Wahya

Oops, my bad for not answering your question. While I'm glassing, I tuck the longbow under my arm or set it on my toe and lean it into my body if I happen to be standing. I always try to stop in a possition that offers me good cover, but also a good shot opportunity if a critter happens by.

I rarely travel with an arrow nocked to the string. Seeing a guy trip on some ground clutter he didn't see and run his nocked arrow through the meat part of his leg helped me with that decision and it's a real pain in the rear end if I surprise an animal I didn't see and can't get a shot off. Now, if I'm on stand, or I just need to travel a few feet to get a clear shot, it's a different story.

amosgreg

Very good stuff already posted. I will add that unlike Shrewshooter, I take 1 step at a time left pause ..... right pause.....

The object is to spot them first. I wear a par of binocs 8 or 10 power around my neck, arrow on the string and when I pause it for a while I rest the tip of my bow in the thigh pocket of my camo and wrap my arm around the upper limb of the bow and tilt it so the arrow is facing across my body and up so it stays put.

Here in Ohio the woods are generally pretty thick until the leaves drop and I want to spot them before they spot or hear me.
Taking multiple steps at a time dosn't allow me to look at all the new territory that just exposed it's self with my last step.

Which is correct... They both are so try them both and see what works for you.
Remember it is not how fast you go or how much ground you cover it's how many deer you put on the ground>
Good Luck



Greg

"Getting close to the game is the joy of Bowhunting for me, the harvest is a bonus."
Live 15 ft Python after eating a small Antelope!

Edited by - amosgreg on 09/29/2002 00:00:13

AK

I keep my bow in hand with an arrow nocked the whole time I'm stillhunting. I keep a pair of compact binoculars around my neck, and hold them in my right hand when using them to peer into the surrounding brush in search of bedded deer. I use my binoculars mostly for trying to find deer and identify shapes within ranges of 10 to 50 yds, by focusing them beyond the brush that my own eyes have a tough time seeing past. If I need to hold the binoculars really still, sometimes I put my bow's lower limb tip on my boot and rest the binoculars across the upper limb tip.

Something else I find invaluable for stillhunting is a small pair of hand pruning snips. I use them all the time to quietly snip thorny branches away that I would otherwise have to lift/move or fight my way through. They are always in my right pocket so I can get them easily.

Deerhunter89

I take my left foot and step it really far out and go as quiet as i can. I always take 4 steps then stop and look and listen for a minute.

Pete