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2018 Team 5 Thread

Where do the other two trails go?

Did you bump deer out when you found it?

I like it so far. Any change in pattern last few weeks? Surely he would still be using
 
I busted a few never saw them though. That ridge is full of deer. That field is my in-laws, and there’s about 70-80 deer on that field every night. I’d say 20 or so come off that ridge to the field, and that’s just before dark...

The one trail goes south to an island out in the swamp. That island didn’t have much for sight when I scouted it. The other trail I didn’t go on, but I feel he could be J-hooking back into his bed on that trail with a SE wind
 
So I was talking to a guy at work. Turns out he's been saddle hunting for 20 years and had 2 guidos at home so he's letting me borrow 1 for the weekend. It's way more comfortable then my sitdrag, but all the straps that thing has are a little hard to manage. Any of you fellas got any ideas on making it a bit more transport friendly?

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Replace tether with rope. Girth hitch one side of bridge to loop, and use lighter carabiner for other side. Make fork adjustable or shorten a couple inches. Build a male-male strap connectinbfor using as a waist strap.

Then, just pretend all the webbing material isn’t there! It’s really only a problem because you’re looking at it. Once you’re sleeping in the web, you won’t notice...
 
kyler1945 said:
Replace tether with rope. Girth hitch one side of bridge to loop, and use lighter carabiner for other side. Make fork adjustable or shorten a couple inches. Build a male-male strap connectinbfor using as a waist strap.

Then, just pretend all the webbing material isn’t there! It’s really only a problem because you’re looking at it. Once you’re sleeping in the web, you won’t notice...
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He has a fork adjustment on there so you can either have it on the tree, or just stored under the seat. I'm thinking of leaving it under the seat. It makes to much noise if you shift a little and it rubs on the tree. Need to make a male to male strap. Thanks for the ideas!

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Letemgrowitllshow said:
He has a fork adjustment on there so you can either have it on the tree, or just stored under the seat. I'm thinking of leaving it under the seat. It makes to much noise if you shift a little and it rubs on the tree. Need to make a male to male strap. Thanks for the ideas!

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I would still use the fork. It’s one of most important features to moving around tree slowly and quietly
 
kyler1945 said:
I would still use the fork. It’s one of most important features to moving around tree slowly and quietly
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Is there a trick to making it not slide on the bark when you shift your weight around? I was thinking of wrapping the fork in electrical tape to make it so maybe dampen the noise

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Letemgrowitllshow said:
Is there a trick to making it not slide on the bark when you shift your weight around? I was thinking of wrapping the fork in electrical tape to make it so maybe dampen the noise

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A couple things at play here.

First - the fork is made of metal. That is a source of noise from incidental contact, not from use. If you want to tape it up it is not a bad idea. I would leave the sharp points though, because they do serve a purpose. It also might prevent you from adjusting it.

The two points of the fork allow you to "set" the seat into the tree. The noise you'll get is if you try to change the angle of the seat or move the position of the fork left or right without loading your feet and "unsetting" the fork from the tree. If used properly, you can pivot on either point of the fork extremely quietly, smoothly, and without drawing attention. This is a huge selling point of the web or hybrid. But you need to do it right to reduce noise...

The fork needs to have the force transferring perpendicular to the tree - in other words, you can't have the fork angled up or down, and load it. It will want to slip the opposite direction with any movement from you. And it will create a really loud scraping noise - metal with your body weight behind it. There are two ways to do this - adjust tether height/position of connection to tether up or down, or if you've got an adjustable fork(not stock on the web, stock on the hybrid) - you set your tether, then slide fork in or out to create 90* angle between fork and tree. Sound complicated? It's not. Takes ten seconds. Think about it like shifting your feet on steps or your platform. If you just willy nilly slide or move them they create noise. But if you take your time and are careful, you can move, rotate, or pick up your feet without making noise. Same thing with fork.

The fork resting against the tree allows you smooth, quiet movement pivoting on either point. when you reach the end of rotation on that point, you'll need to slowly push back from the tree, reposition fork, set back into tree, and continue rotation if needed. I typically relocate fork to face an incoming deer - this allows me rotation in either direction to stay behind tree or take a shot. The fork resting against the tree is also why it's so comfortable - you can unload your legs completely.

Hope this helps.
 
kyler1945 said:
A couple things at play here.

First - the fork is made of metal. That is a source of noise from incidental contact, not from use. If you want to tape it up it is not a bad idea. I would leave the sharp points though, because they do serve a purpose. It also might prevent you from adjusting it.

The two points of the fork allow you to "set" the seat into the tree. The noise you'll get is if you try to change the angle of the seat or move the position of the fork left or right without loading your feet and "unsetting" the fork from the tree. If used properly, you can pivot on either point of the fork extremely quietly, smoothly, and without drawing attention. This is a huge selling point of the web or hybrid. But you need to do it right to reduce noise...

The fork needs to have the force transferring perpendicular to the tree - in other words, you can't have the fork angled up or down, and load it. It will want to slip the opposite direction with any movement from you. And it will create a really loud scraping noise - metal with your body weight behind it. There are two ways to do this - adjust tether height/position of connection to tether up or down, or if you've got an adjustable fork(not stock on the web, stock on the hybrid) - you set your tether, then slide fork in or out to create 90* angle between fork and tree. Sound complicated? It's not. Takes ten seconds. Think about it like shifting your feet on steps or your platform. If you just willy nilly slide or move them they create noise. But if you take your time and are careful, you can move, rotate, or pick up your feet without making noise. Same thing with fork.

