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Bored Vrs Discomfort

gumby said:
With all the new stands, saddles, platforms and all the other hunting related items for comfort now available. How do you handle being bored after a few hours in the tree, I get bored waay faster than discomfort from any setup. I'm sure most hunt where and see more deer than I do and that is a big help, bout 3 hrs and I'm toast.
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Seriously, try still hunting, you don't have to be married to a tree. Fred Asbell wrote a great book called Stalking & Still-Hunting.
 
ive been setting up in spots that i can see a little farther and bring some binos the past couple seasons. I used to hunt super thick stuff and it would get kinda boring if nothing was happening (usually had a higher chance at "getting" a deer but didnt see as many). If i can stay off my phone i always feel better when i get down. Dam things are the devil
 
Take a nap. Fidget with my release. If I don't see much action after first light I will typically climb down and do some scouting. Assuming it's not going to affect someone else's hunt. I think that's why i've done more ground hunting the last couple of seasons. If i'm not certain that it's going to be a good spot, i'd rather be able to just get up and move until I find good sign. I'm too lazy to climb up and down a tree multiple times.
 
Depends on where I am hunting. If its slow and I'm near home with stuff to do on my plate I can get tempted to climb down.
If I'm away from home, I figure that I have nothing better to do so I usually stay in the tree. I'm too paranoid about walking around disturbing the small properties that I hunt.

If I'm hunting in an area with a chance to see Booners, its a lot easier to spend dawn to dark in the tree.

And I always have lots of milkweed. Watching floaters fascinates me. I'm learning as much as I am just observing.
 
Yeesh y'all really play games on your phones while hunting? I hunt, in large part, because I enjoy being out in, and in tune with, nature. Pay attention, with all your senses, to the woods. There's a lot more going on than you think, and you might just learn something about how stuff works out there. Or, you know, find some mental peace or see a pretty spider or enjoy a cool breeze or something.
 
Zoa said:
Yeesh y'all really play games on your phones while hunting? I hunt, in large part, because I enjoy being out in, and in tune with, nature. Pay attention, with all your senses, to the woods. There's a lot more going on than you think, and you might just learn something about how stuff works out there. Or, you know, find some mental peace or see a pretty spider or enjoy a cool breeze or something.
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Gene Wensel says boredom is a sign of an inactive mind.
 
Phone and power banks!!!!! If it is truly a long day, I will get down and sleep on the ground below the tree around lunch time. I set vibrating alarm clocks and have trained myself to wake up slowly and scan before really moving. One place I used to hunt I would lay prone from sunrise to sunset behind my 30.06 watching 700 yards in both directions. I would sleep from 12ish-1500 in between 1/2 hr alarms. Wake up look around , lay my head back down for another 30 minutes. Killed a bunch of deer that way.
 
gcr0003 said:
If comfort is half of the equation youre missing then maybe you need to make a fleece saddle. It doesn't weigh anything and packs away nice. You can wear it right over your saddle once you are in the tree you'll be set. If you got some money burning a deep hole in your pocket you could also try the Drey from Dryad. It is a similar system to a fleece saddle but it's made from hammock material. What saddle and platform are you currently using? I thought I remembered you hunted bankhead, whereabouts are you from? I am down in Cullman.
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I just give up too quick on a hunt, usually from thinking, umm I should have went to the other spot instead. Moulton.
 
gumby said:
I just give up too quick on a hunt, usually from thinking, umm I should have went to the other spot instead. Moulton.
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Ya gotta start thinking that you are a contaminant in you woods. Noise, scent, and disturbance will kill you. Maybe it won't matter much on large properties or public, but IMO, stomping around during the season is counter productive. You should have most of this stuff figured out by spring green-up. A little stand tweaking is okay, but major scouting during your hunt on small properties just educates the herd. Unless you see some major mistake that you've made in the choice of trees, I'd stay put. If you feel the need to walk around, do it during windy and dry conditions...less noise and less residual odor when it's dry.
 
Allegheny Tom said:
Ya gotta start thinking that you are a contaminant in you woods. Noise, scent, and disturbance will kill you. Maybe it won't matter much on large properties or public, but IMO, stomping around during the season is counter productive. You should have most of this stuff figured out by spring green-up. A little stand tweaking is okay, but major scouting during your hunt on small properties just educates the herd. Unless you see some major mistake that you've made in the choice of trees, I'd stay put. If you feel the need to walk around, do it during windy and dry conditions...less noise and less residual odor when it's dry.
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A tracker told me once..."its like stepping in a dog turd. The wet ones stink more than the dry ones" or something along those lines haha. He was talkin about how his dogs do better followin scent when its wet out
 
I used to get on my phone but u really get off your guard. Miss things... and smart bucks will spot you n you never even knew they were comin. They walkin away while your clickin like on Facebook. Zuck wins again
 
I had a nice 8 sneak up on me after a rain while I was texting. Might be on my wall if I had paid more attention to my surroundings. I even said to myself about being alert as it was very wet and quiet ground. Still haunts me
 
I do play games on my phone or read the Bible on my phone. I do take a nap. I also sit dark to dark but I like the silence and solitude of it. After the amount of stress my job puts on me day to day. ( I carry two phones) I’m ready For a break
 
Damn cell phones.

I never felt bored before I started bringing one on hunts. If it wasn't for safety sake, I'd ditch it for sure. I mean, it adds like 6oz to my total steup.
 
Plebe said:
Damn cell phones.

I never felt bored before I started bringing one on hunts. If it wasn't for safety sake, I'd ditch it for sure. I mean, it adds like 6oz to my total steup.
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I often consider going back to a dumb phone. I feel dumber using a "smart" phone. Your brain wants the dopamine hits from all the notifications, Facebook likes etc.

I remember going hunting with my brother when I was younger. He just left his truck keys under the driver's seat in case of an emergency. We used walkie talkies to communicate.
 
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