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    No Shame Coffee Thread

    Right, so for those running late truck camping mornings, what's y'alls go-to instant coffee? Never found one that don't taste terrible.
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    The Shame Thread

    These past two days, I have had 22 deer in bow range, on public land. Have I managed to get an arrow in the air? No I have not.
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    Anybody gone back to mobile stands?

    Yeah I'm there. In the Carolina Piedmont, I'd say that 70% of the hunting trees (in my style at least) prefer a stand. Plus, I get busted less out of it.
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    Does most of your satisfaction from deer hunting come from climbing the tree - a poll

    Climbing is, without a doubt, my least favorite part of a hunt. It's a chore that I do, if I'm honest with myself, half because it is the most effective way to hunt in a majority of situations, and half to assuage my lack of confidence in killing from the ground. It's why my gear of choice...
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    any ideas on how to quiet overall metal suspender connections?

    Bad faith question, I've never ever met a real person that washes their bibs.
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    Saddle Death… Stay safe out there.

    100% agree. I am a challenge course facilitator, so not directly applicable, but you would certainly never catch me or any of mine doing that. I have not heard of this JRB climbing before this thread (and again, challenge courses are a different beast, so apples/oranges), but I still think, in...
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    Saddle Death… Stay safe out there.

    Knew this day was gonna come, still was hoping that it wouldn't. Terrible news.
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    Who would you rather hunt with?? Infalt or Eberhart? Just curious!

    Infalt. He's gonna try and sell me something that actually works, at least.
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    Who has removed leg straps? Any regrets?

    No.
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    Who has removed leg straps? Any regrets?

    This attitude is going to get someone killed. Probably someone who is just getting into saddle hunting, who gets on this site or (more likely) Facebook, gets a false sense of security from reading &%$# like this, and hops in a tree without knowing the risks.
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    Who has removed leg straps? Any regrets?

    Not to mention that if you go inverted, unless you are wearing your waist belt above the hips and tight like you are supposed to (and even then only if your waist is narrower than your hips :) ) your leg straps will keep you from sliding out. In the challenge course world you'd never dream of...
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    Give one tip on deer hunting

    Hah well you did say your neighbor's near Biltmore. My one tip on deer hunting to the general populace is, if you're planning out your week, and you're a newer hunter, dedicate one big chunk of time to hunting, rather than several smaller chunks. I learned a lot quicker with one full day of...
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    Give one tip on deer hunting

    Pisgah NF?
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    Climbing Pines w/ Tree Step or bolts.

    Pines down south most often don't have branches for fifty feet or more.
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    Any fermenters here?

    Got a 55 gallon drum of bloody butcher and 6 row winter barley bubbling away right now. Gonna be a good un.
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    Anyone on the wool train?

    I would suspect that most of us are of the old school-aka we don't believe that scent control works.
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    Anyone on the wool train?

    My favorite bit of hunting gear ain't my bow, my Cruzr XC, my beast stand, or Treehopper drill, but a wool jersey (basically a long-torso'd sweater) that is apparently the standard outerwear for New Zealand farmers. It's roomy enough to fit over anything, flexible enough to conform to whatever...
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    Need some more help with scouting concerns

    There are plenty of deer in Sumter. My advice for how to find deer for a beginner (hunting them can come later) is this: Look at your 3000 acres. Cross off any large blocks of pine monoculture. Next, walk all of the creeks. There will be creek crossings, and from them you can backtrack deer to...
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    Need some more help with scouting concerns

    I'm in North Carolina, so I've got some roughly area-appropriate knowledge. What national forest are you hunting, and can you describe the terrain and types of woods (i:e: clear cuts, planted pines, hardwoods, etc.)?
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    End of season gear dump-Shikar/Treehopper/pocket arm/much more

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