Always take....Extra rope, water, and a good cigar (which of course you leave in the truck for the aftermath of your victory).

GREAT IDEA FIELDMOUSE, THANKS. I tell ya fella's that e.z bow hanger from team realtree is a big plus too, or you can use a screw in, which is cheaper.

Keep your scentlok outer layers in a scent free bag until you get like 60 yards from your stand. Keep your baselayers on though and take your time walking so you dont seat and contaminate them.

Amodiom AD, leave the sh*tpaper in the truck!

Sharpen your knifes before the season.

Carry a good flashlight.

Don't forget your release! Done that one before.

Harvest your doe pee. Works good for the boots. Just don't brush your teeth with it!

washington hunter,

i do the exact same thing...sound like a guy wit similarities here

this may sound a lil weird but hey ya gotta do wut ya gotta do.i will take a tampon and dip it in the scent i wanna use then i hang it in the tree laugh if u want but it even comes with a handy string


if u dont have any scent free laundry detergent u can take a pillow case fill it up with leaves sticks pine needles or wut ever is around your hunting stand...then u want to get the pillow case damp,put it in the dryer with your clothes and in no time u will smell like the woods



another scent cover up idea that i use is take a punk like the ones that u light fireworks with (NOT AN INSCENCE) and dip it in the scent of your choice,let it dry and dip it again just to make sure it has the scent on it let it dry again and put it in a zip lock baggy and bring it to the woods when you are ready to go

The tampons are a well known but excellent tip. I also use them for dragging a scent trail of doe pee.

It does feel a little weird searching for scent free tampons in the female isle !!!

This isn't a tip but it is really useful to me.Buy a strapper gear retreiver,I got mine out of redhead mag.It is made for pulling your bow up a tree.But I have used it to pull my stand up the tree.It is small and handy.

To reduce movment in my stand I don't wear a watch, instead I go to the local car parts store and by a little clock that has a velcro back on it. I stick it to the inside bottom limb on my bow. So instead of having to push my sleeve up to look at the time now I simply tip my bow ever so slightly and I can see the clock. Plus wearing a watch just feels uncomfortable to me.

Eider that seems counter productive. If you held your bow all of the time that might be beneficial but it seems like it would still produce more movement, than simply sliding up a sleeve. I personally hang my bow on an easy hanger so it wouldn't do me any good.