Once in the stand or blind
08-10-2009, 11:36 AM
#11
Spike
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Southwest Arkansas
Posts: 64
I take a thermos of coffee or hot choc. I use hospital urninae to pee. Dump I find a spot away from stand (don't forget t.p. oak leaves are not soft). Ususaly I have a coruole sandwiches plus snack cracker packages.
08-10-2009, 11:41 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location:
Posts: 2,186
Yep - Usually carry water, couple of "granola" bars or Snickers bars .. maybe an apple or two also. Sometimes, if plannning to stay all day I will carry an MRE or similar product. Depends upon how long I am planning to stay out. Bitter cold - hot chocolate or hot coffee in a small thermos.
08-10-2009, 11:48 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: elmira ny
Posts: 1,676
Though I used to, many years ago, sit from dark to dark in the stand, I rarely do now, do to some physical issues. When I do, however, I have to have plenty to eat and drink. I literally have to eat all day long. I try to stay away from caffine.
08-10-2009, 11:58 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Southern TN
Posts: 1,018
With diabetes, it is absolutely necessary that I keep plenty of things with me in the event I need them. Usually a sandwich and some trail mix...always some jerky. Reckon it just gets me in the mood even more. Water and coffee.
08-10-2009, 02:22 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: North Louisiana
Posts: 3,050
I'll break the trend here. I don't carry food with me. I usually hunt from first light til about 11 or 12, unless of course I get one earlier. I then get back on the stand about 2 to 3 hours before dark. I think I can make it til 12 to eat. I do usually bring a coke with me when I'm gun hunting. When I'm bow hunting I bring nothing to eat or drink. I guess if I hunted from daylight to dark I would bring something to eat, but that aint happening.
08-10-2009, 02:50 PM
#19
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Cove City, North Carolina
Posts: 256
think about it indians used smoke to mask their scent so why would smoking be a problem. they were a whole lot more successful than modern hunters. and as far as eating goes i don't think deer are as weary of the smell of food as they are of a sweating human body. (i'm talking september bow season now), and in the winter time you don't sweat so provided you aren't wearing week old clothes i'm pretty sure you're good.
08-10-2009, 05:16 PM
#20
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Brookhaven, Ms.
Posts: 93
Always a thermos with me. I have pipes in all of my stands. Goes down the pole and into a hole filled with pee gravel.... BTW, I've had bucks make a scrape where I had taken a leak. I read somewhere that it has no human odor....just pee odor??? I don't know, I just read it.