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A Few Tips From An Old Fart

I hunt in the thinnist clothing I can get away with and pack artificial heat. I know I’m not hunting the Antarctic here in Tn
I wear hot hands neck gator with a hot hand in it a hoodie a kidney belt you get when you hurt your back with hot hands
Hot hands/ feet in my Uninsulated Rocky rubber boots and I’m good.
I wear thin gloves and put my hands in my pockets with warmers
I layer appropriately

I don’t carry a pack anymore. I put snack and drink in my pocket.
I strap my layers to my sticks
Wear my saddle


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I keep zing-it prussics on my bridge also with micro screw links thru them for my back band and now hand warmer "Thanks". Might even be able to transition hand warmer into a pillow LOL

Where are you getting micro screw links? The smallest I've seen are the smallest size steel ones they have at Lowes, etc.
 
The wind is what’s bad. Light weight wind stopper stuff makes all the difference.
This makes a big difference in the wind.
 
I don’t understand this either. Strapping layers to front of a pack seems to make more sense. Any pack big enough to fit an insulated jacket and bibs is big to begin with. Clothes are made of fabric. A pack is made of fabric. Why put thefabric in the fabric?

The later in the season and the farther North you go (WI here) the more you will need to pack in to put any time at all on stand.

I walk in anywhere from half mile to 3 miles and have sat in -35 degrees. Even in -35 though i overheat and sweat a lot if i’m wearing anything more than a warm fleece and a vest.

This type of hunting coupled with a way to pack a deer out from maybe 3 miles in necessitates a pack.
 
The later in the season and the farther North you go (WI here) the more you will need to pack in to put any time at all on stand.

I walk in anywhere from half mile to 3 miles and have sat in -35 degrees. Even in -35 though i overheat and sweat a lot if i’m wearing anything more than a warm fleece and a vest.

This type of hunting coupled with a way to pack a deer out from maybe 3 miles in necessitates a pack.
I've used a smaller backpack in years past and strapped my clothes to the backpack. I stopped doing that once I almost lost my coat from snagging it on brush and not realizing it was hanging on by just a sleeve. Not to mention the comfort for walking long distances in an actual pack made for hauling loads long distances.
 
Not to mention the comfort for walking long distances in an actual pack made for hauling loads long distances.

Right, with a good pack it doesn’t feel any heavier or like more work than to use a less capable pack with a ton of bulk strapped to it.

That being said, in warmer months i’ll go in with nothing but what’s needed (climbing method, platform, saddle, bow). But when it’s brutal cold you just need so much more stuff to make a few hours on stand.
 
Im 99% with you on your tips Rick. But I wear a muff a little differently. I just run a cheap webbing belt thru a home made muff. I like it that way because its not part of the saddle. Its more of a component system. I'll often wear it behind me until I get to the tree, then I just slip it around to the front of me. The muff makes a great tether pouch too. I like stuff that does double duty. The muff can be a pouch and a muff.
And a diy muff is an easy thing to make...cut off the sleeve of an old coat and run a webbing belt thru it...instant muff.
 
The later in the season and the farther North you go (WI here) the more you will need to pack in to put any time at all on stand.

I walk in anywhere from half mile to 3 miles and have sat in -35 degrees. Even in -35 though i overheat and sweat a lot if i’m wearing anything more than a warm fleece and a vest.

This type of hunting coupled with a way to pack a deer out from maybe 3 miles in necessitates a pack.

My pack tends to grow as deer season moves on. I travel light until it is cold enough for the puffy layers. That marks the end for the sling pack in favor of a larger pack. Nothing worse than a puffy layer full of snow from the trip out.
 
I hunt in the thinnist clothing I can get away with and pack artificial heat. I know I’m not hunting the Antarctic here in Tn
I wear hot hands neck gator with a hot hand in it a hoodie a kidney belt you get when you hurt your back with hot hands
Hot hands/ feet in my Uninsulated Rocky rubber boots and I’m good.
I wear thin gloves and put my hands in my pockets with warmers
I layer appropriately

I don’t carry a pack anymore. I put snack and drink in my pocket.
I strap my layers to my sticks
Wear my saddle


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I found some great deals on Hot Hands Super Warmers and Adhesive Body Warmers from Walmart online this year. Way cheaper than Amazon. I ended up buying a 40 unit display box full of Super Warmers (way better than the hand warmers that come in 2 packs).
 
The later in the season and the farther North you go (WI here) the more you will need to pack in to put any time at all on stand.

I walk in anywhere from half mile to 3 miles and have sat in -35 degrees. Even in -35 though i overheat and sweat a lot if i’m wearing anything more than a warm fleece and a vest.

This type of hunting coupled with a way to pack a deer out from maybe 3 miles in necessitates a pack.

not clothes. Stuff. Gear. Gadgets. Calls. Scents.

I’m an average killer, so I don’t have room to talk. But I’ve noted an inverse relationship between amount of crap brought in the woods, and deer killed by the above average killers.
 
not clothes. Stuff. Gear. Gadgets. Calls. Scents.

I’m an average killer, so I don’t have room to talk. But I’ve noted an inverse relationship between amount of crap brought in the woods, and deer killed by the above average killers.
Well crap! I guess I'll have to leave my Buckstik, Kruncher and Deer View Mirror at home :)
 
not clothes. Stuff. Gear. Gadgets. Calls. Scents.

I’m an average killer, so I don’t have room to talk. But I’ve noted an inverse relationship between amount of crap brought in the woods, and deer killed by the above average killers.
What??? You obviously don't subscribe to the Outdoor Channel. I just got back from a weekend at a buddies house for deer camp and I was so enlightened by all the gadgets/tricks that I saw used by all the expert hunters on the Outdoor Channel. Its no wonder I only kill a deer or two per year . . . I need more game changing stuff!
 
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