OK, that was not a great story. That story sucked. I just bought a climber and plan on using it for the first time tomorrow. Thanks a lot.

Here is a pretty good opening hunt story (it starts a lot like yours)

I always hunt the same woods on opener every year too, one year (I think it was 6 years ago), my buddy came with me on opener. I decided to be a nice guy and gave up my honey hole stand. I've had a lot of luck on that stand. Well, I think about 8 or 8:30 he comes walking down the trail toward me, he just looks pissed!!! I said 'did you get one', without saying a word he nocks an arrow and starts to draw. he's just pissed!!!!! I'm thinking what the hell is going on???? As he starts to draw the string snaps back like he hit the trigger while drawing (his release needed some serious adjustment). Then he looks up at me with a disgusted look. He proceeds to tell me that two nice bucks walked within ten yards of him. He started to draw on the 8pt and the arrow went about ten feet and hit a stump and scared the two deer away.

He ended up not getting a deer all year. he is so frustrated about that to this day! he just brings it up out of the blue, it's pretty funny.

That night he went to some land by his house and missed a nice fat doe at about 4 yards on the ground in a bean field. hehe!!!

Another year on opener I was walking towards him and I kicked up 2 does and he missed one. I love it though. Normally the guy can't miss if he tries.

I hope that is better then the bloody guy who pooped his pants....