Morning routine - how long before out hunting from waking

Random question I know but it takes me bloody ages in the morning from waking to breakfast/coffee sussing my pack, farting about checking things again before I'm actually out with a headlamp heading off.

Keen to know how fast / slow some of y'all are so, how long does it take you to be up and going in the mornings in the following situations:

A) Hunting from a hut

B) Hunting from a tent camp but not breaking down camp

C) Hunting from a camp and breaking it down to move location.

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I always pack my day bag that night, so either from camp or hut its - Wake up - Get up & get changed - grab bag & go (sometimes coffee then go)

I find packing your gear the night before lets you think about what you will need rather than packing in the dark half asleep and forgetting stuff with the added time pressure to get out there and be on the spot when it counts.

I can't answer your question precisely, but everything seems to take longer now! Agree about getting as much as possible ready the night before.

seldome do A-C but B, wakeup to alarm,snooze,get up,get dressed, dingos breakfast and away. pack daybag night before so no fluffing around in half dark sorting shit.... same routine for opening weekend for waterfowl.

summer time culling rarely had early start was going to be out in the scrub for 10 hours be it goats or deer long enough day when not back to camp untill after 8 pm

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Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

summer time culling rarely had early start was going to be out in the scrub for 10 hours be it goats or deer long enough day when not back to camp untill after 8 pm

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hmmm yeah bloody long days aye

Im usually off with a headlamp trying to get to my glassing spot 30 mins before it even starts getting light so I'm not moving when the animals start becoming visible.

My go to from a hut is pack my bag the night before and get up, get changed, sort rifle, and then out the door with an OSM bar in hand to get going. Ditch the coffee in my opinion as it is time you could spend sleeping.

If in a tent I finalise packing my bag the morning of which take a bit more time, but essentially the same.

In the earlier years up at the crack of dawn stalking as soon it was light. Then LED lights get up a hour or two before l would cook breakfast then walk to the nearest clearing, creek or river bed for a early deer. Now with a dog and long range shooting, the dog will find a deer any time of the day stalking so no hurry have breakfast in the sun and long range I can shoot a deer from camp and have another coffee.

If I'm doing a serious hunting trip the gear will be ready the night before and breakfast walkin to the hotspots before sunrise. I'm a very relaxed hunter now days no need to rush around and do a injury been there done that. Will leave that for the young fallas.

A) 1hr as I like to have a hot breakfast and coffee. Have daypack and hunting clothes all laid out the night before.
B) 1 1/4 hr cos everything takes longer cooking from in my pit. Im usually stalking slips etc first thing. No point bush hunting till its fully light and I can see in colour.
C) 2 hr cos taking down fly, packi g up pack, clearing up rubbish, waiting for others.

Personally, I don't take alot of time in the morning. I don't like eating right away, and normally have my first food around 10-11am after the morning's glassing. I reckon a morning coffee first thing is a waste of time. Caffeine acts on the adenosine system which isn't active for 60-90 minutes after waking, so you're better to save that cup of coffee for when you're on the hill enjoying that morning sun.

No idea but breakfast is a must, I simply can't function without food and end up making stupid mistakes if hungry.

Sleep in. Get up. Cook up a big breakfast of bacon, eggs, pita pocket and cheese with some hot sauce. Brew a nice instant coffee (I know). Or water in the Hubbards Granola with cranberry/milk powder and macadamia nuts. Leisurely put on the hunting gear and bumbag. Grab the rifle as I walk out the door/tent, at whenever o'clock in the morning. Why? Because I have a dog, so any time is a good time to go hunting.

[QUOTE=HarryMax;1576980]Random question I know but it takes me bloody ages in the morning from waking to breakfast/coffee sussing my pack, farting about checking things again before I'm actually out with a headlamp heading off.

Keen to know how fast / slow some of y'all are so, how long does it take you to be up and going in the mornings in the following situations:
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Think back, we've all had our mentors that taught us the basics, kept us keen.
What time & how long did they take ? What was solid grounding tried and true back then, is still so today, and you can answer your own question from the knowledge bank of life.

I do know that it was always easier to get up at 3.30am to go pighunting than getting up at 6am to go to work... Go figure.... :D

I found eating an OSM bar or two for breakfast sped things up. Hot coffee and a bar as you head out.
A sleep in and a casual easing into the day has its merits too.

