Little things that really tick you off.
01-18-2008, 10:20 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Elkview WV
Posts: 2,369
RE: Little things that really TICK you OFF!
Nothin' gets my goat more than to be set up in one of my favorite places with no wind and hear 4 wheelers coming. I know that unless they stay around they probably don't spook the deer all that bad but it still kills me.
01-18-2008, 10:27 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Almost Heaven. Boone Co. WV
Posts: 1,002
RE: Little things that really TICK you OFF!
[ul][*]I get nearly frantic when I am running late in the mornings[:@]. If I over sleep even a little bit and it's breaking daylight while I getting into my set-up, I get ticked off I automatically think the morning hunt is ruined.[*]Having to poop at 4:30 PM while on stand[:@][*]How I feel at 7:00 PM if I refused to give into the urge and hold it.[*]Gnats buzzing in my ears on warm days.[/ul]
01-18-2008, 10:29 AM
#14
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 5,716
RE: Little things that really TICK you OFF!
Another favorite of mine is when you go into apreviously-scouted area -gonna pick a tree when you get there. So, youpick out a tree and climb it - only to realize that there is a much, much better tree only a few yards away. You stare at it. You so wish you had chosen the other tree. It just sits there, staring back - "Come climb me," it says.
The more you stare, the more attractive it becomes. It's majestic. Straight as a telephone pole. A double-trunker, with great cover. Oh baby."Come climb me."
It's like you married the ugly sister. The hot one is right there, but you just can't have it, because you're stuck with this ugly duckling of a tree.
Eventually, you quit worrying about your hunt, and become more worried about your next hunt - so you can climb this goddess of a tree and enjoy yourself thoroughly.
The more you stare, the more attractive it becomes. It's majestic. Straight as a telephone pole. A double-trunker, with great cover. Oh baby."Come climb me."
It's like you married the ugly sister. The hot one is right there, but you just can't have it, because you're stuck with this ugly duckling of a tree.
Eventually, you quit worrying about your hunt, and become more worried about your next hunt - so you can climb this goddess of a tree and enjoy yourself thoroughly.
01-18-2008, 10:32 AM
#15
Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southeast Central Illinois USA
Posts: 6,969
RE: Little things that really TICK you OFF!
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
Another favorite of mine is when you go into apreviously-scouted area -gonna pick a tree when you get there. So, youpick out a tree and climb it - only to realize that there is a much, much better tree only a few yards away. You stare at it. You so wish you had chosen the other tree. It just sits there, staring back - "Come climb me," it says.
The more you stare, the more attractive it becomes. It's majestic. Straight as a telephone pole. A double-trunker, with great cover. Oh baby. Come climb me.
It's like you married the ugly sister. The hot one is right there, but you just can't have it, because you're stuck with this ugly duckling of a tree.
Eventually, you quit worrying about your hunt, and become more worried about your next hunt - so you can climb this goddess of a tree and enjoy yourself thoroughly.
Another favorite of mine is when you go into apreviously-scouted area -gonna pick a tree when you get there. So, youpick out a tree and climb it - only to realize that there is a much, much better tree only a few yards away. You stare at it. You so wish you had chosen the other tree. It just sits there, staring back - "Come climb me," it says.
The more you stare, the more attractive it becomes. It's majestic. Straight as a telephone pole. A double-trunker, with great cover. Oh baby. Come climb me.
It's like you married the ugly sister. The hot one is right there, but you just can't have it, because you're stuck with this ugly duckling of a tree.
Eventually, you quit worrying about your hunt, and become more worried about your next hunt - so you can climb this goddess of a tree and enjoy yourself thoroughly.
01-18-2008, 10:32 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Mn.
Posts: 3,399
RE: Little things that really TICK you OFF!
Mine would be,climbing into your stand,straping yourself in only to have deer walking up the path and your bow is still on the ground attached to your tether(spl).....[:@].
