Whats in your stand with you?
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Whats in your stand with you?
As deer season is 2wks and days away here in Michigan, I'm just curious as to what you all take with you on the hunt? What's in your stand with you and in your pack? What did you used to take and deemed unnecessary? What do you always forget and wish you had?
Drew
2013 Matrix 355 Xtra
TT Single Stage
Nikon Bolt XR
Boo & Xcalibur flemish strings
18" BE Zombie Slayers
VPA 3-blade broadheads
2013 Matrix 355 Xtra
TT Single Stage
Nikon Bolt XR
Boo & Xcalibur flemish strings
18" BE Zombie Slayers
VPA 3-blade broadheads
Re: Whats in your stand with you?
Best thing I ever did was switch from a backpack to a fanny pack for all my gear. Was always one to have a tool for the job, but finally realized over half of my gear was simply dead weight and never found myself using it in the tree. Now, I keep my backpack in the Jeep and simply walk in with a fanny pack with the bare essentials:
Water
Knife (and maybe an additional multitool)
Flashlight
Scent Away wipes (if I'm sweating after I hang my stand)
Trail markers
Appropriate calls
Rangefinder
Rope cocker and safety straps get carried in my safety vest
Water
Knife (and maybe an additional multitool)
Flashlight
Scent Away wipes (if I'm sweating after I hang my stand)
Trail markers
Appropriate calls
Rangefinder
Rope cocker and safety straps get carried in my safety vest
- Deerstalker
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Re: Whats in your stand with you?
Theramcell, water, range finder, binoculars, snackbar & apple, grunt call, cell phone on vibrate, deer drag, camera, knife, HSS vest, first aid kit, hearing aids, cushion, bug spray and flashlights. All of this is in my backpack and I keep the CB spares in the auto.
Semper Fi
2012 Equinox
Firebolts & BEEs w Boltcutter & Slick Trick BHs 150gr
S-5 & Boo string, TT trigger, Nikon Bolt Xr scope
2012 Vortex w/S5 & Nikon Bolt Xr (son # 1)
2012 Axiom SMF w/S5 (son # 2)
2012 Equinox
Firebolts & BEEs w Boltcutter & Slick Trick BHs 150gr
S-5 & Boo string, TT trigger, Nikon Bolt Xr scope
2012 Vortex w/S5 & Nikon Bolt Xr (son # 1)
2012 Axiom SMF w/S5 (son # 2)
Re: Whats in your stand with you?
Calls,light,cell phone,knife,thats about it!
vixen 11
exocet 175 with Aging custom stock #27
Exocet 175
exocet 200
matrix 355
Micro Camo 335
Micro Nightmare 335
380 Lynx
BJ custom arrows
Boo string on vixen
exocet 175 with Aging custom stock #27
Exocet 175
exocet 200
matrix 355
Micro Camo 335
Micro Nightmare 335
380 Lynx
BJ custom arrows
Boo string on vixen
Re: Whats in your stand with you?
I will add, 2-3 screw in hooks to hang stuff and a pee bottle not to contaminate my favorite stand sites.
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Matrix 355
Huskemaw and Leupold crossbow optics.
Boo Strings
SWAT BH's and TOTA heads.
Teach Your Family How To Hunt So You Don't Have To Hunt For Your Family
Matrix 355
Huskemaw and Leupold crossbow optics.
Boo Strings
SWAT BH's and TOTA heads.
Teach Your Family How To Hunt So You Don't Have To Hunt For Your Family
Re: Whats in your stand with you?
Thermecell!
Rangefinder
Surefire
Knife
Gruntcall
Crowcall
Lighter
Don,t carry binocs much when hunting anymore from my stand because I have a scope an range finder an always forget my iPod camera.everything else stays in the backpack in the truck . I carry as little as possible .
Rangefinder
Surefire
Knife
Gruntcall
Crowcall
Lighter
Don,t carry binocs much when hunting anymore from my stand because I have a scope an range finder an always forget my iPod camera.everything else stays in the backpack in the truck . I carry as little as possible .
