Advice for all day hunt
10-03-2008, 06:00 PM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: East TN
Posts: 763
RE: Advice for all day hunt
ORIGINAL: early in
It would seem that if you want to sit all day, you believe you might see a deer at any time throughout the day, right? So, why would you take your attention fromtrying to see deer, by reading, texting, or game playing? I don't get it.
Most of the days when I'll be hunting all day will be during the rut phases. These deer are on the move at any given time. I just keep reminding myself, my shooter could be the next deer I see. Having belief in your stand location isBIG for self confidence/alertness as well.
It would seem that if you want to sit all day, you believe you might see a deer at any time throughout the day, right? So, why would you take your attention fromtrying to see deer, by reading, texting, or game playing? I don't get it.
Most of the days when I'll be hunting all day will be during the rut phases. These deer are on the move at any given time. I just keep reminding myself, my shooter could be the next deer I see. Having belief in your stand location isBIG for self confidence/alertness as well.
10-03-2008, 07:36 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Gleason, TN
Posts: 1,327
RE: Advice for all day hunt
I sat in stand for 6 hours the other day. I thought I was about to lose my mind after about 4 hours. There were no squirrels, no birds, no wind, nothing. It was just dead out there. Needless to say I didn't see any deer either. And the solunar table said it was supposed to be a great day, HA! Well, any time above ground ain't bad, but it sure does make for a long day if you don't see anything.
10-03-2008, 07:38 PM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Watkinsglen, NY
Posts: 266
RE: Advice for all day hunt
I was the same way as you, I would be good for about 3-4 hours, till one day I decided to climb down with my climber and I lowerd my bow and I got about half way down and low and behold here comes Mr. buck, about a 130 8 point, came right in on me at 15 yards, I was busted and no bow in hand. now when I think about getting down, I think back to that day and tell my self if I start to get down thats when he will come. I then take a good strech, get a drink, load a chew, and finish out the day. Tahts what works for me.
10-03-2008, 08:05 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,840
RE: Advice for all day hunt
I only sit all day if I have a good suspicion something is going to happen. Like the rut, good buck you know is in the area. If nothing is moving, bad weather, I prefer not to sit all day. IF you are seeing animals, great scenery different story. When I am seeing several bucks in a day I could sit for days or at least I think I could. It really changes things.
10-03-2008, 08:41 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location:
Posts: 258
RE: Advice for all day hunt
Ive done the all day thing a few times. It is definetly hard. Its even harder on the ass that nite.
couple year ago, I bought a handheld yatzee game at walmart. I can turn off the sound and you can hit the roll button and look around, make your choices (hold, roll, score), hit roll again, look around, etc. Its also small so if something comes in, you can shove it in a shirt or pants pocket pretty quickly. I usually play a game and put it up for while. maybe once an hour. a game can take up 10-15 minutes. If you stop for so long, it goes to sleep but you dont loose your game.
ive tried books, but im not much of a reader and reading puts me to sleep. I also try to use the little sounds of grass or leaves moving as a mind game that somethings coming.
I too have wondered how other guys do it. Even those on tv. I wonder if they truly 'hunt all day' like they claim or are the up and down all day.
couple year ago, I bought a handheld yatzee game at walmart. I can turn off the sound and you can hit the roll button and look around, make your choices (hold, roll, score), hit roll again, look around, etc. Its also small so if something comes in, you can shove it in a shirt or pants pocket pretty quickly. I usually play a game and put it up for while. maybe once an hour. a game can take up 10-15 minutes. If you stop for so long, it goes to sleep but you dont loose your game.
ive tried books, but im not much of a reader and reading puts me to sleep. I also try to use the little sounds of grass or leaves moving as a mind game that somethings coming.
I too have wondered how other guys do it. Even those on tv. I wonder if they truly 'hunt all day' like they claim or are the up and down all day.
10-04-2008, 06:29 AM
#19
Banned
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 824
RE: Advice for all day hunt
I just get down below my stand. Never nap in your stand, unfortunately that's when a lot of guys get hurt. I'll tell you, just a little rest and breathing clean air can do a lot for a man. I dont even bother with a blind, just kick out spot and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......
Sometimes its the little things that make a trip a success..
Sometimes its the little things that make a trip a success..
10-04-2008, 06:44 AM
#20
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location:
Posts: 214
RE: Advice for all day hunt
I rarely hunt all day, because deer are most active (even during peak breeding) within 1-3 hours of sunrise and sunset. And because I pattern most of the bucks I hunt, I hunt near their daytime core areas, which is where they are most active during daylight hours. So, I hunt when they are coming (morning) and going (evening) from their core areas - along their rub route.
There is no sense hunting a particular buckall day long along their rub route (near their core area), because they generally travel it only in the evening and morning.You might want to learn to pattern a particular deer.
I guess if you don't know where the deer bed (their daytime core areas), or where their travel route (rub route) is, and if you are after ANY deer, instead of a particular deer, then you might want to hunt all day. But, I'd rather hunt one articular deer, in the best spot I can.
There is no sense hunting a particular buckall day long along their rub route (near their core area), because they generally travel it only in the evening and morning.You might want to learn to pattern a particular deer.
I guess if you don't know where the deer bed (their daytime core areas), or where their travel route (rub route) is, and if you are after ANY deer, instead of a particular deer, then you might want to hunt all day. But, I'd rather hunt one articular deer, in the best spot I can.