how early to be in a tree stand before first light?

[hunter fisher]

usual only hunt from a stand at night, but being early season and pretty mild weather im going to try and hike in there before first light.

how early do you guys get in your spots? i have a self climber and im worried that even if im as quiet as i can be, ill still end up scaring anything around away.

[hunter1947]

I'm in my tree stand one hour before daylight :wink:..

[hunter fisher]

thats what i was ball parking, thanks for the tip

[Ambush]

I try to be in my stand one hour before shooting light and I find that animals don't spook near as much in the dark. I typically take a nap after settling in and let the birds and squirrels wake me up at the right time.