Getting to your stand....
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,555
Getting to your stand....
So, how do you get to your stand?
Do you
A) nock an arrow and still hunt to your stand?
B) sneak quickly and as quietly as possible with arrow nocked?
C) sneak quickly and quietly but without an arrow nocked?
D) all out haul a$$ to your stand and not worry much about what's goin on around you?
I am a C. I try to be quiet but getting up in my stand and settled is my mission. I don't bother to nock an arrow (it has caused be to miss an opportunity or two on walking deer) I just sneak as quickly and quietly as I can. I feel my odds are in my favor when I'm on stand and want to spend as much time as possible actually in my stand.
Do you
A) nock an arrow and still hunt to your stand?
B) sneak quickly and as quietly as possible with arrow nocked?
C) sneak quickly and quietly but without an arrow nocked?
D) all out haul a$$ to your stand and not worry much about what's goin on around you?
I am a C. I try to be quiet but getting up in my stand and settled is my mission. I don't bother to nock an arrow (it has caused be to miss an opportunity or two on walking deer) I just sneak as quickly and quietly as I can. I feel my odds are in my favor when I'm on stand and want to spend as much time as possible actually in my stand.
#2
RE: Getting to your stand....
I'm an A in the daylight, going in for an afternoon or evening hunt. I'm a C in the early morning darkness. I guess I don't like the idea of tripping on something and falling on a broadhead.
Brian
Brian
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Omaha Nebraska USA
Posts: 530
RE: Getting to your stand....
You forgot one...
E. Trip, stumble, bang and cuss your way through the woods as you and your climbing stand hit or get caught on every branch, trunk, or sapling that is 6' or less off the ground. [:@][&:]
I'm definitely 'E', with no arrow nocked. I'm clumsy, but not suicidal.
E. Trip, stumble, bang and cuss your way through the woods as you and your climbing stand hit or get caught on every branch, trunk, or sapling that is 6' or less off the ground. [:@][&:]
I'm definitely 'E', with no arrow nocked. I'm clumsy, but not suicidal.
#7
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 368
RE: Getting to your stand....
Depends on where I am hunting and who I am with. If there is a possibility of sneaking up a deer on the way in, I'll nock an arrow and look as I go, just faster than still hunting. If I am with someone, I'll keep the arrow in the quiver. I don't want to stick anyone. If the deer aren't going to be anywhere where I'm walking, I'll get to and up the tree as fast as I can.
Greg
Greg
#8
RE: Getting to your stand....
You forgot:
F.) Ride 4wheeler in, right up to your tree. Why walk and sweat?
LOL [8D]
I'm C most times, unless it's daylight and windy...then I still hunt my way.
F.) Ride 4wheeler in, right up to your tree. Why walk and sweat?
LOL [8D]
I'm C most times, unless it's daylight and windy...then I still hunt my way.
#9
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,555
RE: Getting to your stand....
E. Trip, stumble, bang and cuss your way through the woods as you and your climbing stand hit or get caught on every branch, trunk, or sapling that is 6' or less off the ground.
I'm definitely 'E', with no arrow nocked. I'm clumsy, but not suicidal
I'm definitely 'E', with no arrow nocked. I'm clumsy, but not suicidal
F.) Ride 4wheeler in, right up to your tree. Why walk and sweat?
LOL
LOL
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: IL USA
Posts: 135
RE: Getting to your stand....
I am a C. in both the morning and afternoon. I figure if i see a deer in the afternoon i can knock an arrow quickly enough. Being quiet is the key though. I agree with adams that i feel i need to spend as much time in the stand as possible.