Silliest thing you ever took deer hunting

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Most of the time, my rifle and deer/elk processing gear. May as well just take the binos and camera.
 
I have heard that,

in the 70s-80s prior to cell 'phones and built in cameras, a deck of cards, camera, sulphur for chiggers and a tase of decent whiskey, were std survival items. Ammunition optional.

Access to a lease was 300.00 per gun.

salty
 
Back in the old days we hunted either on a tree limb or, if we were high tech, on two 2x4s nailed between two limbs. I carried a gun with a strap. No calls, scents, backpacks, binoculars.
Now I generally hunt in box blinds that cost $55,000 to build. I have to walk sometimes darn near 200 yards to get to my stand. I carry a gun, a backpack with enough "supplies" to survive the zombie apocalypse, a Kindle and a cell phone. In the backpack is probably $2500 worth of goodies.

The silliest thing I ever took was two 7 year old girls and it was one of my most entertaining hunts. Those deer grunts don't work at all because my daughter and her friend tied for an hour and a half to call up a buck using every possible sound the calls would make.
 
silly

I rue the days of Boy Scouting where we followed the rule of being prepared. Ha.

I came in from an archery day and had 50 lbs of crap with me. That was clothes and all.

I hunt high so the Loggy Bayou is a must.
Couple that with a Ten Point Wicked Ridge crossbow & 3 bolts.
Small LED headlamp, knife, clean gloves, pen, toilet paper, granola bars & a couple apples, thermos of caffein, bottle of water. compact folding saw, orange vest-hat-tree wrap, drag, rags, dressing gloves, binocs, camera, flashlite for late tracking if needed, cell phone, small piss bottle (for the 9 hr + days up in the Loggy), pull ropes for crossbow lifting, strap with hooks to position all my crap up there, grunt call, plastic bag, butt out, xtra clothes ( I change out of a wet long sleeved tee into a duofold and layer the clothes on and always take more than I need. If it's cold, a goretex jacket.
I carry a G23 & xtra mag for archery or a Ruger Redhawk & xtra speedloader for rifle season. Hot seat for rifle.
Wallet, keys, small folding knife.
I guess the silliest thing is a pruning shear, yet I use these almost every time I go out.

Last year I used them to clear brush from in front of me when i ground hunted. I have used them to get to downed deer in thick thorn bushes. I even use them when I walk into new areas with dense under brush.

Boots, rain gear. All that stuff. For scouting, a machete and a small tree saw to clear shooting lanes but this is before going in.

We used to say " gun, bullets, knife and license. Everything else is optional".
Now, I like to have everything I need to be comfy.

I have one of those umbrellas ( one time and no more). My buddy carries in a folding seat which weighs a bit.

I don't usually make it to LA fitness after a day in the woods. :).
 
I had a good chuckle from post #26!

I usually take some tp with me in the woods for just a situation as this! I'd rather ruin a day of hunting by adding a little scent to the air then ruining a good pair of camos;)
 
jrdolall, I'd like to see some pics of a $55k blind.
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Maybe that was a BIT of an exaggeration:) We build elevated blinds that are 4x8 or 5x5 and use high dollar materials so maybe it only SEEMS to cost $5500.

Does it count if I pay myself $500 an hour?
 
Does it count if I pay myself $500 an hour?
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According to the crazy people who say that handloading isn't worth it because you have to factor in the payment for you time, it prolly does. Because you know, you're always paid for your time when you're sitting down watching TV and stuff. :)

And yeah, you can drop some money in a hurry on an elevated blind. A couple of the guys in our lease picked up some sleeper cabs off 18 wheelers for like $200 and made blinds out of them. Works great. You prolly still have close to $1k in it by the time its complete though.
 
maybe it only SEEMS to cost $5500.
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Being from AL also, I know of at least one is that is 55k possibly more. This guys family owns large coal mining operations(you may know who). I've never been envited there and never will, however, I do know some guys that had a hand in building it. Elevator, Heat, Air, Fridge, T.V., Satellite, and probably more.
 
I have hunted up around Carbon Hill on a couple of "ranches" and sat in blinds with heat and electricity but I don't know if they were that elaborate.

