ORIGINAL: davidmil
Man, you blew it. You got to stay alert and the bow should be in your hand or right beside it at all times.... especially when you're day dreaming. Your chances of seeing that bad boy from that stand again have definitely diminished, at lest in the short term... say more than a week. He saw you, he knew what your were while you fumbled for your bow. Keep it at hand. Get a bow hanger for your stands.
Yea I know I blew it Dav, hence the title of my post...My bow was right beside me on a screw in bow hanger. I have never liked holding my bow in my lap. To me there is more movement involved in that than there is by having it easily accessable on a hanger. Its just that he appeared like a ghost and was on top of me before I had alot of time to think. I am pretty locked in to hunting the same loc on stand. There are no real straight trees in the area for a climber. This little patch of woods is only say 60yds x 100yds. The rest is real thick stuff, I think thats why they feel comfortable moving through this area.