Setting up the night before.

[deerbasshunter3]

If you have a spot that you are going to sit in the morning, do you ever go out there the night before to setup your spot (blind, chair, etc...)? That way you could just walk out in the morning, setup your decoys, and sit down and wait.

[dirt road ninja]

You could go either way. I'm a morning person and would rather go in early to set up than go in at night. I get grumpy if I stay up pass my bed time.

[alloutdoors]

I did it once for a youth hunt when I knew it was going to be raining the next morning. Other than that, if someone is carrying so much stuff they need to consider making a special trip to set it up, my thought is that maybe it's time to scale things back a bit.

[deerbasshunter3]

Not so much about having too much to carry but just not having to worry about setting anything up in the morning.

For example, I plan to sit in a turkey chair behind one of those quick stake blind type things. I went today to find a good spot on the edge of a field that I want to sit. I went ahead and cleared the ground of all of the leaves and sticks. I could go out there the night before and put up the blind and chair. Get out there the next morning, put out decoys and sit down and wait. It would just save a little time/noise in the morning.

And this wouldn't have to be done at midnight. It could be done right before dark.

[Bigspurs68]

Iv never done it for myself but I have done it many times for my kids. Just saves me confusion if I'm taking both girls.

[Hooksfan]

IMO, right before dark would be the worst time to do it. You run the risk of busting any birds that have roosted nearby. If you have scouted and have the birds on a pattern, it will disrupt that pattern. As someone else said, just go in extra early in the morning. Going in twice during the night just doubles the chance of messing things up as far as I am concerned.
The only blind hunting I do is with kids and with archery. I have set up pretty close to roosted birds this way and never hsd a problem.

[Ringbill]

We have to quit at 1 pm. The preseason and afternoons are used for scouting. Like deerbasshunter, I do clear and sometimes trim any locations I plan to use, to leave an open line of fire and vision and plenty of leg room (I am 6'4") and this way avoid making noise before daybreak. Take into account where you sit- I like the shade, just like duckhunting I like the sun behind me if at all possible. I scout a week or two before the season; daylight savings is just around the corner and you have to plan for that change; as in duck hunting, I like to use natural foliage whenever possible, though I use a doghouse blind some times. I try and create several hunting locations- invariably there are other hunters that bust your setup, we get quick changes with rain deluges sometimes and the spot you picked last week might be under a bit of water the next. They are experimenting with extending the hours next season to all day- this is both good and bad- I'd have to take a break sometime, hunt till 1 and then break and then not go out till 3 pm.

[Timmer]

Late afternoon, where there is bird activity, I frequently pick potential spots for the next day, prune brush, and clear leaves as you had mentioned, but I don't leave equipment.  What I have learned in that process is that it's not all that often that I use that spot the next morning.  I find that the birds have moved to a different corner, the next field over, etc. 

If you only had small acerage and therefore not much area, than I would say go for it. Do it by dinner time or you might interupt activity.   I have participated in youth hunts where we have had very limited space and hunted entire weekends from a single spot where a blind was placed in advance.  While not ideal, we have had success.