How do pass the time on stand when bored?

[nybuckboy]

The key to killing a good buck often times revolves around putting in the hours in the stand. That being said, it can be rather boring at times and you can lose interest if you are not seeing deer. I know some people read a book but I have always felt that you can't read and still watch the woods.

 

I have done this numerous times now and find this is a great way to get through a few extra hours in the stand... an IPOD.  

 

I know what some of you are thinking. Listening to music while you hunt... strange. I can attest that when the woods are noisy and the leaves are dry and there is very little wind I never listen to the IPOD.

 

BUT

 

When the woods is noisy from strong winds or it's raining or the woods are saturated because o rain... times when you really can not hear deer coming is the perfect time to break out the IPOD.

 

Let's say you plan an all day sit and the conditions are such that's you can not hear the deer coming and you haven't seen much and it's 10:30am. Break out the IPOD and plug in some tunes at the very very lowest you can hear it. Even a downloaded book on tape, anything to pass the time. Even if it keeps you in the stand til to 1pm and then take a break. A lot can happen over a 2 hour period.

 

I'm sure a few of you will scoff but as I said... if it helps you stay in the stand then what the heck.

[NYbuck50]

i usually just text my other buddies in their stands and talk about how little is going on that morning

[BackWoods Hunter]

If it's really really quiet and I could hear a deer coming from a mile away, I take a nap and hope that they wake me up.

[TeeBugg]

i usually just text my other buddies in their stands and talk about how little is going on that morning

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[steve863]

I don't sit in a stand all day long, so I really don't get bored.  Actually the time goes rather quick these days, compared to when I was young.  As a teenager every hour in the stand felt like an eternity.  Not anymore, that's for sure.  A weekend hunt goes by so quick, it ain't even funny. I think if I had to sit in a stand the entire day, the cold and discomfort would get too me way sooner than boredom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Elmo]

Some times I read.  Either off my phone (browse the web, check my social medias, log into huntingny and see what shawnhu and belo are arguing about this time, etc.) or from a book.  I read one paragraph, stop, scan the woods, read the next paragraph.  My logic is the time it takes for me to read one paragraph is only a few seconds.  If I only had a few seconds to spot a deer and shoot it before it got away, then I never really had a safe, ethical shot to begin with.

 

Other times I close my eyes (again, only for a few seconds at a time) and meditate.

 

In both instances, any little noise makes me stop what I'm doing and scan the woods.

[genesee_mohican]

I usually occupy my mind by thinking about deer movement, (the chess game, my next few moves) and watching wildlife. I glass for deer, relax and just enjoy being out there on another hunt. I don't get bored too often.

[Fehyd643]

One reason I can't read in my stand: Squirrels

 

My eyes and attention pop at every sound, whether it's a noisy day or not.  I just can't concentrate on a book, as much as I'd love to.  I cant listen to music for the same reason.  My stand is set in a may that I have lanes in a full 360, so I constantly have to scan.  By the time I'm hitting noon, I am actually tired from being hyper-alert!  This is my first real year hunting though, and I'm sure I will relax sooner or later.

 

On the plus side, I did get to see a ninja chipmunk fight off 2 squirrels.  I'm pretty sure he knew jujitsu

[newbreed]

i play candy crush, of check out TheChive to keep me from bored.

[Jeremy K]

I like to scream at the top of my lungs for as long as possible, J/K. I will check out this website or text my buddy's to see how their day hunting is going.

[accman]

I take out the binocs and scan the area a few times, checking all the hard to see areas, and it's amazing how many times you'll catch something in the background you might miss normally.  Even looking for new rubs, scrapes gets you doing something different.  We hunt with 25 guys so on the talkies you always hear a couple of grunts, and bleats over the waves, just to liven things up when it's dead.  And the occassional head bob-n-weave sometimes occurs which will trigger it's time for some coffee or soup or somethin to wake up.

[First-light]

I never get bored in the stand. I wish I could spend more time out there. I got a glimpse of a real nice deer last weekend for only a second or two. Would of missed him doing something else. Just love being on stand and "reading the woods"!

[shawnhu]

Whip out the range finder and practice instinctive ranging and verifying with my RF.

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[Dave]

Everyone is correct it does get boring at times, but this is a test of your endurance to stick it out all day. If you are not in your stand you don't see any deer, it's like lotto you gotta be in it to win it, same with deer hunting.

I personally can't be bothered with any gadgets on stand it's what I try to get away from while I am hunting. With my luck I would see a deer and my cell phone would go off.

 

[shawnhu]

Everyone is correct it does get boring at times, but this is a test of your endurance to stick it out all day. If you are not in your stand you don't see any deer, it's like lotto you gotta be in it to win it, same with deer hunting.

I personally can't be bothered with any gadgets on stand it's what I try to get away from while I am hunting. With my luck I would see a deer and my cell phone would go off.

That's why they invented the silent feature on phones.

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[Geno C]

i dont usually get board but some of my time is passed on my phone here n there. im never glued to my phone as i am always glassing... funny part is i always happen to look up and catch that one tail wave in the off distance lol. so i usually see them before they make their way in and catch me off guard. i cant recall when the last time a deer caught me off guard. 

[GreeneHunter]

Rembering that being bored in the stand is better than being bored at work !

[BUCKANDAQUARTER]

Imagine if Early reads this thread (and knows what an IPOD is). I usually don't bring anything out with me. I am the last 30 year old in the state without a cell phone. I usually end up knoding off, bt still aware of every noise, at least i like to think i am.

Edited November 7, 2013 by BUCKANDAQUARTER

[pawle76]

If it's really really quiet and I could hear a deer coming from a mile away, I take a nap and hope that they wake me up.

ditto

[bushnell]

I will text some of the other guys that I am hunting with. But now this year since upgrading to the smartphone I will probably look at and contribute to the "Live from the Stand" section of this forum.

[YFKI1983]

Imagine if Early reads this thread (and knows what an IPOD is). I usually don't bring anything out with me. I am the last 30 year old in the state without a cell phone. I usually end up knoding off, bt still aware of every noise, at least i like to think i am.

Id be nervous not even having a phone on me. God forbid something happens how would you call for help

[Dom]

When on an all day sit I bring plenty of snacks,and at times I like to whittle some.I have carved a few nice looking knive's that I have carved durring the seasons

[Skillet]

I like to text. My favorite is when I hit "Send", then I look up and see a deer giving me the hairy eyeball.

[Elmo]

The best is when I text the deer "Yo..where you at?" and they text me back "Right behind you sucka!".  Those damn deer got jokes.

[Hock3y24]

It's amazing that I can sleep with the tv on but if I hear a leaf crunch in the woods, wide awake. iPhones help pass the time