being prepeard for opening day
 

Hay guys i do this every year and want to make sure u all are ready for opening day now...i am not talking about your woods u hunt in or what tree u will clim or hunting the wind i am talking about being prepeard for the worst and thats a non working bow and tree stand and safty harness.

# 1 your Bow .. u shoot every day to get it sighted in ok great is it tuned or did u just take it out of your case and start shooting... what i do is i clean it off with a wash cloth to make sure there is no dirt or cobwebs on it
. then i wax the string and make sure every thing is thight on it because later on when shooting it if u hear a nose best bet it's your quiver or arrow and not a screw some wear...then check your cables and cams and string to make sure it's still shootable .and i bring a fishing tackle box with me with everything i need in case of a string breaks knocks sights rest arrows fleching u know why i don;t drive hour away to find out my bow is broke . and i have the block i take with me and put it in front of my truck lights 1 hour befor first light and make sure everything is up to par...

#2 your treestand .
Everyone wants to shoot a bigbuck now if that buck if comeing in and u stand up or move left or move right your stand might creekand that bucks runs off u will be pissed. so what i would do is put your stand about 2 feet off the ground and stand on it and move all around on it to see if it makes noise if there is anything more i hate it's a noisey stand.. and check your nuts and boults i replaced 3 boults on my api in 5 years that could be why thay went out of bues ... so check every thing out it .

and #3
your safty harness
about 200+ hunters die each year from falling out of there tree stands .. there is no reason why u should not be wearing one ... i ask everyone in this chat to please wear a harness spend a cuple extra bucks and buy one i don;t care if u have a portable stand or a climber or a home maid stand.... so guys pleasewear one and be safe .....

and
#4
close your eyes ..........it's opening day your in your stand smelling fresh air the soil the earth and then the fart u just left... it's the most beauful sights and smells to a bowhunter u move your head to the right hear a crack of a stick and u see a white flag your heart races and u say it's opening day babe GOOD LUCK THIS YEAR GUYS AND GET A BIG ONE !!!!!


Big Al

bowmansville ny wny
p.s
have a safe season !!!

RE: being prepeard for opening day
 

Thank you WNY Bowhunter, the reminders sure can't be said enough.

Good Luck to you this season also

RE: being prepeard for opening day
 

cant wait to hear my uncle say"Sure is good to be back in the woods, aint it kid?" He says that every year and that just warms my heart! Even though he doesnt realize he says it every year....... but i do.;)

RE: being prepeard for opening day
 

That is the best part of hunting, isn't it Turkey Fan? My Dad has a Remington 760 Pump 30.06 that he has taken many deer with over the years in Pennsylvania. It has a Triangular fore grip on it with a basket weave pattern stamped into it. Nothing fancy but it has served him and me well over the years. Anyway, for the last few years I have made it a point to make it back to PA for the opening of Rifle season, and just like I remember it when I was a kid, everytime we fire a shot out of that gun, he always says, "Everyone knows when that 760 goes off. Nothing in the woods sounds like it." :-) Like you, I just smile when I hear him say it and I don't think he realizes he says it anymore. I will remember those few words until my dying days, and will probably say the same thing to my son when he starts using it.