Sleep til dawn, fluff around having coffee and suffering through oats, scrounge up gear, wander off and shoot a deer that's out at midday. No need to rush

depends a bit to on where one is camped - one roar trip up at sparrow fart and out for a look - but we were camped just of a huge clearing

With well known and hunted possies they could often be known as favouring a morning or an evening hunt. If they were evening hunts we would take our time in the morning and just go to observation points and have a nosey around. Otherwise just save our energy for the evening hunt, as we knew we would be carrying a motorbike battery and murapara moonbeam to extend the evening hunt into the night:ORLY:

Last overnight I did I had a shearing job booked for 10am so it was 12min from the alarm going off to pack up the tent and camp site and start hunting back to the car. Mind you there was no breakfast or coffee. I think the wee pooch got a fright as he likes his leisurely mornings.

I'm definitely with @Sika 8, get the day pack sorted b4 bed. It allows time to have a think about it !

Sometimes while lying in my sleeping bag I remember to add one thing or another. Usually just have to add the head torch in the morning once i have finished using it.

If breaking down camp I tend to do as much as possible in the morning inside the tent/vestibule. Once outside its just drop tent add to pack and off [emoji106]



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I’m organised the night before, up coffee & instant porridge, on my way. My late Father was always first away and he shot a lot of deer.

Up at 7am during the summer months - Prefer light b/fast first then drive to the chopper - warm up the machine - then 20 mins flying to the hills and start seeing deer from 8am along the bushline. A few tight circuits with the odd puke if having a beer the night before but once over that back into it. Hinds appear to dive towards the bush while stags continue to run into the open and onto screes. But no shooting - just photography.

Yeah probably 15 mins when in a hut, up, boots on, grab pre-packed bag and rifle, eat a museli bar then off. Come back for breakfast at 9 or whatever when im pretty sure most of the early morning action is over.

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Personally, I don't take alot of time in the morning. I don't like eating right away, and normally have my first food around 10-11am after the morning's glassing. I reckon a morning coffee first thing is a waste of time. Caffeine acts on the adenosine system which isn't active for 60-90 minutes after waking, so you're better to save that cup of coffee for when you're on the hill enjoying that morning sun.

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I'll have a coffee first thing, I'm a big believer in the placebo effect! Then another on the hill, followed by another lol.

Jeez. Don’t any of you fellas need time for a good shit before you head off? That’s like sacrosanct for me. Coffee, shit, snack, go.

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Originally Posted by Flyblown

Jeez. Don’t any of you fellas need time for a good shit before you head off? That’s like sacrosanct for me. Coffee, shit, snack, go.

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Yep that and food, coffee is just a bonus.

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Originally Posted by Bagheera

A) 1hr as I like to have a hot breakfast and coffee. Have daypack and hunting clothes all laid out the night before.
B) 1 1/4 hr cos everything takes longer cooking from in my pit. Im usually stalking slips etc first thing. No point bush hunting till its fully light and I can see in colour.
C) 2 hr cos taking down fly, packi g up pack, clearing up rubbish, waiting for others.

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Yeah mate my timings are pretty similar to be honest - those early starts can be rough if you end up getting to bed late too.

Seems like a lot of folks are not too worried about being at their spot by or before first light - I thought that was standard practice?

I know it doesn't matter nearly so much for bush hunting. But in the tops / open stuff I'm always trying to maximize the amount of time to hunt animals from: when you can see (first light) - to when they bed down (and are 10x harder to see).

1.5 hrs if hunting from a hut - so I can push further away.
30 mins before the other two, grab a OSM and im usually camped pretty close to where im hunting.

The dog will find deer through most of the day if I'm smart. I shoot easily 50 percent of my animals around 10-11 am.

Can’t do coffee as it makes me run to the bathroom within 5 minutes

I typically get up and go pretty quickly.. I hate sitting around in the cold so set my alarm before daybreak, I will open the tent door and either cook a feed or smash some muesli. Then all gear on in tent and hit the track. Normally in prime country within the first half hour of daylight or earlier. Often I will even camp within 50m of lookouts etc so I can roll straight to them on daybreak and glass while having a feed.

I can't remember the last time I stayed at a hut, just camp away in better areas and in turn less walking before starting the hunts. If moving camps I hunt the morning close to camp then come back at about mid day and move before heading back out for an evening. Means you can always hunt prime time.