Ive had problems with the new people on the north side latelydoing the rambo thing with thier guns(about 100-150yrds away)right around 4-6 at night..they are in a field and Iam in heavy woods so they dont know Iam there and there are house's to the south so they dont shoot in my direction Thank God...
Ive had problems with the new people on the north side latelydoing the rambo thing with thier guns(about 100-150yrds away)right around 4-6 at night..they are in a field and Iam in heavy woods so they dont know Iam there and there are house's to the south so they dont shoot in my direction Thank God...
01-18-2008, 10:34 AM
#17
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
RE: Little things that really TICK you OFF!
Any and every strap, belt, harness, string, cord or anything else that can catch, get tangled, come loose, twist, or snag. [:@]
this includes but is not limited to-Bino harness, safety harness, foot straps on climber, and the strap that holds the top & bottom together. [:@]
In a related note, forgetting the strap that holds your hang on to the tree also can be quite frustrating. Especially when you are 2 hours from home, have as hot a scrape as you've ever seen, and the only ability to hunt it effectively would be from a perfectly selected tree 18 yds away.
[:@]
And getting an itch in an inappropriate places when you have 3 layers of clothes & gloves & a safety harness that gets in the way. [:@]
Those are the little things I can think of now. I have plenty more to complain about, but those I would consider "large" complaints.
this includes but is not limited to-Bino harness, safety harness, foot straps on climber, and the strap that holds the top & bottom together. [:@]
In a related note, forgetting the strap that holds your hang on to the tree also can be quite frustrating. Especially when you are 2 hours from home, have as hot a scrape as you've ever seen, and the only ability to hunt it effectively would be from a perfectly selected tree 18 yds away.
[:@]And getting an itch in an inappropriate places when you have 3 layers of clothes & gloves & a safety harness that gets in the way. [:@]
Those are the little things I can think of now. I have plenty more to complain about, but those I would consider "large" complaints.
01-18-2008, 10:35 AM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Salisbury, NC
Posts: 277
RE: Little things that really TICK you OFF!
ORIGINAL: Matt / PA
My uncanny inability to judge the initial angle of my climbing stand in relation to the taper of the tree.......[:@]
My uncanny inability to judge the initial angle of my climbing stand in relation to the taper of the tree.......
[:@]Another thing I hate is that when you hear the footsteps behind you sounding just like that 150" trophy 10-point you just know is lurking and instead theres that darn squirrel....[:@]
01-18-2008, 10:36 AM
#20
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Posts: 13,082
RE: Little things that really TICK you OFF!
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
Another favorite of mine is when you go into apreviously-scouted area -gonna pick a tree when you get there. So, youpick out a tree and climb it - only to realize that there is a much, much better tree only a few yards away. You stare at it. You so wish you had chosen the other tree. It just sits there, staring back - "Come climb me," it says.
The more you stare, the more attractive it becomes. It's majestic. Straight as a telephone pole. A double-trunker, with great cover. Oh baby."Come climb me."
It's like you married the ugly sister. The hot one is right there, but you just can't have it, because you're stuck with this ugly duckling of a tree.
Eventually, you quit worrying about your hunt, and become more worried about your next hunt - so you can climb this goddess of a tree and enjoy yourself thoroughly.
Another favorite of mine is when you go into apreviously-scouted area -gonna pick a tree when you get there. So, youpick out a tree and climb it - only to realize that there is a much, much better tree only a few yards away. You stare at it. You so wish you had chosen the other tree. It just sits there, staring back - "Come climb me," it says.
The more you stare, the more attractive it becomes. It's majestic. Straight as a telephone pole. A double-trunker, with great cover. Oh baby."Come climb me."
It's like you married the ugly sister. The hot one is right there, but you just can't have it, because you're stuck with this ugly duckling of a tree.
Eventually, you quit worrying about your hunt, and become more worried about your next hunt - so you can climb this goddess of a tree and enjoy yourself thoroughly.