Will caffeine ruin your shooting?
11-10-2010, 10:42 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
The deer fever on a cold morning combination really gets me,the coffee I guess it effects me some. I have cut back to one cup before hunting it seems like a non issue as long as I keep it at one.
11-10-2010, 05:03 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location:
Posts: 218
This will help whether you have the shakes from coffee, the cold or buck fever. Get you a portable shooting rail. Take it with you on stand and I promise it will steady your shots and you will kill more deer with one shot.
11-13-2010, 12:47 AM
#16
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 25,116
I love coffee too but it does effect hunting
Negatives
A. Makes you shake
B. Makes you sweat.
C raises your blood pressure.
D. Stimulates your appetite later
E. Restless...probably get out of the stand earlier than you planned
F. Makes you pee and poop more
Positives..
A Enhances your senses
B makes you very alert...like a Rambo type
C. Gives you energy..probably scout when you come out of the tree
Tough Choice..biggest negative for me..makes me sweat bad and pee alot.
Negatives
A. Makes you shake
B. Makes you sweat.
C raises your blood pressure.
D. Stimulates your appetite later
E. Restless...probably get out of the stand earlier than you planned
F. Makes you pee and poop more
Positives..
A Enhances your senses
B makes you very alert...like a Rambo type
C. Gives you energy..probably scout when you come out of the tree
Tough Choice..biggest negative for me..makes me sweat bad and pee alot.
11-13-2010, 09:00 AM
#17
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Trumbull County, Ohio
Posts: 9,520
In a hunting situation, I'd say no. If you're target shooting, and looking for accuracy, then yes. Anything that raises your heartrate and makes you jittery is gonna have an effect. I don't drink the stuff tho. SO I honestly don't know.
-Jake
-Jake
11-13-2010, 09:06 AM
#18
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Darien, IL
Posts: 6,744
I agree with Jeff & PY.
A cup, maybe 2 is fine for me if we go out for breakfast. But usually we breakfast at camp.
The biggest concern I have with coffee is having to take a #1. I try to keep my breakfast on the bland side to avoid the #2 also.
A cup, maybe 2 is fine for me if we go out for breakfast. But usually we breakfast at camp.
The biggest concern I have with coffee is having to take a #1. I try to keep my breakfast on the bland side to avoid the #2 also.
11-13-2010, 02:47 PM
#19
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 6
I think it all depends on how your body normally handles caffeine. My brother runs on caffeine/energy drinks, and I think he'd malfunction without it. I don't drink coffee, and I've cut drinking any pop for about three years, but I know when I eat something sugary right before I shoot, it'll be going down hill from there, at least until my body can metabolism it.
