

Oct. 1 - Oct. 12 have been awesome for me on morning hunts. Laugh at people that say never hunt mornings early Oct. Most people stay out bc it's too warm for them and it's not the magical rut.

[@Dr.DankensteinM.D.]

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!

[@stefanosoderi4152]

Yup, we maybe get 7 great days to hunt ie weather and rut status , i get out each chance i can

[@joeycompton6690]

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

[@thepubliclandnomad3365]

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.

[@lukebryant5017]

Be happy to know don higgins is shitting on him right above your comment lmfao

[@4theloveoftruth86]

Heck yeah, man! I can relate. I just killed my first buck, which was a solid 8-pointer, when my Huntstand app said conditions were 'poor' for my sit.

[@danschoemann2305]

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

[@kcoutdoorsmissouri4052]

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

[@gramps5157]

He's totally right, if I can slip into my stand because of the set up I have and I have info from my trail camera that the high percentage of the time bucks are not walking passed my set up until after 7:30, I am cheating myself out of opportunites if I don't hunt the mornings in Oct.

[@Theredheaded.cameraman]

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

[@orinbyrd3379]

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

[@Laborman17]

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.

[@KeepinYouUp07]

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.

[@JacobSchmittDeerHuntingSchool]

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.

[@SuperDave-pe1zw]

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 ...

[@mrdrenalin69]

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

[@henryrainey9540]

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

[@garrettstraffon608]

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 .

[@charlesleblanc6638]

A Buck Roar is something else to hear in the wild. Only herd it once but I will never forget it.

[@michaelvstheworld3680]

First time I heard a buck roar I thought "The Predator" was hunting me and then all of a sudden came the roar followed by several blows.

[@garrettstraffon608]

@@michaelvstheworld3680 lol yea it was just a drawn out growl with a highly increased volume grunt/roar at the end, and he took off after a doe thousand miles a hour, I think he ran her to the next county.

[@AndyHardCore19]

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.

[@TheMrSupermoto]

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.

[@stevenl.halesr.6894]

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!!!

[@shawnbeck3962]

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.

[@chrisholzhauser9073]

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

[@chrisholzhauser9073]

Every morning and night

[@JacobSchmittDeerHuntingSchool]

That’s what I’m talking about!!!

[@robertmumaw6720]

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

[@galinswigart]

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

[@Jeff-cq2uj]

I generally agree with the interviewer's position, but Cody has some valid points as well and Im guessing some interesting insight. Woulda been nice to hear him finish a thought without being interrupted by the interviewer every time he tried to convey his message. I tuned in to hear extremely accomplished bowhunters talk about their strategy not to hear them repeatedly interrupted. I'm actually surprised Cody had the patience to continue the interview without telling the interviewer to go fly a kite...

[@1044roberts]

@@Jeff-cq2uj you took the words out of my mouth. Thought the exact same thing. Cody is a no BS guy so I’m shocked he didn’t tell him to pipe it down while he answered the question.

[@Jeff-cq2uj]

Also, based on this video it would seem that bowhunting in October is as rough on the knees as most contact sports. Not sure if Cody was in the same boat but it looked like everyone elses knees were blown out

[@denzerjeremy]

If you go find the original video (its actually like a year old now) it is said in there they are good friends.

[@realworldwildlifeproducts5512]

@@Jeff-cq2uj correct, i had just had knee reconstruction when they filmed. I had to jump off a tractor and tore my acl, lcl, mcl, both meniscus and had a fractured tibia. It was a long summer! ~ Terry

[@adamwiech4874]

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

[@jordanbowles40]

I love when Cody talks about mornings in October

[@bradkindred5851]

It sounds condescending when he talks but when I quit getting defensive about my own thoughts he makes a lot of sense lol

[@doitdoitright5916]

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.

[@jameslinzmeier368]

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.

[@tjames525]

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

[@changopearce9467]

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.

[@williamauberry2429]

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.

[@JRDelirious]

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.

[@jake-hofer]

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.

[@stevegermain1222]

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

[@perryrusso3764]

🤔🦌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

[@breakfree4177]

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.

[@stephenmcatee2104]

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,

[@Gibbs-Bijan-moon]

The answer is absolutely ,

[@mr.Mikeyboy]

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

[@jeremystanley9346]

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

[@loganbecker3515]

When that cold front came through last week I was getting bucks running around till 11:00 am every day the cold front was here I toadaly think if you get a cold front yes you should

[@micon9460]

Last week in October mornings are insane!!!

[@buck19]

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

[@mr.skeptical3071]

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

[@michaelvstheworld3680]

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.

