What weather scares you while hunting?
11-26-2003, 10:41 AM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: What weather scares you while hunting?
Since I hunt from the ground, I don' t mind high winds. Tornadoes take first place with me. They terrify me, because I' ve been through several and don' t ever want to go through another. Second is lightning... especially with a quiver full of aluminum or carbon lightning rods hanging over my shoulder.[
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11-26-2003, 11:22 AM
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Beaver County, PA
Posts: 154
RE: What weather scares you while hunting?
Winds so high that you are hanging on to the tree praying for it to slow down, just a little, so that you can climb down safely, then kiss the ground and thank God that you made it there.
After gettting down, I either wonder " Why did I go up in the first place, or why did I wait so long to get down" .
This happened to me the last week of archery in PA. I had the heebie-jeebies for a while after that.
After gettting down, I either wonder " Why did I go up in the first place, or why did I wait so long to get down" .
This happened to me the last week of archery in PA. I had the heebie-jeebies for a while after that.
11-26-2003, 08:08 PM
#16
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Palmyra PA USA
Posts: 292
RE: What weather scares you while hunting?
Lightning/thunderstorms are the only thing that make me edgey...partly due to the lightning, but mostly due to the fact that any blood from a wounded deer would get washed away as quickly as it fell.
Since I love to stillhunt, I long for dampness, drizzle, and strong wind. This season I managed to kill a doe while stillhunting on the windiest day I ever remember hunting (50 mph). I remember stomping on fat sticks, kicking leaves, and humming a tune without being able to hear any of it over the roaring wind. I think the deer were more concerned with how the trees were laying sideways than with me, LOL.
Since I love to stillhunt, I long for dampness, drizzle, and strong wind. This season I managed to kill a doe while stillhunting on the windiest day I ever remember hunting (50 mph). I remember stomping on fat sticks, kicking leaves, and humming a tune without being able to hear any of it over the roaring wind. I think the deer were more concerned with how the trees were laying sideways than with me, LOL.
11-28-2003, 09:16 AM
#20
Join Date: Oct 2003
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RE: What weather scares you while hunting?
Definitely high winds. Our farm got hit by a tornado this spring and it is amazing to see the devastation. On Sunday of 1st gun season this year, a huge front blew in just before light. Fortunately, I had gotten back on the ground before the strom blast hit, but my buddy was still 25 feet in the air. His tree blew over and hit the tree next to it, about 7-8 feet. He ended up bear-hugging his tree, his climber cut out and he slipped down about 4 feet. Needless to say, he emptied his drawers and climbed down. I' m guessing that the front edge of that storm had 50-60 mph winds.