Re: Whats in your stand with you?
Crossbow, arrows, rope cocking aid, cell phone, and my fanny pack which contains:
Deer tag, deer tagging kit (small ziplock bags, temporary tags, zip ties), knife, field dressing gloves, spare string & slave string, water in warm weather, headlight (1-AA battery model and a spare battery).
Edited to add:
Forgot to mention the genuine "wabi" deer call in the fanny pack.
Guess it's so much of a "standard equipment" item I don't even give it any thought.
Deer tag, deer tagging kit (small ziplock bags, temporary tags, zip ties), knife, field dressing gloves, spare string & slave string, water in warm weather, headlight (1-AA battery model and a spare battery).
Edited to add:
Forgot to mention the genuine "wabi" deer call in the fanny pack.
Guess it's so much of a "standard equipment" item I don't even give it any thought.
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wabi
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Re: Whats in your stand with you?
What's 64 tons, green and black, and can take a deer at 3400m. A leopard tank.
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Re: Whats in your stand with you?
Way to much stuff but you never know when you may need something. Went from a fanny pack to an over the shoulder side pack. Nicer IMO.
Scott
Scott
'13 Matrix 380/Hawke XB30 Pro Scope
'13 Matrix 355/Hawke XB30 Scope
Boo Triggers & Custom Strings
Wabi Custom Calls
AND A WHOLE LOT OF FRESH AIR!!
Godspeed!!
Scott
'13 Matrix 355/Hawke XB30 Scope
Boo Triggers & Custom Strings
Wabi Custom Calls
AND A WHOLE LOT OF FRESH AIR!!
Godspeed!!
Scott
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Re: Whats in your stand with you?
When I go I go for a couple of days. Im not a day hunter.
What's 64 tons, green and black, and can take a deer at 3400m. A leopard tank.
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Re: Whats in your stand with you?
I have a day pack, water, knife, p bottle, spare string, T paper jus in case rubber gloves & rope cocker, camera & walkie talkie.
Re: Whats in your stand with you?
Rubber gloves..2 knives..Butt Out ..bleat..compass..led flashlight..lighter..phone..and buck bomb
I like things with strings.....
4 Guitars
8 Excals
1 Scorpyd
PSE Tac Elite
13 Grayling Bears
And 2 Hoyts
4 Guitars
8 Excals
1 Scorpyd
PSE Tac Elite
13 Grayling Bears
And 2 Hoyts
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Re: Whats in your stand with you?
I am with ya on the rubber gloves ...Blood chaps my hands and its important to have a good top of the line TP to keep something else from chapingvixenmaster wrote:I have a day pack, water, knife, p bottle, spare string, T paper jus in case rubber gloves & rope cocker, camera & walkie talkie.
I take most of whats been said plus my diabetic testing supplies.
Re: Whats in your stand with you?
TP has a least two uses. Just in "case" paper, also marks a small blood trail, real good!
2007 Phoenix
Custom Wood Stock
Gold Tip II 311 Grain
Meat Seeker, 3 blade, Mechanical 100 Grain
Boo Astroflight String
Varizone Sighting
Custom Wood Stock
Gold Tip II 311 Grain
Meat Seeker, 3 blade, Mechanical 100 Grain
Boo Astroflight String
Varizone Sighting
Re: Whats in your stand with you?
p-bottle, water, compass, knife, rope cocker and cell phone.
thermocell is attached to my suspenders
thermocell is attached to my suspenders
2013 matrix 380x
2011 vortex
vintage exomax & exocet
boo custom strings
Burris FF-III
RBBB
L&S speed demon arras
Easton xx75 2219ch
Ignitors
125 G5 striker mag
Dalton wax
bowmax 1131
wabi calls
I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
2011 vortex
vintage exomax & exocet
boo custom strings
Burris FF-III
RBBB
L&S speed demon arras
Easton xx75 2219ch
Ignitors
125 G5 striker mag
Dalton wax
bowmax 1131
wabi calls
I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.