ipod/mp3 in stand
11-02-2007, 12:29 AM
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Location: rural south georgia
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ipod/mp3 in stand
has anyone else taken an ipod or an mp3 player into the stand with them? this season i have taken my ipod and have had one earpeace in and the other peace in my shirt. i keep my volume at a minimum. havent had a problem being heard or spotted. personally, i think it helps pass the time and can help me stay in the stand longer. i dont have it on all the time buti do 30 min with one earpeace in and 30 min withit out.anyone else try this out?
11-02-2007, 12:51 AM
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RE: ipod/mp3 in stand
If I had to resort to that, honestly, I think I would just sleep in, and buy meat at the store and just be a stalk hunter. Just me personally. I enjoy the time in the woods, and a good hunter needs to stay sharp. Music in my ear is not keeping me sharp and focused.
Being in the woods is the one time where I can think clearly and have peace and quiet. Something i treasure the older I get.
Being in the woods is the one time where I can think clearly and have peace and quiet. Something i treasure the older I get.
11-02-2007, 01:00 AM
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RE: ipod/mp3 in stand
dont get me wrong, i love just being in the woods, just man vs. wild. im talkin about stayin in the stand all day. if im only there up to 4-5 hours, i wont bring it. enjoy nature too much anddont have a need. its relaxing, but tiring.but after my morning classes and im in the stand for 8 hours after that, i know im not the only one who gets exhausted. imo, its the same thing as bringing a book or something to the stand, which ive seen several posts about over the years. i enjoy the hunt for the hunt and being in nature, not something i do while i listen to music. the point was as a temporary helper like as others bring books, handheld games, ect. in the stand with them. im sorry you took it that way. i stay sharp in the woods and everytime i go out i make sure i learn from my failures.
11-02-2007, 01:04 AM
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RE: ipod/mp3 in stand
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dont get me wrong, i love just being in the woods, just man vs. wild. im talkin about stayin in the stand all day. if im only there up to 4-5 hours, i wont bring it. enjoy nature too much anddont have a need. its relaxing, but tiring.but after my morning classes and im in the stand for 8 hours after that, i know im not the only one who gets exhausted. imo, its the same thing as bringing a book or something to the stand, which ive seen several posts about over the years. i enjoy the hunt for the hunt and being in nature, not something i do while i listen to music. the point was as a temporary helper like as others bring books, handheld games, ect. in the stand with them. im sorry you took it that way. i stay sharp in the woods and everytime i go out i make sure i learn from my failures.
dont get me wrong, i love just being in the woods, just man vs. wild. im talkin about stayin in the stand all day. if im only there up to 4-5 hours, i wont bring it. enjoy nature too much anddont have a need. its relaxing, but tiring.but after my morning classes and im in the stand for 8 hours after that, i know im not the only one who gets exhausted. imo, its the same thing as bringing a book or something to the stand, which ive seen several posts about over the years. i enjoy the hunt for the hunt and being in nature, not something i do while i listen to music. the point was as a temporary helper like as others bring books, handheld games, ect. in the stand with them. im sorry you took it that way. i stay sharp in the woods and everytime i go out i make sure i learn from my failures.
I used to bring a book to look at. But more than once, while looking at a article, I look around and see a buck stomping at me, and then bolting. That fixed that.
I am not saying my way is right or wrong. It might work for you.
11-02-2007, 05:03 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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RE: ipod/mp3 in stand
I use my ears as another hunting tool. There have been so many deer that I heard before I ever saw them. If your ears are plugged up with music you will surely have deer sneak by you and you will never see them. I never even put ear muffs on my ears or pull hats down over them since it will impair my hearing. Listen to that ipod before and after the hunt. One needs to utilize ALL their senses when one is out hunting just as the deer do to avoid us.
11-02-2007, 05:10 AM
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RE: ipod/mp3 in stand
I agree with BC on this one. When on stand I don't need a way to pass the time. If I get bored with it I get down and do some still hunting. I recently went on a successful 3 day road trip each way to hunt elk in Colorado and one of my hunting partners brought his Ipod along and plugged it into the truck's radio. We had continuous music all the way out. I think he had about 1000 songs recorded on that little thing and get through about 850 each way. I guess there is a time and place for everything.
11-02-2007, 05:50 AM
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RE: ipod/mp3 in stand
For all day hunts I will bring my IPod with me, but not for music. I like to keep my ears open. I downloaded a bunch of games on mine. When I do all day hunts I will sometimes bring it out a play a couple to pass the time. Although I only do that when I'm either in my blind or when I'm in one of my built wood stands that have "walls".
11-02-2007, 09:52 AM
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RE: ipod/mp3 in stand
I have thought about this a few times, but still haven't brought myself to bring one. I have a PSP. Not only can I play games, but music and videos as well. I have a lot of hunting videos on it. Maybe some day.
11-02-2007, 10:18 AM
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RE: ipod/mp3 in stand
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
If I had to resort to that, honestly, I think I would just sleep in, and buy meat at the store and just be a stalk hunter. Just me personally. I enjoy the time in the woods, and a good hunter needs to stay sharp. Music in my ear is not keeping me sharp and focused.
Being in the woods is the one time where I can think clearly and have peace and quiet. Something i treasure the older I get.
If I had to resort to that, honestly, I think I would just sleep in, and buy meat at the store and just be a stalk hunter. Just me personally. I enjoy the time in the woods, and a good hunter needs to stay sharp. Music in my ear is not keeping me sharp and focused.
Being in the woods is the one time where I can think clearly and have peace and quiet. Something i treasure the older I get.
