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Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 11, 2021, 8:56 AM
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Trying to stay awake AND fighting back a ticlkley throat cough while waiting on rain to arrive. Or is that triple misery?
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 11, 2021, 9:18 AM
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Still beats work......am I right!!
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 11, 2021, 9:18 AM
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Sounds horrible lol!
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Yes, you do have the squirrels and chipmunks.....or a blue
Dec 11, 2021, 9:19 AM
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jay...which I haven't seen one in a long time....I remember hanging on a tree one morning and an owl flew by my head from the back before coming in to view as he passed me. He was so close his feathers almost touched me. The coolest thing was hearing the wind rush through his feathers. You never get to experience anything like that if you don't get out ......
Good luck today!
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Re: Yes, you do have the squirrels and chipmunks.....or a blue
Dec 12, 2021, 10:57 AM
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Agreed! I was at my mountain cabin one day, sitting by the firepit enjoying the day when a huge Red Hawk came through the yard and barely missed me. I don't think he ever saw me. You are correct about the sound of the air under their wings. Scared the soup outa me.
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 11, 2021, 9:20 AM
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I’ve wanted to go deer hunting and sit in a tree stand my entire adult life. Never had the means or know how to do it. Be thankful you have the opportunity to go deer hunting. No matter how miserable it may seem.
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 12, 2021, 3:29 PM
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I’ve never wanted to go deer hunting and sit in a tree stand my entire adult life.
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 11, 2021, 9:21 AM
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I always take water mainly for that reason. Saw a couple early this morning, does. Enjoy your day!
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 11, 2021, 9:33 AM
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Goodluck Clover, Hope you don't have to cough as your prize finally comes by. I grew up in York County and know how penetrating the cold wet winter can be there. It is raining in central Vermont at 2000 ft on top of snow...can't seem to decide if it going to be rain , ice or snow. Just hope we have a good cover for the grandkids when they get here next week. Stay warm...at least you have signal and can keep up with all of the changes at Clemson.
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70 degrees here now - about as bad as 30 on the opposite end
Dec 11, 2021, 1:23 PM
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Headed back in a few minutes for the afternoon - windy too with T-storms coming around 5:00 or 6:00
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 11, 2021, 10:00 AM
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Try to stay awake. If you fall asleep and fall out, you may not survive the fall. It happens more than people realize.
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 11, 2021, 10:32 AM
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Love that deer hunting. Member of a club but have killed two off my back porch with my crossbow. Have my own club now
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 11, 2021, 10:37 AM
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I got 2 this year at my club but promised my wife I wouldn’t shoot the ones in the back yard. That was before I saw their racks….
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How do you explain your
Dec 11, 2021, 2:26 PM
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brain damage if you wear your harness?
That’s right, some are born that way.
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I do not even bother with the the tree stand any more
Dec 12, 2021, 11:07 AM
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I already bagged 4 trophy bucks using bear traps and peanut butter.
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If I tried that I would likely step in it myself
Dec 12, 2021, 11:18 AM
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not to mention the penalty I would risk from the Wardens.
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don't kill Bambi
Dec 12, 2021, 12:01 PM
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It is impossible that I will get any of that
Dec 12, 2021, 12:29 PM
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plant-based stuff while up my tree... ... not after Bambi but will be on the lookout for his mom.
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I make my own impossible burgers
Dec 12, 2021, 3:07 PM
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by mixing mashed-up black beans, Bread crumbs, and a can of Hormel Chili. Eating healthy and cutting down on beef consumption is good for you and the environment.
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I do a similar style make for
Dec 12, 2021, 3:14 PM
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my impossible fish filet, except I use kelp and sea foam. The foam somehow softens the beans to a flaky fish-like consistency.
Passing it along!!!
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Re: I make my own impossible burgers
Dec 12, 2021, 3:50 PM
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15 minute tasty meal --
-- spray frozen fries with olive oil, then salt and pepper
-- place in air fryer set on high for 15 minutes.
