But DonвЂ™t Waste Good Deer Hunting Opportunities I prefer to hunt the late stages of the pre-rut and will spend the bulk of my efforts during that time. More confidence means more focus and more time on stand. Obviously, you likely canвЂ™t do that all the time so save those days for when youвЂ™ll have the most confidence in your chances to shoot a buck. ThatвЂ™s when you cash in that vacation week or exercise some flex-time scheduling if available. Whatever your favorite time is, thatвЂ™s what you should focus on. Some folks think the early days of the season are the best. I wonвЂ™t tell you when that is because thatвЂ™s a decision you have to make for yourself based on your experiences, preferences, and hunting style. LetвЂ™s start with the obvious: There are times of the season that are better than others. Prioritize Your Options Block out and focus on your favorite time to hunt, and the time you feel your chances are best to shoot a big buck. But if it doesnвЂ™t, it wonвЂ™t be because I wasted any of the little time that I have available. It wonвЂ™t be easy (big bucks never really are), and it may not happen. I plan to hunt three to four states this season, IвЂ™ll have four or five tags available, and IвЂ™ll do all I can to fill them with mature deer. And itвЂ™s just as true that many of us will use that lack of time as a crutch, a built-in excuse for a lackluster deer season. The fact is, none of us have as much time to spend hunting as weвЂ™d like. All told, my entire deer season is likely going to come down to approximately 30 days of opportunity. But IвЂ™ll lose a few weekend days as well to weather or family obligations. Sure, I may be able to steal a hunt or two here and there during an evening before the time changes and makes it nearly impossible to get to the woods after work. Thirty-five is the number of weekend days available with a week of vacation time thrown in. ThatвЂ™s the number of days IвЂ™ll actually have available to hunt and it may well not even be that many. Sounds like a fair amount of time, doesnвЂ™t it? Well, hereвЂ™s the real number: 35. If my math is correct, thatвЂ™s 92 days of available hunting time. Deer season in my neck of the woods starts the first of October and runs through January 1.

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