Getting there early and staying late

DesertRat · Post by **DesertRat** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:01 pm

I stay as late as I can because sometimes the last 1 minute of legal shooting light is the best minute of the sit.

MADMAX2 · Post by **MADMAX2** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:47 pm

Great advice I will be bringin the flashlight/headlight for now on!!

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:15 pm

I am always in an hour and a half early, I wear an Eternalight on my neck that always glows blue, and another light in my hand that I leave off, walk for a bit then wave in the sky every now and then to let anyone know I am there.

This year I am setting up my blind in the middle of December, bringing my heater and a some reading material and staying all night just to see what happens after the sun goes down, I am thinking I have a lot of night time deer here and I want to see them. In an average night between my evening and morning hunt it looks like 8-10 deer walk past a little cubby I hacked in to the tree line(the light daily snow is a give away). I am even considering having the wife swing out at sunset on the quad and swap me my bow for some night vision, my camera and a big thermos of coffee.

VixChix · Post by **VixChix** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:48 pm

Pydpiper wrote:...This year I am setting up my blind in the middle of December, bringing my heater and a some reading material and staying all night just to see what happens after the sun goes down...

Woooo--- that's HARDCORE! If I'm staying up all night, I could think of more interesting things to do!

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:35 pm

VixChix wrote:Woooo--- that's HARDCORE! If I'm staying up all night, I could think of more interesting things to do!

Why, Vix!

I'm shocked.

VixChix · Post by **VixChix** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:41 pm

I meant KNITTING!!!!

Git yer mind outta the gutter!

Kelley · Post by **Kelley** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:57 pm

VixChix wrote:I meant KNITTING!!!!

Git yer mind outta the gutter!

Is that what they are calling it now Vix?

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:02 pm

thats a good idea to mention Bob..I was hunting on some public land last year and a guy came stormin past me in a hurry to get to a spot. I saw him at the road and I left before he did soon he was on my tail and started by me..NO LIGHT..I said "bud there is guys out here who will shoot at sound in the woods way before they see a deer" He couldnt believe me so i knew he was a city boy anyway he turned that light on quick as went on..

Vix Vix Vix
Knitting my A__ when did that ever become interesting?
you aint fooling nobody

chris4570 · Post by **chris4570** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:16 pm

I always try to get in to my stand a bare minimum 1 hour prior to shooting light. The sit prior to shooting light is generally longer though. I like it to be quiet for as long as possible, within reason of course.

Evening hunts I pack up pretty much right at the last minute of legal shooting light.

I don't always use a flashlight. Only in areas that I need it to navigate.

subneural · Post by **subneural** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:16 pm

Kelley wrote:
VixChix wrote:I meant KNITTING!!!!

Git yer mind outta the gutter!
Is that what they are calling it now Vix?

hahaha Vix you are BUSTED!

VixChix · Post by **VixChix** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:29 pm

You mean you guys don't think knitting a nice warm pair of mitts would be more exciting than just trying to stay awake?!?!!

Doe Master · Post by **Doe Master** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:38 pm

I can just picture it .A deer looking at the blind as it hears a weird clicking noise coming from it.

dutchhunter · Post by **dutchhunter** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:58 pm

n ontario the definition of huntinh is very wide laying in wait on the trail of and such we muct carry a case with us before light and after light i find it is nice to be early but sometimes it pays to wait to be able to see beore entering hunting area DUTCH

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:21 pm

VixChix wrote:

You mean you guys don't think knitting a nice warm pair of mitts would be more exciting than just trying to stay awake?!?!!

UUHHH! Yea Yea real nice like subneural said if thats what you wanna call it. I say real exciting and just be careful with them big long needles..Ü

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:08 pm

Not that I'm trying to redeem this thread or anything

... but on a serious (and relevant) note:

Wasn't there once a device marketed for hunters that was actually a small strobe light that you wore on your head to alert others to your presence?

Anyone else remember such a thing?

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