goosifer

You go to church before you go out hunting? Is that your secret? Yeah, I figured out stormy a long time ago. Best to ignore.

Need to get to bed early tonight. I'll be counting . . . mountain goats?

Looks like you put him straight on the grill!

Live from the suburbs. Looked to be a 4 pointer best I could tell. I wonder if/when Amherst will send in the snipers this year.

Yeah, wasn't too bad at Wolcott this afternoon considering it's the day before gun opener. I warned the range officer it was my first time there. He only yelled at me once. They also had a scope cover I needed, so it all worked out.

Well, this might be old news to some, but it's new news to me. Niagara gun range closed for good on October 24. I went to their website this morning, and it all looked normal. But when I got there and saw the empty parking lot, I knew it wasn't good. I'm now at Wolcott gun range waiting for a lane. First time here. Need to make sure scope didn't move.

I really don't contribute to this thread as much as I should.

I see the difference now. The jaws of the clamp are easy to open and open wide on the thirdhandarchery product vs. a generic cam buckle. We'll see how it goes. Maybe I'll cut the end of the webbing at a 45 degree angle to make initial threading easier.

When I had one of my treestands vandalized, they were at least thoughtful enough to make it very obvious that it was no longer safe to use (it was a 21' ladder stand that was literally wrapped around the tree when they were done with it.) Ah, memories. I still have getting the top part of that treestand down from the tree on my to do list. Next year.

As far as I can tell, I replicated the product, and I will replicate installation. I will rewatch the video before I install them to make sure. (Maybe I missed something?)

I ordered two 1" cambuckle strap with loops (camo webbing, black buckle, 4' length) from https://www.ratchetstraps.com/1-inch-cambuckle-strap-with-loops As far as I can tell, they are basically the same thing, but cheaper. I like the concept.

https://www.cabelas.com/gifts/customize_metal_gc_product.jsp?productId=2950010 Good, not great, deal. But if you were planning a big ticket Cabela's purchase anyway, might be worth it.

Well, my last xbow hunt was uneventful. To paraphrase Bill Belichick, "We're on to gun season"

Going out for my last xbow session of the season. It's snowing, but only an inch or so of accumulation forecasted. Good luck to all xbow and bow hunters who haven't gotten on the board yet.

I remember reading a story about a guy who had a climber that he'd leave at the bottom of the tree. trail cams would indicate target deer passing by, yet when he was in the stand he'd never see anything. Changed cam angles, and basically figured out that the deer would look at the climber on the ground. If it saw it down, it'd pass, if it didn't see it, it wouldn't. Accurate or coincidence, I don't know. Along those lines, I've always wondered if it would be worth it to put camo manniquens/inflatable doll (sp?) in the stand year round so the deer would get used to seeing a big blob in the stand.

Fletch, you don't want to risk getting tainted with my scent, I can assure you.

Could you share a pic when you get a chance, that sounds interesting. sounds like building a blind around the frame of the treestand.

There is another stand nearby, facing N instead of W, that has not yet been hunted. That corner/edge of the woods always gets a lot of traffic. We'll see.

Good points. Yes, if it had been a lead doe, I would be much more concerned about the viability of the stand. I don't think bucks are as helpful to the community. I remember reading how bucks don't tail flap as much as does do, they just run away tail down.

So when you are in a stationary treestand and a deer busts you, what do you do with the stand afterwards? Just not use it for a few days? Don't use it for the rest of the season? Keep using it as you like, depending on wind, unless/until you get busted again or see deer looking up at you, then quit for the season? I am curious as to how others handle this type of situation, especially given gun season hasn't even started yet. Thanks.

I saw one deer, a small-rack buck, this afternoon. He busted me before I could get a shot. He was at my 9 o'clock coming from behind. Between my taking off the safety too noisily and turning to my left (I'm a lefty), the noise and motion gave me away. I froze and we had a bit of a staredown. He then turned back the way he came and bounded away. He was upwind of me, so I thought he might circle around to get downwind of me, but he didn't bother.

Back for more in 9A. Cold, but little wind from the S. Amazing how quiet it is right now.

guess you didn't see the movie

That could work, and would be very cost effective. I used the Umai bags https://www.drybagsteak.com/shop-umai-salumi-kits.php ina spare fridge.

More like poor judgement and overestimating my capabilities.