Hunting Superstitions
 

I did this thread a year or so ago and it was alot of fun. Figured Id do it again. Lets hear about all your hunting superstitions.

I always wear my mossy oak boonie hat when Im bow hunting. It can be -3 degrees and Ill still wear it...let my ears freeze and all. When I buy some new arrows I pick the best and set it aside. My "virgin arrow" is the only one I will shoot at deer. Found a pair of my Pop's old hunting pants from 1964. Cut some of the fabric out and keep it in my hunting pack. Reminds me of old Pop ya know. When I gun hunt, the night before opening day I always load the magazine and rack all the shells through it. On opening morning I rack that first shell in the chamber as soon as I get in the stand. May scare a deer or two but it's tradition. The most recent superstition revolves around the camo vest I got last year. I have to wear it to be successful. Don't know if any of these has any effect on the deer I shoot, but it sure it fun. Looking back on it, I sure do alot of weird crap...hahaha.

Ok Yall, your turn. Lets hear what ya do.

I always listen to Marshall Tucker Band's "Fire On The Mountain" on my way to my spot in the mornings!

I hunted with two good buddies starting off after college in our early 20's. The first time we had a decent chunk of property to hunt for ourselves for a gun season we found a four point antler that looked like it had been ripped off the skull of whatever buck it was on. It was ripped out with a bit of the skull plate on it and we thought for sure a big buck had done it in a fight. A few months later our buddy (there were three of us) passed away in an accident at 27. Now, me and my other buddy will not drive to where we hunt without that antler on the dashboard and it stays there the whole trip. If we aren't having a good couple days of hunting we'll ask the antler for a little help from our buddy. We haven't killed the big one yet, but I think when we do, it will be well worth it.

Go to to the stand my gut tells me and step on wild apples or leeks

I have never successfully shot a buck on Sundays so I do not even try.

The rest of the days of the week are good.

Clean those deer mounts an make them look good a few days before the season starts. Been doing it that way for many years.

I almost forgot; on opening day of gun season, before I leave the house I have my fiance pick out which bullet I will chamber first. I always save some of last years venison and eat it the night prior to opening day.

On opening morning I listen to ted nugent strangehold right before I get out of the truck.

I've been using the same 'one' arrow every time I hunt. I also add a tally mark on a vane each time I harvest a deer with it.

I wouldn't call it superstition, well, maybe so, but I have a camo shirt Ive had since I was 16 and a size XL....now Im 27 and probably a 3XL. The shirt it tattered, torn, and cuffs of the sleeves frazzled, but Ive killed a ton of deer in it. I some how squeeze into that shirt. THe odds are probably increased, as I wear it a lot, but what the heck.

on a morning hunt I will shoot one arrow to the target, for a evening hunt I will shoot the same arrow at the target, all the while rehearsing Fred Bear in my head. before entering the woods I will scuff my boots agaist the ground, 4 times each, spray down and walk to my stand. When I get there my bow has to go up on the North side of the tree. When I sit i kick the dirt i collected from the ground off my boots as if it is a Bull getting ready to charge, then I rehearse Fred Bear one ore time before sunrise or sunset.

:happy0157: And where do you fit hunting into all of this?

I only use my red min mag light my dad gave me the first time I ever went hunting with him

I cant sit in the woods without having a thermos of coffee before i leave the truck and 4 Green Apple jolly ranchers for the sit.

Heck yeah! I might start on that one!!
I've thought about sunflower seeds(in the shell) like I do fishing, but it can be loud spitting the shells out every 10 seconds and I also wouldn't want the wardens thinking I'm baiting!:happy0157:

I don't typically believe in superstitions lol through football and sports in high school and college I had no special routine or article of clothing that I believe applied to me or my team's success.

However, when it comes to hunting I am never without one of the handmade knives my grandfather made for me. There is one in particular that I prefer to carry, a beautiful drop point skinner with rosewood handles, a brass guard, his signature design insert and a handmade leather sheath that I recieved as a gift for my tenth birthday. That way I feel he is always in the woods with me.

That and I'm sure its probably damn sharp too! Them oldtimers were damn good craftsmen! That's awesome!
My gramps just passed last year and this year for slug season I'll be toting the old 12Ga. Remington Mod.11 that he left for me! It'll put one down. I'm sure of it!

I always wear the same hat, several times during the season i give it to my son who is 6 now, to put some luck on it. He puts it on his head, spins it around 3 or 4 times, then rubs it under each arm pit. When he gives it back that sucker is just drippin with luck!
If any one is interested you can send me your hat and a fifty and i'll have the boy hook ya up!! :D:D:D:D :happy0001:

I dont know if I have superstitions or just a strict routine...I would lean towards a strict routine though.