Buckmaster7600

You’ve obviously never hunted from a saddle! The point of this thread was to get info and advice from people who have used them not from someone who read a 40 year old book. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Out of curiosity, where were you? You can PM me if you’d rather. I see more and more people in the adk’s every year. But most of it still seems to be closer to the towns and city’s. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I exclusively still hunt if I’m in the ADK’s unless there’s snow and I’m tracking. You’ve gotten a lot of good advice already! I’ll start by saying I’m not a good still hunter! I’ve had a lot of success doing it but most of that is on my shooting abilities and not my still hunting abilities. The key is covering ground, there’s times when I’ll cover 3 or 4 miles in an hour “I call it the mall walkers pace” then there’s times when I’ll cover 50 yds in an hour. Knowing when to go slow comes with experience, if you jump a deer go to their bed and look around, look from where they were lying to where you were standing when they got out of their bed I pay very little attention to wind and scent control, unless there is a very steady breeze the wind is so inconsistent it’s basically impossible to hunt with the wind in your favor all the time. I’ve shot way more deer that winded me than I have deer that saw me. I know some people say always try to stop behind a tree or brush for cover and A possible rest but I completely disagree, I will never stop behind anything because there is always enough trees and branches between me and the deer I don’t want to purposely put any more in my way. I also want to be able to swing the gun freely if they do get up and take off. Although I’ve killed bucks on dead calm days with crunchy leaves or snow most of the time I use those days to cover ground and look for spots to come back to when the conditions are right. There’s been many morning when I wake up and get outside and say to myself “I’ll kill a deer today if I want” and most of the time I’ll have the chance. Hunting the big woods is an education and the tuition is time. If you bugger a still hunt and jump a buck you want to kill don’t get discouraged, study what went wrong sit down for a half hour after you study the scenario then head off in the direction he went I’ve killed bucks that I’ve jumped 2 or 3 or more times in the same day. You aren’t hunting pressured deer most likely they have no idea what made them take off, they just saw or smelled something that wasn’t right so they got out of there, usually they won’t go far they’ll go 50-100yds stop and look back and try to figure out what it was then find a spot to lay back down or another place to eat. The worst thing you can do after jumping a buck is take right off after them, because they aren’t far away and they’re looking back, let them calm down then go after them. The last advice I can give is SHOOT, I’m not talking about about from a bench I’m talking about practice standing 20-100yds from a target and go from having the gun in your hand down by your side or across your body to firing a shot as fast as you can. Don’t worry about hitting bullseyes, worry about putting a round as fast as you can in a paper plate. The key to killing deer in big woods all boils down to capitalizing on the opportunity you’re given. If you’re waiting for the perfect broadside shot from a rested shooting position you’ll go along time between killing bucks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Came back home from camp for a day or 2 before heading back to camp, covered a bunch of new land yesterday found a lot of sign and saw a few deer, 1 decent buck but not a shooter. This morning I had an awesome run in with a bull and cow moose, I thought there rut was over but I got confirmation it was still in full swing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Little lakers, you find them you can chtch a pile of them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Day 2 in the ADKS, found a bunch of sign 2 does and a small buck and 2 bear. Covered 13 miles yesterday, 5 so far today. Lots of leaves still on and noisy walking but it feels good to be out here.

Grampy’s on the money with Nov 10, if your within a few days either side of that you’re hunting the best days of the year, the Adirondacks is always a week later. I’ve shot 6 bucks on the 10th around home and 4 in the Adirondacks on the 18th. Those are 2 days I would need to be dead to not be infringed the woods. Problem I have is daughter’s birthday is on the 10th, she’s 12 and she has yet to have a party on her birthday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

one of my favorite spots in the Adirondacks, fish it every year and hunt it a couple times a year. Hope you have a great time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

3 small bucks and 2 does so far Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

