Know the "Best Hunting Time" before you burn a sit.
Best Hunting Time is a brand new app that predicts deer movement — built on whitetail movement science — over the next 24 hours and the next 14 days, for any ZIP code you hunt. No ads. No property lines. No clutter. Only the factors that decide whether you see deer. Plus you get optional alerts when overlapping factors trigger increasing movement predictors. 7-day Free Trial.
Free for a limited time, a custom tab to log your deer sightings for each location — this adds into the algorithms for a better predictive forecast for you!
Forecast automatically refreshes on every check 14-day movement outlook Rut prediction by ZIP code Works when cell signal is lost Works like an app without the increased cost Works on Mobile Phones Works on your PC Works on tablets Sign in once, then just tap to open every time
Offline ready: your saved hunting locations and the last forecast you loaded stay on your device, so you can check the day's deer movement window at the stand even with no cell signal. Add it to your home screen for one-tap access.See how.
Add Best Hunting Time to your home screen
Open it like an app from the truck or the stand — no address bar, no URL to remember.
See HowSee the forecast before you subscribe
Live preview for Central Michigan (Lansing, MI). Demo location changes daily so visitors see a fresh sample. Start your trial to get the same forecast for every ZIP code you hunt.
Your time is the most valuable thing you own. We protect it.
Other deer hunting apps sell you maps, property boundaries and banner ads. We do one thing: forecast deer movement so that every hour you spend in the stand is an hour deer are on their feet. The deer activity forecast blends peer-reviewed whitetail movement research with multi-model weather data, moon phase, barometric pressure, wind, temperature, rainfall and regional rut timing into a single movement index — with a plain-English reason for every call.
Unlimited saved locations
Name every farm, lease and public spot. Switch between them in one tap.
Your sightings train it
Log deer movement you see and the hourly curve for that property adapts to it.
Movement alerts
Receive email notice when overlapping deer movement events are triggered.
Private by default
Your locations and sightings are yours. We never sell hunter data.
Every factor that moves deer, scored hour by hour
The latest proprietary deer movement prediction algorithm weighs each of these against published whitetail activity patterns, then rates the next 24 hours from Poor to Best.
Rut, Pre-Rut & Second Rut Prediction
Breeding timing modeled by ZIP code latitude — pre-rut, seeking and chasing, peak rut, and the second rut when does recycle into estrus.
Learn moreBarometric Pressure
Deer movement climbs inside the 29.90–30.40 inHg window and surges on rapid rises behind a front. We track the trend hour by hour.
Learn moreTemperature Swings
Ten-degree drops against the seasonal norm are one of the strongest daylight movement triggers in whitetail research.
Learn moreWind Speed & Direction
Light, steady wind keeps deer relaxed. Above 20 mph they hold to leeward cover — the forecast tells you which hours pay.
Learn moreRain Starting & Stopping
Deer feed hard ahead of incoming rain and flood food sources in the first hour after a soaking ends.
Learn moreSolunar (Moon Phase & Transit)
Overhead and underfoot lunar transits plus illumination shift feeding windows earlier or later in the day.
Learn moreOne price. Every location you hunt.
Less than a box of broadheads for a full season of deer movement predictions.
Monthly membership
$4.99/month
Free for your first 7 days
- 7-day free trial — cancel before it ends and you pay nothing
- 24-hour deer movement prediction with full rationale
- 14-day deer activity forecast
- Unlimited hunting locations by ZIP code
- Rut, pre-rut and second rut timing
- Email movement alerts
- Individual sighting logs that sharpen your forecast
- Zero ads, ever
No charge for 7 days. Cancel anytime — auto-renew can be turned off before your renewal date.
What hunters are saying
4–5 star reviews from hunters using Best Hunting Time.