Dead Head
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What do you think the best times of the day is for sitting around water holes? Is there a good time or is it just when ever they want to come in for a drink..
Water Holes
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That is the best time.
thecrittergitter
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LMAO Miller!
Agreed, the best time is when they want to come to the water
Agreed, the best time is when they want to come to the water
Is it difficult to pattern the same buck though? in the very limited lope hunting i've done i noticed last year that one specific group of antelope were coming to water between 10 and 11 am. Where i hunt there is no shortage of water so they would hit different water holes if a blind was set up on what appeared to be thier favorate.
IdahoBugler
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We were able to put up a trail camera to find out. Most of the pics of bucks coming in were anytime after 5:00. We knew this and on the two days we sat it we waited. The first day 8 hours of waiting before the first one came in at 6:00. The second day 4 hours of waiting before the first one came in at 5:00.
If you can't hang all day I would sit morning till 12:00 and 4:00 to evening. That seems like the trend I have noticed when the animal is most active.
If you can't hang all day I would sit morning till 12:00 and 4:00 to evening. That seems like the trend I have noticed when the animal is most active.
Dinkshooter
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This one came in at 12 noon. The one I missed on opening day came at 6:45pm. Buglers times seem to be about the same thing I have seen.
