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Old 10-04-2003, 03:39 PM
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Even though I' m a seasoned veteran at hunting .. . and I know better . . . I have a hard time sitting still in my stand. To make matters worse, most of my stands are at interscetions of multiple deer trails and I probably look like I' m at a tennis match while I sit there watching the trails from all directions. I look behind my tree a fair amount of the time since I' ve learned the hard way that deer don' t always come in the way you like . . . or expect.

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Old 10-04-2003, 05:06 PM
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Believe it or not n they are making a mirror you can hang from the tree so you can see behind you without moving. Just seen it on TV the other day. What will they think of next???
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Old 10-04-2003, 05:25 PM
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Funny you should say that Cardeer. I have a little wide angle mirror clipped to my Outhouse Blind. Have experimented with them for a couple of years. Even thought of one of those little mirrors like mechanics use with a telescoping rod for use on the stand. feel the attached deer rear view mirrors would be better.

PS I replied to your email but no answer. Did you receive it? get emails returned with invalid address.
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Old 10-04-2003, 06:29 PM
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Funny,

My cousin used to walk around the woods with a little mirror on a bracket off the side of his glasses.

He looked like a idiot, but man you sure couldn' t sneek up on him

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Old 10-05-2003, 01:25 AM
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I' ve seen the mirror' s advertized from time to time in magazines and thought, " what a joke!" After all the trouble I go to remove any hint of glare, I' m going to put up a MIRROR!? [8D][8D]
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Old 10-05-2003, 09:24 AM
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Not sure if it' s applicable, but I' ll usually take a paperback book up with me...significantly less figity in the stand. Read a little, look a little, etc.
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Old 10-05-2003, 05:20 PM
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I also have the same problem as you, having to watch several directions. I just try to move as slowly as possible.
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Old 10-06-2003, 02:29 AM
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Like rhett02, I take a book up with me. It keeps the constant swivel head movment to a minimum. I think it also helps me to stay on stand a bit longer when the action is slow.
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Old 10-06-2003, 04:51 AM
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DaveH I agree with you about the mirror and the glare, heck I hate wearing my glasses because of that, I can shoot without them so most of the time when I see a deer in the distance I take them off and deal with the blur up close, I am far sighted, not real bad, but bad enough. In regards to staying still, I use very slow movements when scanning, I also use as much cover as possible to conceal as much movement as possible.
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