How Many Dark To Dark Sits?

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  1. Lester

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    How many dark to dark sits do you have in so far this year?
     
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    RugerRedbone Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Very few this year. I usually only sit all day during the rut and this year I got my buck on the fourth day of my vacation.
     
  3. captain71

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    I normally only do dark to dark sits the first weekend of riffle season when bucks are chasing.
     
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    None.
     
  5. Slugger

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    None for me this year. Too much going on.
     
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    I hunt dark to dark from November 1-12 every year. I shot my buck on the 5th of Nov. this year so I had 4 dark to darks in and was working on a 5th until I shot. I have around 28 years of hunting experience and have come to narrow the window that I hunt dark to dark to those first 12 days of November. This keeps me from getting burned out early on in the season. I usually hunt 1 or 2 evenings for about 3 hours per week all thru October, but in my area, the best days to be in stand from dark to dark are Nov. 1-12. You just never know what your going to see, it's an exciting time to be a bowhunter during those days!
     
  7. MnHunterr

    MnHunterr Legendary Woodsman

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    Zero.


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    Technically none, as I came out to warm up at lunch time.

    The older I get the less an all day sit appeals to me
     
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    Zip..
     
  10. Longdraw

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    4. Shot my buck on the 4th-but all during gun season. My bow hunts are with a host and he doesn't sit all day.
     
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    kb1785 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Like some others, none. Usually have some evening hunts during October and then hunt pretty hard during the rut normally the 1st 2 weeks of November but usually do not sit all day. Come out of the stand around lunch and may even change stands for the afternoon.
     
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    pastorjim08 Legendary Woodsman

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    Zero. I had planned to do it during my vacation from Nov. 1st through the 16th but I killed my buck on Oct 30th and since we are only allowed one buck in Indiana, it wasn't necessary.

    Blessings........Pastorjim
     
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    Zero and in the future zero
     
  15. Lester

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    I sat dark to dark twice when I was hunting and shot my buck on the planned third sit. I have also sat dark to dark 4 times with my son. All of my sits were in November.
     
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    I was in the same boat this year. Was planning on it in November, but tagged out before then
     
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    No dark to dark sits but I carry my bow in the pickup while working and am constantly watching the tree line for deer or looking for sign while I go about the business of checking fences and cattle. I may not be sitting but I'm hunting all day every day. Kinda.

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  18. almightynut

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    None it makes it harder when your house is only a 150 yards away and you can go and come back
     
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    I think I've done 5-6 this year and still no deer. I will never do another one again.

    I hope.
     
  20. No.6Hunter

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    I sat opener of gun all day and it was worth it. Never could stay a full day during bow this year.
     

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