Every deer I've ever shot including rifle season was before 9 in the morning, the majority of them before 8 am, but my second biggest was right at 12 noon. I've seen the biggest buck during early morning as well.. II'm also one that hs aweful luck mid day and have seen less than a handful of buck during this time and I mix it a lot when it comes to the times I'm in the woods.. I do see deer during the evenings but tend to see more doe.