Am I the Only Fool to Wander Around Looking for His Stand?
10-24-2007, 11:10 AM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Castile N.Y.
Posts: 2,090
RE: Am I the Only Fool to Wander Around Looking for His Stand?
ORIGINAL: mobow
If he's close enough that the light scares him, you are gonna spook him getting there anyway.
ORIGINAL: GR8atta2d
Theres the Stand..... and there goes the deer.
ORIGINAL: mobow
I found a nifty gadget to stop that nonsense though. The Knight and Hale Beacon. It's a remote operated, red flashing light. Hang it on the stand and turn it on. When you come in in the morning, push the remote. Red light starts blinking, there's the stand.
I found a nifty gadget to stop that nonsense though. The Knight and Hale Beacon. It's a remote operated, red flashing light. Hang it on the stand and turn it on. When you come in in the morning, push the remote. Red light starts blinking, there's the stand.
10-24-2007, 11:29 AM
#24
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: West Central Wisconsin
Posts: 162
RE: Am I the Only Fool to Wander Around Looking for His Stand?
ORIGINAL: wis_bow_huntr
wow better not be hunting anywhere near me
wow better not be hunting anywhere near me
10-24-2007, 11:52 AM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Southeast Alabama
Posts: 1,625
RE: Am I the Only Fool to Wander Around Looking for His Stand?
I've do it. Got lost on public land looking for it one time. One time i just sat down thinking I had walked 400 yds in the dark and when I leave I find myself 200 yds. from the truck and that my hunting buddy watched me from 75 yds away all morning.
10-24-2007, 12:00 PM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 3,606
RE: Am I the Only Fool to Wander Around Looking for His Stand?
i have done that but i sat there till light then i was able to find it . now i mark it with gps and it has helped me locate it quickly
10-24-2007, 12:09 PM
#29
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 772
RE: Am I the Only Fool to Wander Around Looking for His Stand?
My buddies dad got lost trying to find his stand couple of years ago, sat downwaiting for sun to come up,he'swithin 150 yardsof my stand (so he said) and didn't know it and shot a nice buck before he could get to me! Bad luck for sure!
Witha gps, don't even need a flashlight to get to my stands. Great gadget.
Witha gps, don't even need a flashlight to get to my stands. Great gadget.
10-24-2007, 12:11 PM
#30
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
RE: Am I the Only Fool to Wander Around Looking for His Stand?
Flash back to 13-14 years old…. 2nd morning hunt of my archery hunting career. We get to the “trail” that leads into my stand approximately 80 yds deep into the woods. My Dad’s stand is on down a ways so he says,”last week I walked you in, this week you are on your own. You can stand here till it gets light, or go in there now and get ready.” Well I slowly ventured in, doing my best to find my way. Oh did I mention WE DIDN’T USE LIGHTS BACK THEN! Dad knew the woods well enough, and didn’t want to spook the deer. So there I am, in the dark, no light, maybe the 5th time to the tree total, 2nd time in the dark with no real trail at all to follow. I think I did pretty well, I knew I was close, but couldn’t find my tree, so I just stopped, and waited for light. After about a minute to calm down, and noticing the unique trees that I was stopped at, I got my bearing and found my tree, 10 yds in front of me. Was up and ready to shoot with a few minutes to spare.