Hunting hours

How many hours do you spend on stand a year?

 

Last year prob about 15 hours (ate tag soup) I'm guessing it will be close to 50 this year depending on if I get lucky or not.

 

If I can hunt every day of the season and shoot a deer on the last min of the last day... I would be a happy man.

 

I would really hate to know the answer to that for myself. I had 50 hrs in one 4 day weekend

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I'm primarily a weekend warrior... And even on the weekends I usually only hunt afternoons/evenings since I only hunt 40 acres.

I will sit all day a time or 2 during the rut/rifle season.


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I spend 25-30 hours a week till mid Nov. Then I cut back to about 12 hours a week so 100s

 

As many as my wife lets me.

 

Hopefully at least 16-20 a week this upcoming season! ( If my wife lets me out that much, 3 teenage girls at home!)

 

Those are probably two of the most honest answers you'll receive regarding the OP's question.
Not saying that other answers are not honest... it's just these answers are not theoretical or hypothetical - they're practical.

 

I will be hunting about 240 hours this season. Maybe less if I can fill my tags early.

 

I generally hunt 2-3 weekday evenings, so say 9-10 hours per week there. Then Saturday (my bad back can only take 4-4.5 hours or so at a time in a stand) so 8-9 hours per week for Saturdays. Last season I also hunted Sundays in Ohio twice a month so another 16-18 hours per month there. So being conservative, 36 weekday hours per month in Pa + 32 weekend hours per month in Pa + 16 hours per month in Oh = 84 hours per month. Pa's season is 6 weeks, Ohio much longer. I would roughly estimate it at 130 hours per season between the two states. More than some, a lot less than others

 

Same here getting married on October 13th and have a 3mnth at home so some what limited to the times. She spoils me now wait till I put the ring on.LOL

 

Being in school time is limited. I usually get about 10 hours on weekdays and then a Friday evening hunt at home as well as a morning and evening hunt on Saturday. About 15-17 hours a week.

 

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Hours:Min

This year will be into the 200's with my elk hunt. (Unless I tag out early in MN)

 

Futz, how do you measure this so well?

 

I keep track in a journal I made in Excel

 

I spent 4.5 hours sitting in a tree last season. 3 hours in one sit where I only saw does. 1 hour sit to get my buck and 1/2 hour to get the mean old boss doe

 

I didn't keep track exactly but last year was 100+ hours for sure (even with my season being cut shirt by surgery). This year I'm gonna keep a log like the fitzmeister!

 

Keeping a record of time in the stand oughta' be fun... think I'll do the same.

 

I just cant do it. Too much for me to worry about.