Official hunting times

katman · August 03, 2014, 09:34:00 PM

I was reading thru this years hunting regulations for SC and came across this,

"Legal hunting time for deer is the time be-
tween one hour before official sunrise until
one hour after official sunset "

Seems it gets pretty dark around here 30 minutes after sunset and is grey light 30 minutes before sunrise. Curious what other states regulations say. I guess with a full moon and a quality scope a rifle/crossbow hunter could do well, that leaves me out.

August 03, 2014, 09:58:00 PM

Texas is 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset.

I hope all is well on your end Gery!

Bisch

threeunder · August 03, 2014, 10:38:00 PM

VA is 30 min.

Use to hunt SC a lot. Never could understand that reg. it is dark by then for sure.

Fattony77 · August 03, 2014, 10:59:00 PM

30 min. before and after, here in OK, too.

Benjy · August 03, 2014, 11:00:00 PM

It has been that way for as long as I can remember. If you are in the woods, there is no way you can see that late...

Elkchaser · August 03, 2014, 11:02:00 PM

Montana is 30 minutes before and after. It is usually getting pretty dark by then even.

shag08 · August 03, 2014, 11:04:00 PM

In Tennessee, it's 30 before and after as well, best I remember.

sveltri · August 03, 2014, 11:25:00 PM

30-30 in Colorado as well.

Cwilder · August 03, 2014, 11:26:00 PM

Same here in md 30 mins before and 30 after

Hot Hap · August 03, 2014, 11:55:00 PM

30-30 in IL

Stump Buster · August 03, 2014, 11:58:00 PM

30-30 in California.

dbd870 · August 04, 2014, 07:41:00 AM

30-30 here as well. Yeah, 60min would put us in the dark for sure.

joe ashton · August 04, 2014, 10:06:00 AM

Colo is 30-30.

lilbobby · August 04, 2014, 10:13:00 AM

LA: 30 & 30!

ChuckC · August 04, 2014, 11:00:00 AM

I generally leave earlier than the legal time when hunting early season cause with leaf cover where I hunt (marsh) I can't see.
ChuckC

LittleBen · August 04, 2014, 11:26:00 AM

You're elevation relative to the horizon matters alot in terms of when it gets dark. In a hollow it might be impossible to see 30min before or after, but on a tall ridge or mountain you might be able to shoot close to an hour before or after.

Also, I know with a really nice scope (for example I have a zeiss 3-9x40), you can practically shoot at night on a full or near full moon ... obviously irrelevant for bowhunting.

Just enjoy the time towards the end of shooting light that you get with a trad bow ... with a compound and a peep sight you get alot less time after sunrise since it acts liek a lens and cuts down on the light.

Hope that this doesn't qualify as unnacceptable conversation, since I'm only mentioning it as it relates to the question of shooting light and hunting hours.

Cheers

dnovo · August 04, 2014, 01:18:00 PM

Missouri is 30 before and 30 after also

twitchstick · August 04, 2014, 01:49:00 PM

Same here.

awbowman · August 04, 2014, 03:12:00 PM

Louisiana is 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset

Bowwild · August 04, 2014, 06:05:00 PM

30 and 30 are very common and the rule here in KY as well. I find, unless it is stormy, very good light in both situations unless one is in dark timber. If you are on the edge of openings it feels about 10 minutes early to be climbing down but I do.