The fork resting against the tree allows you smooth, quiet movement pivoting on either point. when you reach the end of rotation on that point, you'll need to slowly push back from the tree, reposition fork, set back into tree, and continue rotation if needed. I typically relocate fork to face an incoming deer - this allows me rotation in either direction to stay behind tree or take a shot. The fork resting against the tree is also why it's so comfortable - you can unload your legs completely.

Hope this helps.
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All that makes sense. I just gotta practice it before I go out tomorrow. Wish I woulda got this thing to start with, I'd be a pro by now haha

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Heading out tomorrow to make a hunt. northwest wind rolling in tonight, wet leaves from an all day rain. Sneaking in around grey light, scout all day, hang a set for evening. Potentially set up in the morning if I can get to where I want without boogering too many deer.
 
I got skunked today.
Misting rain and swirling winds this morning, then I eased back towards the truck stalking into the wind and set up for an evening hunt. I had set up kinda close to a main trail hoping to get a deer or two bumped into my setup with other hunters headed in. I figured I wouldn’t get a hunter through my setup, though, because I was right against a really steep ravine on one side, and a huge thorn patch on the other. I was wrong... about 5pm I had a guy come walking through doing the LOUDEST, most clumsy “spot and stalk” I have ever seen in my life. So, I called the day and headed to the truck.

On my way out, I followed fresh sled tracks up and down the hills for a while with a few drops of blood from time to time. When I found the deer liver that fell off the sled, I decided someone definitely had a more productive day than I did.


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I made a morning scout yesterday, and a buddy and I found a ton of fresh sign(and a 4' canebrake rattler). The amount of sign left both of us 100% confident at least one of us would see a deer. Nada. Unbelievable - We both ended our scouting tracks where we jacked up. Good wind, raining acorns, scat everywhere, rubs everywhere...And nothing.

Oh well. I've got every piece of hunting equipment I own sprawled out in the living room now packing for Missouri. I don't know how I will focus this week...
 
Is anyone gonna hunt? Is anyone gonna shoot something?! I'm getting antsy seeing some of the deer being killed. I'm all packed up for leaving Thursday night. Let's go team!
 
kyler1945 said:
Is anyone gonna hunt? Is anyone gonna shoot something?! I'm getting antsy seeing some of the deer being killed. I'm all packed up for leaving Thursday night. Let's go team!
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I’m out of the woods until the 6th, but I will be hunting all day of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th... so I still have hope. Now... if the flooding would stop, that would help tremendously.
Most of the ground @Scoutman and I prepped in the off-season is inaccessible due to high water. Patterns are totally changed as well, since many of the bedding and feeding areas are under water.

Scoutman tried hunting his best area several times over the last 3 weeks, this was his view yesterday over 2 miles from the parking lot. Water to the bottom seals of his truck door.
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Unfortunately, a lot of these bottom areas hold water long after the river recedes, so it could be several more weeks until they are clear. That will probably push me to a new property I haven’t scouted yet, at least until the water clears.


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kyler1945 said:
Is anyone gonna hunt? Is anyone gonna shoot something?! I'm getting antsy seeing some of the deer being killed. I'm all packed up for leaving Thursday night. Let's go team!
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I've been getting at it. Haven't seen a shooter buck yet. Not too antsy to shoot a doe yet. I would prefer to tag my buck first. Off today and Wednesday, then all next week.
 
kyler1945 said:
Is anyone gonna hunt? Is anyone gonna shoot something?! I'm getting antsy seeing some of the deer being killed. I'm all packed up for leaving Thursday night. Let's go team!
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Hunted hard friday-sunday. No shooter bucks but I passed on some good young deer. Hopefully the neighbors do the same. If no buck in 3 weeks I'll take my second doe. Anybody seeing rut activity? What are your guys' strategies as far as going out in the mornings? Way before shooting light, or walk in at dawn?

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Letemgrowitllshow said:
Hunted hard friday-sunday. No shooter bucks but I passed on some good young deer. Hopefully the neighbors do the same. If no buck in 3 weeks I'll take my second doe. Anybody seeing rut activity? What are your guys' strategies as far as going out in the mornings? Way before shooting light, or walk in at dawn?

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In Southern Oklahoma, my dad had a nice 10 point and two basket racks dogging a doe last Tuesday.


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The truck is packed, the bow is dialed in and I have the next 9 days off to hunt in the Shiawassee state game area. I fully intend on filling my 2 buck tags and a doe tag if everything goes according to plans.

Good luck and be blessed out there team, it’s time to rack up some points! Haha, see what I did there


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Hit a doe at 9 this morning. First shot from the saddle. Couldn't see where shot hit but felt good. Deer acted like a lung hit. Stomach contents on arrow. Tracked for 30 yards decent blood but backed out. Going back in at 3. Not sure how I can get a @redsquirrel rules compliant photo not taking saddle for recovery. Going in for the recovery with a knife, gamebags, and backpack. May need some kinda waiver on the photo.
 
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