Biggest gimmick purchase through the years
 

Just curious to know what most consider to be the biggest gimmick or the least used item that they have purchased through the years of hunting and on the flip side what you consider to be one of your best hunting purchases (don't forget the little things that help out) other than your bow.

I am very young to the sport of bow hunting but not to rifle. My best purchase was a Marlin .22 when I was about twelve instead of a nintendo. Ammo was cheap and I had plenty of farmers and ranchers in the area willing to let me hunt prairie dogs every day after school if I wanted to. I drove around a red and white 72 chevy for many years killing dogs like the plague, and now all those areas I use to hunt are covered by homes.

I would have to say my worst purchases are in general the ones where I try to save money, I firmly believe in you get what you pay for and have been reminded of that through the years. Now days that is more true then ever and it seems if you are willing to pay a little more you end up getting American made to!!!

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Worst---C'Mere Deer or BuckGel attractants.

Best---Primos Can call, have killed almost every single buck with it.

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WORST : Buck Growl and scent-lok clothing....


BEST : the Can - call / range finder - mines a Nikon ..

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Best: 2 - Nikon ATB Binos and my Summit Viper

Worst: Cough Silencer

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Worst: Buck Wing Bobbin head decoy

Best: Scent Blocker clothing

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WORST; Cover scent (if they can smell that, they can smell you) and cheap accessories. Sometimes you really do get what you pay for.

BEST; Nikon binos and Summit Viper.

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Not sure if it was a gimmick or if I just fell prey to good marketing. I purchased a Summit Python the year they were intorduced. This stand had a combination footrest/shooting rail dependent on how you positioned it. I never could get the stand to pack correctly and it became a cumbersom mess transporting it in an out of the woods. I passed the stand onto a close friend when he began archery hunting. Replaced it with the new designed Loggy bayou stand.

Best purchase to date, Hunter safety system harness. Also purchased when it came out and may be looking to upgrade to the lighter mess model.

I can't believe the Deer view mirror hasn't been mentioned yet.

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Worst-Cough Silencerand thisflashlight that was supposed to make blood grow.
Best Scent lok,Nikon's

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BEST: Scent Blocker Suit

WORST: Tinks #69....scared more deer out of the county then I alone have.

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Best: Bushnell trailcam and rangefinder

Worst: Glenn's deerhandle

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Best - Swaroski Binos

Worst - Buck tags for three states in 2007[:@]

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The biggest gimmick imo was the heat seeking game finder. If it did work every bow hunter in the world would own one.

The best would be my thermacell.

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WORST: Buck growl and dream season boots
BEST: Bushnell Binos, polecat bipod, and the can call

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Best - My EZ kut (http://www.woodyhunting.com/Package-Offers.html) for $40 at a trade show.....I thought it wouldn't last me more than 2 trees of drilling. Works great for hunting on public land where you gotta carry your ladders in and out constantly when hunting a non-climber spot.

Worst- I wish I knew the name of it...a $4 grunt call. You get what you pay for...froze up every time the weather dipped below 32...replaced it with a primos buck grunt, I'm looking forward to trying the new one out.

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worst: any scent lok or scent blocker clothing (biggest gimmick i have ever scene) glad i didn't fall for it
best: Thermacell!

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what is this thermacell thing

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Like a moron I bought a cough silencer years back.

What a joke.

One of the best, I don't know maybe a zip saw.

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in Colorado i imagine you don't have to worry about it. Thermacell is a butane powered skeeter repellent. here in the swamps of Florida, they are a must. i keep 2 of them just in case one get's broke. here our skeeters stand flat footed and can hump a turkey (those huge black and white striped ones).

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Best: bowtech tribute, summit viper xls

Worst: treestand seat.

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Best: Lone Wolf climber/ Hoyt Vectrix/ Primos "Can";)
Worst: Tinks 69....What a joke![:'(]

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OK...

Best: Would have to have come in Sitka Gear...more ways to enjoy the outdoors in ALL climates. But the release by far has to be the best in increasing accuracy.

Worst : I would have to say the worst archery gadget would of had to be the Trackmaster...it went against the whole pass thru thing.

Turkey : Anyone still carry the Dead Silence ??

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Best; I'll second the Thermacell... all the way.... along with a Surefire Flashlight and a good pair of binos (I have the top model Bushnell made at the time... now they are like middle of the road bushnells... but still a big improvement over $100 glass). I invest in several good books every year that keep me entertained in the stand and keep me sitting still and in place.

Worst; Deer calls (except for the can calls... they work).... deer scents.... cover scents.... scent-lok.....

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best: my scent blocker dream season suit.

Worst: Lumeknoks--they worked for maybe one shot and then never worked again not worth the 9.99 for on it is bull...
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No one has mentioned the deer-e-ere yet ...anyone buy one of those??

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Worst: Scent Lock clothing
Best: Lacrosse Alpha Burley rubber boots

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Best: Hoyt Bow, Buck Growl, SentBlocker Suit, Vita Rach 26, CX Maximas, Rage Broadheads

Worst: Stealth 40mm Trail Cam, Cabelas Carbon Arrows, Cabelas Bow Target, G5 broadheads

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Worst is the SHAMWOW!!!

Best is my tribute.

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My wife's engagement ring..[&:]

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Worst: Im going way back on this one :Dskunk cover scent [:'(]Any deer that came close was soon running :Dafter all it means danger is near :eek:DOH!!

Best: A field staff membership to heartland bowhunter ;)It landed me all kind of goodies :D

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wasent there some kinda tracking line that tied onto your arrow and when you shot you just followed the string? That was a real bright idea (sarcasim) Overdraws, bodoodles, and those things that replace fletching and pop off when the arrow goes through the deer.
Best- Rage broadheads, and the hostage pro rest, The can

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Best: quality gore tex clothing.. Keeps me dry and the wind never bothers me.

Worst: cheap huntingclothing.

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Worst: Butt out Tool
Best:Zip Saw

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Worst where do I start but mostly Scent Lock clothing,Tinks 69

Best range finder, scott release safety harness

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The scent lock being in both best and worst did not suprise me but the can calls as the most consistent best listing did. I might have to get on of those things.

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Worst: Buck Growl- Never worked for me at all!

Best: Lone Wolf Climber-Awesome, Nikon Binoc's-Excellent


**Honestly, I can't believe the desparity in the Scent-Lok garments on this thread. Are people just hating because they can't afford it? Or do so many of you have no care for scent lock clothing at all? I'm really interested in this!! Seems pretty well split thus far, but a lot have listed it as the "worst" gimmick. Wow!

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I think a lot of people just don't believe that the stuff works, I am still on the fence and if it does not work then I think it just might be the biggest gimmick of all time even if only in terms of spent dollars on it.

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Worst: Carbon based scent reduction clothing, total rip off and I'm ashamed to havebeen suckered byit.

Best: Indiana Comprehensive Lifetime Hunting License, best $855 I ever spent, period.

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I always buy the $10 bottle scent proofstuff and spray it on me. Why spend hundreds of dollars on clothes when a $10 bottle of spray will last several seasons?

I also put a little bit of racoon pee on the bottom of my boots to help deal with scent.

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Worst: Cheap sights and arrows


Best: Thermocell, Scott Sabortooth Release, oh......and corn