From: J. h2os
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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I'm sure this thread has be use more than once, but what are some of your tips that you like? I use a hot hand pads on my shoulders and kidney area, dureing cold weather. I also got a small piece of a wool blanket i'll stand on when there is ice or snow. jeff
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From: woodshavins
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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Hands feet and head are most important to keep warm for me (I'm bald). If I do that, the rest of me is generally good in very cold temps. Wind is my biggest issue. A really cold wind cuts through. I don't like wearing noisy wind resistant clothes, but it has to be done in those conditions. You can wear the wind proof stuff under the wool, but you lose some of its insulating properties.
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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I have a jacket that my associates bought for me in 2003 when I left that store for another. It's made with what they refer to as quiet cloth, brand is Remington. It is windproof and quiet enough to bow hunt in, and roomy enough for layering under it. I don't think you need noisy outer garments.
Keep the feet, hands and head warm, and that's 90% of keeping warm totally. A scarf is handy to keep the neck toasty as well, and I have a fanny pack that is snug around my midriff area and that helps a lot too. When bowhunting I always carry a stiff bristle tooth brush in my pack. It comes in handy for lots of things, including cleaning dirt/mud from broadheads before sharpening.
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From: PEARL DRUMS
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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Wear a wool vest under your coat. It keeps your core warm and the arms non-bulky for bow hunting. A warm core keeps the feet, hands and ears warm. Its why people can have cold feet with 1200 gram boots on.
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From: arlone
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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I always wear a fleece neck gaiter. I can pull it up and cover my mouth and nose and when breathing through it, the air feels warm, which makes a big difference to me.
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From: Mika
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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Bake a sweet potato wrapped in al foil. Keep it in your pocket and use it as a hand warmer, well at least till lunch time. Wear good solid boots with rubber boots over them. Good to about 35 below.
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From: PEARL DRUMS
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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One more tip. Eat a little something before you head out, hungry or not your body needs calories to keep you warm and sharp. It really helps. Even a granola bar will work for a few hours.
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From: Brad Lehmann
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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I have some of the Remington stuff, George. It is pretty good and didn't break the bank when I bought it.
If it gets down in the teens and windy, I wear a pair of nylon liner socks under merino wool socks. Sometimes I wear liner nylon gloves under my hunting gloves.
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From: RymanCat
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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No wooden nickles.
If you think you are getting frost bite on hands then piss on them. The warmth and salt helps them. Don't get yourself to that point though but I have been there when younger. Old bayman taught me that trick years ago.
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From: J. h2os
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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RymanCat, My uncle served in Koreo Said he had to do that. I thought he was just jokeing me. LOL
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From: RymanCat
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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Amazing as disgusting as it sounds. I usually take several pairs of gloves and put in zip lock in case I get wet. After having frost bite the tips of my fingers get really cold and burn. I don't want to pee on them but have and will do again if I have.
Same guy that told me that also wipes his dogs down with motor oil. They guy taught me a lot about a great deal of things. He was a clammer open water so you know them fellers are tuff anyways Ol Baymen.
I would say it saved my hands from getting them the whole way bitten.
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From: Orion
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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I tie a piece of dental floss about 6-10 inches long on my bow tip and no.1 arrow. Whether sitting with the arrow nocked or still hunting with the bow under my arm, I always know which way the wind is blowing.
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From: Clydebow
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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If it's below zero, stay in bed.
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From: RD
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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My friend, who's a little over 70, has a 20-20 rule, If the wind is over 20 or the temp is under 20 he stays in bed and hunts in the afternoon.
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From: Brian M.
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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Wear safety glasses while walking in the woods, especially in the dark. Can't hunt if you can't see. Too many sticks in the eyes over the years for me.
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From: Lowcountry
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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When standing in a tree stand, if you wear rubber boots you can relieve the weight of holding your bow by putting the lower limb in your boot top. Then all your arm has to do is keep the bow vertical - the boot supports the weight. Comes in handy when you spot a deer that is out of range but slowly coming your direction.
Not a bow hunting tip, but if you use a lever gun, they make an audible "click" when pulling the hammer back (learned the hard way) unless you hold the trigger back while cocking the hammer.
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From: BOWNUT
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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The best piece of winter gear I use is a hand muff with warmers in it.It seems to keep your core warm too.
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From: fdp
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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Aim the arrow no the bow.
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From: longbeauxman
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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Keep an old lens from a cheap pair of readers in your pack. Crap breaks in the field and I cant see to clear up close and I never take my glasses.
