well I should have stayed awake. long night last night and an early morning today did me in. I was asleep in the stand and had a doe, a doe fawn and a button buck all walked by me within 15 yards. the doe was gone before I wiped the sleep from my eyes, the doe fawn was right in my shooting lane but i wansn't ready, and the trailing deer was the button buck. I saw the button buck coming down the trail (at this time I didn't know what kind of deer it was) and when it got behind some cover I came to full draw. it stopped in my shooting lane and I was resting my pin on the ribs when i glanced up and saw the nubs on it's head. I let my bow down and he walked off. boy, i thought i was going to connect on the first morning of the season.

I'm afraid of that happening to me. I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat and my new summit should be about 100 times more comfortable than my old climber. I hope they at least wake me when they come in.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Edited by - ChiefHeadhunter on 10/02/2002 16:04:17

Yup, safety belt on, snuggled into my Ol'man climber, warm sun in my face...yup, been there done that....I actually enjoy a nap.

<font color=blue>Good Luck and Good Shooting</font id=blue>

<font color=red>Rob</font id=red>

You know I have known a lot of people over the years that have fallen asleep on stand, do not ask me why, but I just can't, I actually have tried sleeping in mid day to no avail. In ways I am glad I can't, but I will be honest I would enjoy a nap every once in awhile in my stand.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>do not ask me why, but I just can't, I actually have tried sleeping in mid day to no avail. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>

I'm like you Taz. I've tried to sleep on purpose but inevitably all I can muster up is a kind of &quot;quazi-sleep&quot;. I'll doze off but I'm still aware of my surroundings and feel conscious. Typically some noise will yank me back to alert-mode, breaking my trance.

I have taken naps in my truck though on a lunch break and I did once fall asleep on the ground while turkey hunting. The midday nap can be very refreshing.

-Mike

Sleeping in the woods, That is when I see the most deer. I think I probably move more than I should most of the time, but sit nice and still when I'm sleeping. Then I wake up to see a deer over my shoulder checking me out, and nothing I can do about it.

That's the main reason I don't use one of the new climbers on the market like the Summit Revolution. I'd spend more time sleeping than hunting and the deer would have an &quot;all you can eat while the hunter's asleep&quot; buffet line at my feeder. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_sleepy.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle>

My treestand won't allow that--that's why I ordered an Ol'Man. When it arrives, I will be able to sit ALL DAY for the first time--at least it should be comfortable enough. Wish I'd had it this morning--I was sooooo tired!

Today's small bucks are tomorrow's trophies.

Iam like you Tazman, I can be dead tired and still cant seem to catch a nap in my stand. No matter how hard I try, it just doesnt work out.