Anyone cutting back?
07-17-2008, 08:13 AM
#21
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Anyone cutting back?
ORIGINAL: SouthernStrut56
Deer were being killedLOOOOONG beforewe started in on scent "technology" and all thesenew expensivegadgets. Heck I got to put gas in my truck to get to the stand! I carry my climber.....60% of the time, my weapon.....either rifle or bow, a big bad knife, grunt call in early bow season,skoal or Levi Garrett, and my phone in case something goes badand to take a picture of my trophy when I kill him. I don't NEED anymore than that. I will never be suckered into buying stupid gadgetsbecause I know I can do it without special items.I don't buy face masks anymore, I use the upper end of a long camo shirt sleeve, works fantastic. I would never buy a "gear reel", gimme a rope. I aint buying a bow holder to put on my stand, I'm holding my bow the whole time. I aint buying a deer drag or deer handle. Last year I wrapped vines around a doe's neck, gave em 5 or 6 good twists together and drug her out. Yeah it would've been easier with a caddy or handle, but that proved that I don't NEED one. We don't need most of the crap we buy. More gadgets mean more to carry, more to lose, more to drop in the stand, and more to toss in the garage when you realize it aint worth crap.
Deer were being killedLOOOOONG beforewe started in on scent "technology" and all thesenew expensivegadgets. Heck I got to put gas in my truck to get to the stand! I carry my climber.....60% of the time, my weapon.....either rifle or bow, a big bad knife, grunt call in early bow season,skoal or Levi Garrett, and my phone in case something goes badand to take a picture of my trophy when I kill him. I don't NEED anymore than that. I will never be suckered into buying stupid gadgetsbecause I know I can do it without special items.I don't buy face masks anymore, I use the upper end of a long camo shirt sleeve, works fantastic. I would never buy a "gear reel", gimme a rope. I aint buying a bow holder to put on my stand, I'm holding my bow the whole time. I aint buying a deer drag or deer handle. Last year I wrapped vines around a doe's neck, gave em 5 or 6 good twists together and drug her out. Yeah it would've been easier with a caddy or handle, but that proved that I don't NEED one. We don't need most of the crap we buy. More gadgets mean more to carry, more to lose, more to drop in the stand, and more to toss in the garage when you realize it aint worth crap.
07-17-2008, 08:17 AM
#22
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Posts: 17
RE: Anyone cutting back?
Yeah, I'm cutting back. Bow and the essentials only, along with fanny pack, ground blind. Will leave the rest in the truck if I need it. Took me a few years to realize it, but last year after 4 mile hike, that was it(it was HOT).
07-17-2008, 08:28 AM
#23
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location:
Posts: 3,465
RE: Anyone cutting back?
I did the same this past turkey season when packing my vest. The clutter that filled it filled up a queen size bed when it was layed out....I realized I didnt ever use the crap. I went to one striker, one pot call, one diaphram case with 3 diaphrams in it and a thermacell in my pocket.
Deer hunting I like having a backpack just for water and the occasional snack.
Deer hunting I like having a backpack just for water and the occasional snack.
07-17-2008, 08:35 AM
#24
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Burleson Texas
Posts: 12,564
RE: Anyone cutting back?
I have been bow hunting for over forty years. I remember killing deer when I was young with blue jeans and a tee shirt. The years have passed since I started hunting and I have bought a lot of junk that now sits in the garage. Spending a lot hunting gadgets is a sign of adolescence of having too much money.
Hunters need to pay more emphasis's on safety and equipment! I've seen guys hunting with two hundred dollar boots, carrying a bow with frayed bow string. shooting a super fast bow with underspined arrows and less than 10% FOC... that stuff drives me crazy!
Hunters need to pay more emphasis's on safety and equipment! I've seen guys hunting with two hundred dollar boots, carrying a bow with frayed bow string. shooting a super fast bow with underspined arrows and less than 10% FOC... that stuff drives me crazy!
07-17-2008, 08:41 AM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Alabama
Posts: 1,068
RE: Anyone cutting back?
ORIGINAL: TEmbry
I did the same this past turkey season when packing my vest. The clutter that filled it filled up a queen size bed when it was layed out....I realized I didnt ever use the crap. I went to one striker, one pot call, one diaphram case with 3 diaphrams in it and a thermacell in my pocket.
Deer hunting I like having a backpack just for water and the occasional snack.
I did the same this past turkey season when packing my vest. The clutter that filled it filled up a queen size bed when it was layed out....I realized I didnt ever use the crap. I went to one striker, one pot call, one diaphram case with 3 diaphrams in it and a thermacell in my pocket.
Deer hunting I like having a backpack just for water and the occasional snack.
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