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From: S Mercer
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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Use unscented spray antipersperant on the bottoms of your feet before putting socks and boots on. Keeps your feet from sweating up your socks during your walk to stands and keeps the feet much warmer during your time on stand in cold weather.
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From: blind squirrel
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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I like that idea longbeauxman i will be doing that
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From: Bowmania
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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What good is it to be warm on the stand, but you can't draw your bow back, because of all the clothes. Or if you can get it back your struggling with the weight, because your muscles weren't used to drawing back with all the clothes on your arms and chest.
I lost my accuracy, because of all the practice was done with my arm 90 degrees to my body. Then I realized that two things were affecting my shot. The clothes and bending at the waist to 45 degrees down on a treestand shot.
Soooo, I started blank bailing with heavy clothes on and the bail on the floor of the garage so I could bend down at the waist. Within a week I felt strong again.
Bowmania
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From: GF
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Date: 30-Nov-16 |
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#1 tip on stand: if you hear a deer but don't see it, look both ways before you go and move around for a better look. Like most people who have fired a few rounds from shotguns & rifles, I have about zero high-frequency hearing on my non- dominant side. Muzzle blast. Your head does a decent job of shielding the other side, but you lose the ability to localize higher-pitched sounds like crunching leaves.
Cold weather tip- overdress on the bottom so you can go lighter on top and still shoot your bow. A sleeping bag (backpacker type) with a couple of hot water bottles will hold you for hours. Don't even need heavy boots, which can make your walk in a lot more pleasant and a lot less work.
And those back-pain relief heat packs are pretty slick.
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From: Codjigger
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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Piss on freezing hands!!? Well I'm an old bayman and I think that is about the dumbest thing I ever heard. Firstly, if your hands are freezing You are going to have difficulty in exposing the necessary apparatus, then for a few moments of fleeting warmth you are left with wet hands and nothing will freeze them them faster.also You have just wasted a pint of warm liquid probably better retained in your body if possible. What you do do is you slide your bare hands down inside your pants and hold them on your warm belly for a while. Sandy
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From: J. h2os
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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Dryer lint makes for a fast fire starter.jeff
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From: Big Dog
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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Go ahead....thumb your nose at the old wife's tale.....and pee off the stand. Regards
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From: Big Dog
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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Just don't do it into the wind! :o) Regards
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From: jk
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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Braces (suspenders).
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From: Lost Arra
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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Wool cycling jersey for a mid layer. The back pockets located over the kidney area are great for chemical hand warmers.
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From: RymanCat
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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Old but goodie do not pee into the wind. Windy and deer don't move is a wives tail. Tale.LOL
Seen some of the biggest deer moving with big wind behind their backs quartering a open area. They can cover a lot of ground quickly and safely by site and smell.
Tell a deer its to windy during the rut which will dispel the to windy myth.
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From: Codjigger
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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These chemical warmers can last 6hrs Or so, it used to bother me coming in from say a 2hr morning hunt and wasting The 4 hrs or so remaining, then I got an idea, I put them in 35mm film canisters and that shut them down so I could crank them up for a later hunt. Good luck finding 35mm containers today, but any small air tight container should work. When I have to go for medical tests, you know when they send you to the toilet with a pee container,.. well these containers have many uses for us outdoor folks,, they are sterile and don't leak. I usually beg or filch a couple...best avoid used ones :-) Sandy
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From: J. h2os
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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ALWAYS ALWAYS, take TP on your outings! And be sure that your coveralls are out of your way when you squat. jeff LOL
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From: Codjigger
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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I know how you know that..Jeff. :-) S
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From: J. h2os
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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Lol, terrible feeling and smell. jeff
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From: archer4ever
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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Use an arrow holder on your hunting bow. If not, the arrow always rattles off the rest at the worst possible time. A length of string comes in handy to tie some brush on your tree or stand to camo your position. If you have a favorite stand, take the time to rake the path to this stand so you make the least noise coming and going in the dark. Use of and practice with a 3 arrow bow quiver keeps noise and movement to a minimum. If you can't kill a deer with 3 arrows, go home! If you normally use a shooting glove, cut 3 fingers from your warm hunting glove so you can still wear and shoot with the leather, glove fingers with which you practice. Keep your feathers dry in the rain by spraying the fletching with White Rain, Extra Hold, Unscented, Hair Spray. It's cheap and it works but don't get caught in the ladies hair spray aisle! Your fanny pack can hold a lifetime of items that you consider important to your hunting situation and needs. If it has a zillion small pockets, all the better. It should include a small ziploc bag containing rubber gloves, string and paper towels to assist in field dressing. I have found using low power, light binoculars gives wider field of vision, doesn't get caught in the bowstring and doesn't feel like an anchor around your neck. The master of hunting tips is Dennis Kamstra who writes the great "Tips from the Old Timer" articles every issue of Trad Bowhunter Magazine. Ray
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From: J. h2os
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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Put some reflective tape on both sides of your knife handle.jeff
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From: Wild Bill
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Date: 01-Dec-16 |
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I put a muffin pan in the bottom of the roasting pan when cooking turkey. It holds the bird up out of the butter that runs off the bird when basted, allows the heat to get under for more through cooking and a half hour before it is done, I can get a large fork to pierce the bottom skin and drain juices to add to the gravy.