- microwave frozen plant burger 1 minute to soften
- smear both sides with Worcestershire
- place in air fryer when fries have been going for about 7 minutes
Start bread toasting, gather things like mayo, cheese, etc
When air fryer stops assemble the burger.
These days cook most of my food in my air fryer.
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sitting in a tree stand
Dec 12, 2021, 3:26 PM
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--- plus all my guns are made for self defense ---
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Oculus Spirit [76923]
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But you fish!
Dec 12, 2021, 3:27 PM
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See above!
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Re: But you fish!
Dec 12, 2021, 3:35 PM
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I do catch and release --only.
Just yesterday a neighbor brought me over a plate of crappie he cooked on his grill with all the trimmings. That boy can cook and catch (and clean).
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Re: But you fish!
Dec 12, 2021, 3:38 PM
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Yea I am sure a fish being drug around by its mouth is less painful than a clean kill shot on a deer...
Get off your high ####### horse. At least the deer my family kill are eaten and used. You are just doing it for ##### and giggles.
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####### horse
Dec 12, 2021, 3:57 PM
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You seem angry, was it something I said?
I do fish for the giggles. I let them go because I am too lazy to clean.
One is not allowed to deliver a "clean shot" to a fish on the Tugaloo River, but at sometimes you are allowed to shoot ducks from the boat.
I wish I had a horse, but too lazy to care for it.
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he may think you are after his guns
Dec 12, 2021, 7:01 PM
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it is customary with some people to make a peace offering of live ammunition.
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Deer hunting is not a sport,
Dec 12, 2021, 4:47 PM
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it’s life or at least you think so.
Lighten up booboo! Just jokes, ??
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 12, 2021, 5:06 PM
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Beats the heck out of climbing hills, wading streams, looking for trip wires and hoping you don't get ambushed by Charlie!!
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Still involves those first 2 sometimes but
Dec 12, 2021, 7:58 PM
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glad the last 2 are in the past.
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off tangent Clover but your fun post has
Dec 12, 2021, 7:28 PM
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I am not a gun nut one way or the other.
I have taught at the cop ranges, done all the FBI courses, always shot "expert" in the Army. I may know more as to guns than the average hollywood hero.
My Pop taught me how to shoot and how to hunt from the time when he had to lift and carry me over the briars. We always had a lot of fun as our hunting dogs were more fun than a tree stand (there were zero deer in the area back then). In the day Pop hunted to feed his siblings. Pop was expert at hunting, guns, and training dogs. I could match him with a rifle, but not a pistol.
I don't hunt, respect those who do, not those who just kill critters for fun.
I have some great guns, and as I have stated, all mine are geared toward self defense.
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 12, 2021, 7:50 PM
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Better than my night last night , hit a doe last night with a good shot , have her an hr Bc I didn’t here her crash… went back out and of course it starts pouring rain, great blood trail and within 5 min of the rain blood was tough to follow and eventually became impossible… sucks, made me wanna put the bow up and hang it up the rest of the year … spent another hr in the pouring rain looking and just makes me sick… ruined the weekend for me , so could be worse … I know it’s part of the roller coaster of bow hunting and just bad luck but hate it and not why we do it … good luck the rest of the year !
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Hate that for you - happens sometimes with a rifle
Dec 12, 2021, 8:05 PM
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I only use a crossbow during the 2 weeks of archery season ( can't even pull a standard compound bow and hold it due to nerve damage in my left arm from Nam) - mainly just to be in the woods. Didn't even see a deer the 2 times I got to go this year and switched to a muzzleloader October 1st. Have filled my freezer but still have 2 people who can't hunt who want me to get them one. And my step daughter actually went for the 1st time in her life so she can get her own freezer stocked ( not that I won't make sure that happens if she can't get her first deer).
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At least you are a Tiger! Could be worse............
Dec 12, 2021, 8:16 PM
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Re: Double misery- sitting in a tree stand
Dec 12, 2021, 8:20 PM
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Grew up in a family of hunters but just never appealed to me. Nothing against it…just no desire to sit and wait…especially if it means getting up before 7… haha.
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