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"Maybe" was key word I do believe. I agree on less likely of getting winded from a stand as on the ground but thermals and swirling winds can do weird things in either case

Who's on first ? My head is spinning trying to figure this debacle out.

I will still hunt primarily with snow on the ground. Love my snow camo and cutting tracks and seeing brown on white is a lot easier than without snow. with snowshoes on I can be pretty darn quiet to boot. I try to walk as slow as I can and then go slower

Doh, just realized picture is sideways. I thought he was piled up below your stand !!! Didn't realize he was walking

Looks like a big body on that deer. Well done !!

ha, nice. Didn't even have to listen as I knew exactly what the first line was and where you were headed. I hsd reached destination before getting on phone

apparently you did NOT read the thread of Must haves in the woods. Item number 1 was TP for number 2

Live from the road : 8g and 9h. Lots of fawns without mama in fields at go time. Only a few big bodied deer solo out in fields. Snow makes it easy to spot them while driving

Awesome !!! I'm so excited to get my 13 year old daughter in a newly made ground blind with me on gun opener. Your daughter has some good gear ! Mine will be clad in whatever is warm lol. And a orange vest of course. I do buy her new turkey hunting clothes and boots every spring . Great looking food plots ! Hope your daughter didn't take getting busted too hard. Sounds like a great day, I've hunted awhile and never saw bucks fighting. Cool stuff for you and her to share. Have a big smile after reading your blog. Hope to post a similar great experience after gun opener.

Mind you I'm looking at pic on my phone. Doesn't look like that is this years rub. Is /was there wood shavings of bark on the ground ?

Shed layers on the way in and carry them. You sweat on the way in and you're done. You'll get cold quick after sweating. Moisture wicking garments are good. I wear Smartwool long underwear tops and bottoms and very happy with them. Definitely wear a layer to block the wind. I have one of those North Face fleece zip up jackets I wear for cooler weather in everyday occurances. (not hunting ) The thing has kept me warm on a day it was 0 degrees out with no wind but sucked at 40 degrees with some wind. I second the facemask, muff with handwarmers and good boots.

Yup.........dark

Good job Papist but you could have photoshopped some huge rack on it first. and there goes my font again WTF

Out of curiosity I just read reviews on Cabela's . Meh, 5 hours of heat, few saying need more heat. But in this case "FREE is a great price " I do like the Handwarmer style toe warmers for cold seats.

...and how do they hold up after I accidentally fill my boots with water crossing the trout stream ?

Tapeworms. Still safe to eat. Very common in fact And how does my font size keep changing?! Ugh

Dang !! Glad everyone is ok. I'm sold on hunting makes us more aware of our surroundings in everyday routines. Especially driving. My head is always on a swivel and seem to notice everything. Sadly we can't teach people common sense on how they drive.

TMI !!!!!

Jeesh, another very crooked and unlevel treestand

Nice buck, nice pics and welcome back Wooly. We missed you around here

Pine scented air fresheners tied to me and all my gear !!!

I have some acorn scented cover up spray . I'll spray my pants and boots down before heading into my stand. Hmm, now that I think of it, wonder what the deer think of it as there is NO acorns in the area ?!

Toxic to cats and dogs so keep this in mine where you put in while drying Re :open orifices : You ain't supposed to use it for that......

working in 9F (Williamsville ) WNY It's a shitshow of weather right now. Windy and mix of hail and pouring rain

Actually #4 buck better than OO Buck but that's a whole different subject