Ditto on the jk suspenders(braces), for the heavy wool pants (no belt).`
Before hunting slug down a large volume of water. It is easy to dehydrate in cold weather. No I don't, and won't, piss on my hands.
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From: 1/2miledrag
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Date: 03-Dec-16 |
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I carry a rubber band that is lightweight and noiseless. In really cold weather I will hold it front of me and then pull arms to side to form a crucifix. Just slow and controlled to keep the blood flowing.
This keeps me from practically squirting myself when I have to draw after sitting a while in cold weather.
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From: Kodiaktd
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Date: 03-Dec-16 |
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Have a small to medium size plastic bottle for urine with you. Urinate in the bottle and use it as a hand warmer. Make sure the bottle doesn't leak. :)
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From: Desperado
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Date: 03-Dec-16 |
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If you hunt from a treestand always take a target arrow with you. If you shoot an animal and it runs off, shoot the target arrow into the ground right where the animal was standing when you shot it before you climb down.Things look different from ground level and this will give you a beginning point of reference if you need to start over if you lose the blood trail.
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From: J. h2os
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Date: 05-Dec-16 |
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when you shoot a deer watch closelly the way it runs off and then take a compass readind.
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From: sir misalots
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Date: 05-Dec-16 |
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simple yardage markers can work as a makeshift range finder. Once your stand is set you can add a marker to the ground or limbs at 10,20,30?
These can be as simple as a reflective marker or TP
Or it can be just a broken stick stuck in the ground.
do it when you set the stand and you wont have to guess at how far that deer is away.
I like to do this especially at my effective range, so I wont attempt a shot that I shouldn't (sometimes)
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From: White Falcon
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Date: 05-Dec-16 |
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NEVER EAT YELLOW SNOW!! I will hard boil a couple eggs and put in my inner jacket or shirt pocket for extra warmth. Then eat before they get cold!
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From: sir misalots
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Date: 05-Dec-16 |
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As mentioned get the large body heater hot hands that have the adhesive back apply over kidneys and center of chest Makes a huge difference
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From: 1/2miledrag
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Date: 05-Dec-16 |
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When you damage a carbon arrow and take it out of service, use an appropriate tool and cut avove the insert and below the fletching. cup the remaining shaft in your fist by your pinky and blow through thumb side to keep the carbon out of your mouth. This will kick start a slow to start fire very nicely. It sends a jet stream of oxygen into the exact area you want it to go. I keep one by each of my wood stoves.
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From: dean
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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I torqued my elbow moving my crap around before the cold weather hit. Then like a real knuckle head I went out to shoot some arrows. When you have something that hurts as much my elbow does, shooting a bow will only make it worse. Do not shoot with pain.
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From: Fuzzy
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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put a hot hands heater in a cotton glove, tuck it under your toboggan or beanie for head warmth, if you're sitting long periods, put one in each hip pocket. Poly long underwear and wool over that, you can get good wool clothes cheap at Goodwill stores
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From: Bowmania
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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The first thing I think of when putting up a treestand (after finding trails) is how will I walk into the stand on this wind or that wind.
Ever have an adverse reaction to scent? It's too strong at certain times of the year - most time. Get a 6 oz liquid spray bottle. They have them at dollar stores. I use local stream water - fill it and put in about two tablespoons of scent. Spray it as you walk in (especially if you have to cross a trail) and then while sitting in the stand about every 15 min. YOu can see the mist float down wind.
This year I kept a turkey call in my mouth. This works. When a deer picks you off give a turkey call. You can see the body language change immediately. They may keep an eye on you but not like before.
Bowmania
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From: Bowsage
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Date: 11-Dec-16 |
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I was missing my logging road in the dark that takes me out. So, I drop off a solar light ( a $ 15 landscape one from Lowes) when going in. I point it in the direction that I come out of the fairly open woods so I can pick up the trail. Saves me a lot of wandering to find my way out.
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