What days to hunt?
Contributors to this thread:Wisconsin
From: Bloodtrail
10-Aug-18
IF...you had ONLY three days to hunt ALL season..what days do you pick?
From: Tweed
10-Aug-18
Something close to the 6th friday, saturday, sunday after the equinox.
From: ground hunter
10-Aug-18
November 3 4 and 5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, glad though I do not have to make that decision,,, ha ha
From: casekiska
10-Aug-18
Oct. 31, Nov. 1, Nov 2,...Without any doubt, I have always had my best luck starting on Halloween and then going forward to about Nov 12 or so. Any three day period during that time is normally productive. I try to get out there when the bucks are out looking and every doe in the woods has a headache. Once the bucks lock on to does who are almost ready to breed deer sightings drop and almost cease,...at least that's the way it is in my neck of the woods.
From: retro
10-Aug-18
If I can pick the weather, Oct 25th, Nov. 3rd, Nov. 10th
From: Myke
10-Aug-18
I like Halloween also. Most are walking their kids around or handing out treats. Fewer people in the woods. The other two days would be the 7th or 8th of November.
From: RutnStrut
10-Aug-18
For me it would be the first good cold front in Oct. After that, oct 31st and nov 4th.
From: Nocturnal
10-Aug-18
A island comes to mind with acorns dropping good and WNW winds in September.
2nd would be a bigwoods hunt any day the last few days before the gun opener. Nov the 14th comes to mind.
3 would be the opener of Wi firearm season.
From: Drop Tine
10-Aug-18
Oct. 31 Nov. 1st and Nov. 5th. I prefer the chasing pre rut over the rut and lock down.
From: albino
10-Aug-18
Yes, Halloween & Nov.1st. are my best days. Hopefully I won't need the 3rd day. If I was out West I would pick Sept. 13th. especially if it was a Friday. I have shot 3 P&Y critters on 9-13. A Mule Deer, an Elk & a Bear.
From: Hoot
11-Aug-18
Halloween through the next few days.
From: Crusader dad
11-Aug-18
The three days surrounding Halloween! ??
From: rallison
11-Aug-18
In my fav spot, November 6 is the day they open the cages and let the bucks out. It's uncanny....every year for the last 30! So...I'd go the day before (just in case!) To the day after.
From: Pete-pec
11-Aug-18
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
I'd pick the last day of October and the first 2 of November. If I was ever that limited in days to hunt, the better question might be what three devices would you pick to kill yourself?
From: bowhuntndoug
11-Aug-18
November 5,6,7 but that would be sad to only have 3 days.
From: RUGER1022
11-Aug-18
I'll go along with G H . Nov 3rd 4th 5th .
From: Nocturnal
11-Aug-18
A bunch of rut hunters
From: Reggiezpop
11-Aug-18
Opening day bow hunting, Halloween and last day of metro season bow hunting.
From: Two Feathers
11-Aug-18
I would let the moon dictate my decision.
From: Firsty
12-Aug-18
First day of bow season, Nov 7th, opening day of gun season
From: Chief2
12-Aug-18
Any 3 days the first week of november, also like to be in the woods the first day it snows not just for the hunting but I think its neat to watch the woods turn white while you sit there
From: GoJakesGo
12-Aug-18
Oct 31st seems to be a common theme. Why? In the last 5yrs I have had 3 good bucks on camera in the 31st. Is it just a day we tend to remember more?
From: Live2hunt
13-Aug-18
Depends on the part of the State. Central = 3 days before and after Halloween. The northern part of the state is generally a week or more later. I need to be retired so I can hit the chase/rut phase in different weeks at different places.
From: buckmaster69
13-Aug-18
Everyday is Saturday..........Live2hunt + 1
From: Cheesehead Mike
13-Aug-18
I love November 6th, that's when the circus comes to town!
I would choose November 5, 6 & 7 for whitetails.
This is the last year I'll have to use vacation time to hunt and I'm looking forward to hunting more during the last week of October.
From: RUGER1022
13-Aug-18
GoJakes , 5 of the 8 biggest Bucks I have seen or harvested were on Nov 3,4,5 th . The 2 largest were on Nov 4th. Including a gagger 200 inch that walked out of the Tamerack right at dark & stood broadside . I could not draw my bow back & the Buck ran off after a Doe .
It was -4 degrees with a 20 mph wind . I was so cold my arms would not function . My memory is not that good but I have 49 years of notes . About 7 lbs worth .
