All day sits...how do you do it?
05-09-2008, 04:24 PM
#51
Nontypical Buck
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RE: All day sits...how do you do it?
ORIGINAL: M.Hensler/PA
Quicks post pertaining to all-day sits got me thinking...I know MANY hunters do all-day stand sits, but I could never pull it off. I don't know what it is, I just KNOW there is no way I could sit in a stand from an hour before legal time to dark...I don't have the patience. Since many of you are able to do it, I assume I'm the minority here, so is it safe to say I must not "truly" enjoy hunting? I really enjoy being in the outdoors in general, and just taking in nature, so don't think I don't appreciate being out there, it's just that I can't do it (for whatever various reasons). I think this is why I've become so drawn to turkey hunting because it allows me to be very mobile, and vocal, interacting with the game, etc.
So, what's your thoughts on this?
Quicks post pertaining to all-day sits got me thinking...I know MANY hunters do all-day stand sits, but I could never pull it off. I don't know what it is, I just KNOW there is no way I could sit in a stand from an hour before legal time to dark...I don't have the patience. Since many of you are able to do it, I assume I'm the minority here, so is it safe to say I must not "truly" enjoy hunting? I really enjoy being in the outdoors in general, and just taking in nature, so don't think I don't appreciate being out there, it's just that I can't do it (for whatever various reasons). I think this is why I've become so drawn to turkey hunting because it allows me to be very mobile, and vocal, interacting with the game, etc.
So, what's your thoughts on this?
I can stay on stand all day for days on end.Do a lot of hunters do this? In my 36 years of hunting experience, with 10 years as an outfitter........I would say that very few hunters have EVER stayed on stand all day long.
It is very easy to get bored, lose those high expectations, etc.
05-09-2008, 04:55 PM
#53
Giant Nontypical
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RE: All day sits...how do you do it?
ORIGINAL: Geronimo
Good point, but if you don't do it and take care of yourself (mentally) you'll not be able to endure the many hours!
Good point, but if you don't do it and take care of yourself (mentally) you'll not be able to endure the many hours!
When I first hunted in Alberta in '05, my guide said I was one of only a few guys that he ever hadactually hunt dark to dark. He told me"you're the kind of hunter that will get a buckup here". That in it's self gave me the confidence I needed. I killed my first Alberta buck the following year.
I've huntedall dayfor 6 straight days, three years in a row now. This year will be my fourth. My thinking is, that for the$5000 it costs to go there to hunt, I'm going to be in the woods every possible minute. I saw my biggest buck up there at almost exactly noon time! Ijust keep reminding myself where I'm hunting (Edmonton Bow Zone) and it keeps me on stand and ALERT. I may not be able to afford it next year, we'll see.
05-09-2008, 05:03 PM
#54
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RE: All day sits...how do you do it?
I have found all day sits to be a lot like long car drives. At some point I just kinda fall into a groove. then the time just passesby. I have done it a lot over the years. If you don't enjoy it then don't do it. Its not for everyone and having an enjoyable hunt should be your goal. I agree with others who say comfort is important. I also bring a lot of food. If you get hungry you will most likely give up.
05-09-2008, 05:26 PM
#55
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RE: All day sits...how do you do it?
ORIGINAL: magicman54494
I also bring a lot of food. If you get hungry you will most likely give up.
I also bring a lot of food. If you get hungry you will most likely give up.
I have found what goes in must come out. I don't wanna go there while on stand so I Load up in the evening unload in the morning and I'm good to hunt all day
Dan
05-09-2008, 09:34 PM
#56
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RE: All day sits...how do you do it?
ORIGINAL: Rick James
Dan got a blackberry last year before season and after seeing that thing I've gotta have one.That way I'll be able to text and harass you guys on here when I'm bored on stand.
Dan got a blackberry last year before season and after seeing that thing I've gotta have one.That way I'll be able to text and harass you guys on here when I'm bored on stand.
05-09-2008, 10:15 PM
#57
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RE: All day sits...how do you do it?
ORIGINAL: early in
Like I said, that was just my opinion. If you take care of your needs, comfystand, properclothing, food/water, occasional stretch/pee, and the most important of all, good attitude/belief in your stand location, you can pull it off!
When I first hunted in Alberta in '05, my guide said I was one of only a few guys that he ever hadactually hunt dark to dark. He told me"you're the kind of hunter that will get a buckup here". That in it's self gave me the confidence I needed. I killed my first Alberta buck the following year.
I've huntedall dayfor 6 straight days, three years in a row now. This year will be my fourth. My thinking is, that for the$5000 it costs to go there to hunt, I'm going to be in the woods every possible minute. I saw my biggest buck up there at almost exactly noon time! Ijust keep reminding myself where I'm hunting (Edmonton Bow Zone) and it keeps me on stand and ALERT. I may not be able to afford it next year, we'll see.
ORIGINAL: Geronimo
Good point, but if you don't do it and take care of yourself (mentally) you'll not be able to endure the many hours!
Good point, but if you don't do it and take care of yourself (mentally) you'll not be able to endure the many hours!
When I first hunted in Alberta in '05, my guide said I was one of only a few guys that he ever hadactually hunt dark to dark. He told me"you're the kind of hunter that will get a buckup here". That in it's self gave me the confidence I needed. I killed my first Alberta buck the following year.
I've huntedall dayfor 6 straight days, three years in a row now. This year will be my fourth. My thinking is, that for the$5000 it costs to go there to hunt, I'm going to be in the woods every possible minute. I saw my biggest buck up there at almost exactly noon time! Ijust keep reminding myself where I'm hunting (Edmonton Bow Zone) and it keeps me on stand and ALERT. I may not be able to afford it next year, we'll see.
05-10-2008, 08:27 AM
#59
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RE: All day sits...how do you do it?
4pj sandwiches ,3 snicker bars for back up , 2 gatorades ,1 bottle of water ,layered clothing a must,few phone calls , tp,and a bow hunting magazine and im good to go ,but honestly i could not do it if it was not for the extreme comfort of my ultimate viper ss and the cadilac seat or more like athrone as i call it
05-10-2008, 08:44 AM
#60
Typical Buck
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RE: All day sits...how do you do it?
I agree with lots of the information here.
Here are things that I think are important:
-You HAVE to be comfortable
-You HAVE to have confidence
-You HAVE to have the mindset you will do it
If you want to stand, stand. It is my opinion that anything you do in your tree is not near as bad as making noise and getting out of the stand and walking back. Sometimes, I hunt all day because I hate leaving, and walking through Mother Nature's "show". I never want anything to know that I am/was there.
I agree with everyone that thinks books and games are counterproductive. I do take a Yahtzee game, and play a game whenever I need to. When I am playing, I get paranoid that I am missing something around me and put it away. I am in the stand to hunt. I also do some of my best thinking a treestand, I am at peace in a tree. I live for this.
Here are things that I think are important:
-You HAVE to be comfortable
-You HAVE to have confidence
-You HAVE to have the mindset you will do it
If you want to stand, stand. It is my opinion that anything you do in your tree is not near as bad as making noise and getting out of the stand and walking back. Sometimes, I hunt all day because I hate leaving, and walking through Mother Nature's "show". I never want anything to know that I am/was there.
I agree with everyone that thinks books and games are counterproductive. I do take a Yahtzee game, and play a game whenever I need to. When I am playing, I get paranoid that I am missing something around me and put it away. I am in the stand to hunt. I also do some of my best thinking a treestand, I am at peace in a tree. I live for this.
