In the last 55 years I've been hunting I've experimented with everything from boots, camo, tree stands,deer calls, bows, arrows, broadheads, hats, gloves, scent control, etc. etc. etc.
I've hunted with longbows, recurves, compounds, shooting light draw bows to heavy draw bows. I've used Carbon arrows, wood and aluminum. I couldn't tell you how many broadheads I've tried, too many to remember. I even have some stone heads mounted on a few arrows.
I've used climbing stands, ladder stands and hanging stands. Tree steps and tree ladders, even strap on steps. I've hunted real high and real low. I've hunted from the ground and out of blinds.
I've used about every kind of camo to no camo at all. I've used cover scents, deer urine, fox urine, coon urine and even stepped in cow dung to cover my scent.
I've owned more pairs of boots than I could count. Leather, rubber, insulated and non insulated. Light weight socks to heavy wool socks. Heavy wool underwear to light weight cotton longjohns.
I've tried all kinds of deer calls, bleats, wheezing, grunts, even the Doe in a can. I've used my mouth to call in bucks by bleating and have even had Doe come in close by just talking real quiet to them.
So after experimenting for over 55 years what have I come up with. I hunt off a stool and usually carry a self bow with three wood arrows. I use old Bear heads or Zwickeys and stone heads. Usually I'm hunting with no camo and a light insulated boot with light socks. I buy most of my hunting clothes from Tractor Supply. I carry a bottle of water, knife, compass and dragging rope. No cover scents or deer calls. I do wear camo bibs in the winter because they're the warmest I could find.
One thing I always do is to cover my face and hands while hunting. All of the above equipment worked by the way, some of it better than others.