[@tuttle3631]

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

[@penguinmayhem33]

I'm late to the party but I'm from Missouri also and just started to hunt recently. I went my first season with nothing and with no one to learn from I just tried best I could. Got my first ever opening day. I've seen so many out before October, it's just getting out there.

[@kevinmoore4807]

All I said you just got to put your time in the stand... some of us are limited with when we can hunt morning or evening vacation time what not got to hunt when you can. Well look at it if you bump deer you're in the money.

[@joshshopetheurbanoutdoorsm6775]

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 🤔

[@bowhunter9288]

Cody is a smart dude.

[@richardcummings4374]

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.

[@snipersteve378]

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

[@kelvinharvey2016]

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 .

[@chriscarlisle4784]

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

[@kevinflaherty7592]

Hunt weather fronts.big temperature drops

[@davidhawkins6776]

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

[@Revolutionhunting]

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

[@kylen1922]

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.

[@thatguywhodontcare1223]

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

[@thatguywhodontcare1223]

All morning hunts

[@ExodusOutdoorGear]

That seems to be a really good time for us as well

[@DuddyToh3]

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

[@changopearce9467]

Cody D'Acquisto is the man!!

[@skilledbadhabit1950]

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.

[@ML-ks2lj]

Bucks don't go nocturnal they just change their patterns. Earlier and later to the food they still feed a minimum of 5 times in 24 hours. They just might move sooner or later.

[@brandonyoung7760]

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

[@justinwilliams9452]

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.

[@markr.1547]

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.

[@mb748]

Last Nov in NJ the only cool temps were early morning. I've seen the best cruising buck parades, before 9AM!

[@paulwakefield1015]

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

[@bigjimar77]

Yep. Already got one.

[@coryfisher9674]

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

[@paulwakefield1015]

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

[@chilloutdude3617]

This felt a lot like an argument rather than a discussion

[@jameskain2919]

I have had bucks walk towards me in the dark like 30 yards away not knowing what Iam or thinking I'm a doe. If they can't smell you they don't know what you are at night.

[@yeetarmyitstimeforgoodtime8958]

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

[@joelkrystof5877]

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

[@justonscott43]

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.

[@dansanders442]

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

[@backstraps4me]

Start hunting mornings on opening day until end of the season

[@jonquirk9582]

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

[@jackiewilliams8543]

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

[@whisperingoutdoors]

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!

[@karmas.busdriver]

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.

[@ronbrown8559]

Yes, hunting mornings is legal in my state?

[@charlesleblanc6638]

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 !

[@lyleswavel320]

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

[@cobbiebobedas6962]

I’ve never heard not to hunt mornings anytime.

[@obsessedanglers2752]

The woods I hunt only has one access and that's through the field where a lot of deer are at in the morning. Been debating the last few days whether I should go in there in the morning or not. Def going to blow deer out of there

[@keithbrass8350]

In this town I live in,everyone hunts and also everyone farms and it's truly hard to find just good land to hunt on that has bucks that you would shoot. It is hunting haha...

[@Dredster747]

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.

[@dennybirchfield]

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

[@ML-ks2lj]

If you have good access mornings are great

[@themadcatter5849]

I own a ranch in Texas notoriously my bucks wait till 9 to 10 to move towards food plots and feeders. I think they wait till all the school traffic and people going to work die down, that’s the only reason I can think of. I quit getting to my stand at first light, there is just no use in it. Then as it gets dark they move back into the field. During the rut they come at mid day. My biggest bucks have been shot at 10:45, 2:18, 5:10. The smallest buck a 130 8 point was in the morning at first light, I used a light to get to my stand him and a couple of does didn’t even bother the fact I walked past them to get to my stand. I climbed up and waited till it got light to see. It was almost cheating. However to see a monster gotta hit the 9am mark.

[@_1COR15.1-4]

I’ve killed a handful of busks from 9-9:30 am, 140’s and a 170+ 8 year old buck

[@WesternNyBigfoot]

Anytime ur target is showing up in day

[@henrybright8531]

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

[@jackiewilliams8543]

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

[@GregG-u3i]

Hunt or not to hunt… do what you have to do. I’ll hunt morning, noon and evening all season long…

[@classicrocker889]

Great Video.

[@Jeremy-do2nz]

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

[@kenmoore167]

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

[@bluehourhunting1984]

Yes

[@hunterbenoit2007]

Access is key, if your afraid of bumping deer, your access is wrong. But don’t let the fear of bumping deer keep you from hunting mornings. Your either gonna bump him, or your gonna kill him. That’s the simple truth.