Most important piece of equipment
 

Ok besides your bow and arrows what do you feel is the most important thing to have along with you on a hunt?

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Binos

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my tags ;)
camera

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Lunch.:D

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range finder for me I have no depth perception!!!!! So the AF tells me!!!!

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Binos w/out a doubt.

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that would have to be my thermall cell won't go without it.

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binos

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Safety Belt. I won't treestand hunt without one. After that, my Binos.

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Another vote for binos

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looks like binos are the popular vote!!!

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Release

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i gotta ask whats it like to be able to see far enough to use binos. heck in my woods my farthest shot with shooting lanes cut is 30 yards.

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Patience

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Here's a good indication of what it can be like where I hunt. This was in mid-december (after leaf drop) and I STILL use binos a LOT. I see deer glassing sometimes before I'd see them with the naked eye. And it's imperative to be able to distinguish BB's from does, early.

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My release;)Assuming that was implied it would have to be my thermacell and then my binos.

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Some people love them, but I'm like you and don't see a need for them where I hunt anyway (for deer).

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My stands, they must be comfortable to allow hunting as long as I need to!!!! I have good bino's but they are pretty much useless on our place, it is so thick they are in shooting range by the time you get the chance to put glass on em....

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wow looks like one of my setups. the funny thing is that i still carry a pair of binos but rarely use them due to me being able to seeclearly with out them.

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Binos are extremely usefull for us in NE especially after the harvest and you can see for miles across the cut corn fields!!!!!

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My release!!:D

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A Thermacell
B Next..flashlight
C trail tacks
d. Summit climber

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I haven't seen it posted yet....but my vote goes towards BOOTS. Atleast in Iowa, it can get dang cold during that November rut. And a cold/wet pair of feet will ruin a hunt faster than anything IMO. You can still see deer without binos, but if your cold/wet feet force you home early...then your garanteed not to see anything.

I will gladly pay $200+ for a good pair of boots if they will keep my feet warm and dry during those all day sits in the November/December winters.

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I hunt in an area that is thick like that, but when the leaves drop you can spot them with binos. However, where do you guys keep your binos and rangefinder? I feel like a dang computer nerd with almost too many gadgets.

It's nice to have all the stuff, buy I feel like I am lugging up everything but the kitchen sink up there. ;)

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On a harness....around my neck. You hardly even know they're there.

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Bino straps, I dont remember the name but they are the ones that keep them close to your body...They are awesome, I carry them even thoughIseldom use them.....

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A brain.

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Mountain Dew:D:D

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My climber.

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Bino's for me also.

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You keep your binos &rangefinder on your neck at the same time?

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My GPS.. I have lost the ability to find my stands in the dark without it. I believe it has made me directionally challenged.

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Other than scent-away spray I would have to say range finder. Has anyone figured out how to put a grunt tube and a range finder around your neck at the same time. I usually just putthe range finderin my front coat pocket, but I would be less likely to get busted with it around my neck.

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Well i would say scent-eliminator but that happens before the actual hunt.. so Id have to say Rangefinder for sure.

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binos

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toilet paper

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rangefinder

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mine changes with season

sept-thermacell
oct- rangefinder
nov- book for all day sits
dec- hot hands to keep my gloveless hands warm.
jan- hopefully Im done by then.

I still dont have a quality set of binocs....I hope to get some this winter.

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compass, compass, compass