I still prefer to sit in a ladder stand climber in the middle of a hardwood bottom where I can see and hear the creek. as I get older I seem to enjoy taking youngsters out more than going by myself.
 
When I was younger I lived in a shotgun only area for deer. Being young and irresponsible I never prepared the night before. At 4am my dad was screaming at me to get my gear and get in the (add plenty of colorful language) truck. You know what doesn't work for deer hunting? Bird shot... At the time I used a 20 ga slug gun and my dad used a 12 ga so I couldn't even grab a handful of his shells. I thought about trying the old "cut shell" trick and was told by my father that he would leave me in the (add plenty of colorful language) woods if I did.
 
Two years ago, the cat hiked up the hill behind us. She sat on my wife's back for an hour or so.
 
A friend kindly invited me to join his hunting party a few years ago. One of the other members of the group--who I did not know very well--hunted using a CETME with fixed bayonet.

I guess his plan was to charge the elk after he had emptied the magazine.
 
iron worker, how'd that work out?

Necessity, should it occur, carries more weight than courtesy.

salty
 
Besides my Wife?

I thought that electric socks would be close to the top, but they saved my bacon in northern Missouri one year. Temps in the 20's with 20 mph winds. I must say that they were the most uncomfortable things that I have worn.
 
Ghillie suit. seemed like a good idea. never had one before so I made one and man I am never gonna use it anytime soon. :) I actually wrapped it around the front of my ladder stand for camouflage so I guess I did use it soon just not what I intended it for originally.

Those umbrella's I actually love. Make for great quick ground blind and with out it last weekend I would have gotten soaked.
 
You guys take more gear with you on 1/4 mile hike than I take on a 30 mile fly in float out hunt in the wilderness.
 
I have a bit of a different perspective as I do some serious deep, pack in, high country solo hunting. I've got my gear paired down to the absolute essentials and nothing more, nothing less. With that being said I strive to be in the best condition possible to allow me to do these hunts. A guy or girl can easily do a 30 lb pack for a two to three day high country hunt IF you don't have to carry water. But that includes food, shelter, sleeping bag, water filter, cooking gear, spare clothing, pack and all other ESSENTIAL gear.

I think some of you guys are far to worried about comfort over function!:D

My long range set up for 5 or more days out in the high country weighs in at 62 lbs minus water. If you are carrying 60 lbs for a one mile day hike you are carrying too much stuff!!:)

BTW

Robert doesn't need the useless weight of a gun. His cave bear skin clothing (fur side out), club and stone point spear weigh over 60 lbs.

Robert on last years elk hunt....
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Once I got the bright idea to make a set of shooting sticks. They worked ok at the range so I took them hunting. I got sick of carrying them in the first hour and chucked them into the woods. Now, I just use my backpack as a rest.
 
H&Hhunter said:
I have a bit of a different perspective as I do some serious deep, pack in, high country solo hunting. I've got my gear paired down to the absolute essentials and nothing more, nothing less. With that being said I strive to be in the best condition possible to allow me to do these hunts. A guy or girl can easily do a 30 lb pack for a two to three day high country hunt IF you don't have to carry water. But that includes food, shelter, sleeping bag, water filter, cooking gear, spare clothing, pack and all other ESSENTIAL gear.

I think some of you guys are far to worried about comfort over function!:D

My long range set up for 5 or more days out in the high country weighs in at 62 lbs minus water. If you are carrying 60 lbs for a one mile day hike you are carrying too much stuff!!:)

BTW

Robert doesn't need the useless weight of a gun. His cave bear skin clothing (fur side out), club and stone point spear weigh over 60 lbs.

Robert on last years elk hunt....
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While I quite agree with you. 60 lbs seems a bit heavy to me. I try to stay under 50 with water when I am backpacking. Generally we hike under 7 miles a day as well. And I would say that is more of a 3 day than a 5 day. Really, 50-60 lbs gets quite heavy after 5 or 6 miles. It takes time, money and experience to get your pack weight down. The lightweight solutions get costly quickly. Over time it seems that my gear slowly gets lighter as I replace the gear items with the more expensive lightweight one.
 
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