When I seen the saddle at the Harrisburg outdoor show 4 or 5 years ago I said wow and bought it. Haven’t touched a climber since and there’s no way I ever will. I am old fashioned in a lot of ways but 3 things that I’ve started using in the last 10 years I would never be without. Lighter knocks Blackhorn 209 powder Tree saddle The 3 biggest game changers in hunting in the last 10-15 yrs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Little over 6ft tall and screw next step waste high I’m not that flexible but when you use a saddle you strap to the tree with a lineman’s belt around tree so it’s easy to get feet that high for next step. . Just measured and my belts about about 42” high which puts my feet at about 20’ to the top step. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Don’t know what you hang off your stand but my bow holder goes over my head I don’t wear a backpack my fanny pack goes around tree when I get up. My saddle has a drop pouch pocket for what ever else I might have that isn’t around my neck “grunt tube, binos if I bring them.” I’ve had my saddle for 5 or 6 years and haven’t put a new stand up since other than ladder stands. For now hunting I climb up the ladder and tie in with my saddle and just put my feet on the seat, I often do the same thing with hangons I have. My saddle is more comfortable than any tree stand I’ve ever sat in! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was out, just came in for some lunch and a nap. Rattled in a buck this morning only deer I seen and I couldn’t identify it because it never came out of the honey suckle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don’t know how/why any of you guys are still using climbers? My saddle and 6 screw in steps get me 20ish ft in the air in less than a few minutes completely silent and weighs under 4lbs combined. If I was going to use it on state land I would use my climbing sticks and do the same thing maybe even faster but they aren’t as easy to carry as the screw in steps, although way better than a clover. Climbers are archaic, I probably have 1500$ in climbers out in the barn and I will never touch another one again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes you need a new breech plug, measuring is simple as it gets, you can weigh every charge or just measure by volume. I use speed loaders with powder and bullets. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do yourself a huge favor and switch over to blackhorn209 powder. Pellets are absolute garbage for a litany of reasons, dirty, inconsistent, very sensitive to moisture among others. You did good going to Barnes bullets they are a much better bullet than the powerbelts in my opinion. The only issue I have with the Barnes bullets is I’m not a huge fan of their sabots so I use the bullets and put them in Harvestor sabots with very good accuracy. Just for my curiosity how bad were the groups with the powerbelts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m offended, although I have most of my teeth I am a beer guzzling, bearded, reckless, redneck who kills who kills a lot of things the media and Disney portrays. But I like your style and think you’re doing a good thing by not hiding it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not all wool is this same, quality wool costs more money. I think my new wool pants were almost 300$ if they last as long as my last pair I’ll be more than happy my old pair is 6 or 7 years old with an ungodly amount of miles on them and they’re still in great shape other than the fact that the crotch is worn out from my thighs rubbing. I have tried a lot of hunting clothes brands and materials and in my opinion the way I hunt nothing compares to wool. It’s warmth is top notch especially when wet, it doesn’t hold scent, it’s the quietest material for going through the woods “fleece is also very quiet.” When the temps get down below 40 I’m in wool from socks to base layers and outer layers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Funny story, when I was probably 8-10 years old my great uncle was doing a logging job down in Cobleskill NY opening day I skipped school and road down with my great grandfather to meet my uncle and grandfather to hunt. On our way back home my Great Grandfather insisted on strapping the three deer they killed “2 bucks and a doe” to the hood of his Caprice wagon for the hour and a half ride home. I remember him saying “you pay attention out that side because I can’t see over these deer” I don’t know if he was kidding or serious but I remember taking my job very seriously and giving him the play by play the whole ride home. I remember getting many thumbs up and we had big smiles on our faces for the ride. I have always had trucks and never had a need to strap the to a car but would have zero issues doing it. If someone don’t like it they don’t have to look just like I do with many things in our society that I don’t agree with. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Busy day, sat the swamp stand this morning saw 2 does, still hunted/scouted and prepped a tree today and back on my property for an evening sit, 3 does so far. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wish it was 10 degrees colder but I still think a fella could kill a deer this morning. Saw 5 bucks in the ford adjacent to this swamp last night I think one of them was a shooter. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

https://woollymammothwoolencompany.com/blogs/wool-blanket-blog/sheep-wool-versus-recycled-wool Might work for blankets but it sucks for clothes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

One of my favorite things in the fall woods is watching a flock of turkeys fly down for the day and watching and listening to them set up the days pecking order. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you’ve worn quality wool you’ll laugh at the wooltimate’s wool quality. If you’ve never worn wool and like the wooltimate try good wool and you’ll be amazed. Wooltimate is made from recycled wool. When you recycle wool you loose the good qualities but keeps the bad. The weave is very loose and makes it colder than it should be because wind goes through it much more than quality virgin wool. I got a set on clearance years ago and sent it back without ever wearing it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk