Duckclay
New Member
Ok, first of all I'm like a lot of folks here and have spent more time lurking than posting but I had to share. This past Friday I took off a little early for my first sit and it was a comedy of errors. Um, stats first I guess. Tetherd Phantom, Predator XL, Hawk sticks (20"), and Ultimaider. LL Bean Hunter's Carryall for a pack. Here's what I learned...
-Don't forget to make sure you have all of your Versalinks. I took 4 sticks and only climbed 3 due to this.
-Spend more time picking out trees. The one I sat in leaned the wrong way and had a double trunk that was too close together for
the height I was at.
-Even though I spent time making sure I had my pack ready I still had too much.
-Unfortunately I also missed one thing that was vital. My finger tab (recurve) was left at camp and no way to get it in time.
Anyway, it's not a glowing report but I did get to do a little recon anyway and spent two hours in the saddle. I was comfortable, felt safe, and I was quiet.
I'm as new as can be but I'd like to offer one point to learn for the other newbies. I wish I'd spent more time finding various trees to assess and climb. Instead
I found one that was perfect for practice but there's no deer there. I guess what I'm getting at is that I wish I had been better able to spot a tree that would
have been more suitable to what I was doing. Next time maybe.
Thank you again to all of you that post on here. This forum was one of may sources of information I looked into when I was in the research phase and it was
the input of you folks that gave me the best data and confidence. Take care and good luck this year!
-Don't forget to make sure you have all of your Versalinks. I took 4 sticks and only climbed 3 due to this.
-Spend more time picking out trees. The one I sat in leaned the wrong way and had a double trunk that was too close together for
the height I was at.
-Even though I spent time making sure I had my pack ready I still had too much.
-Unfortunately I also missed one thing that was vital. My finger tab (recurve) was left at camp and no way to get it in time.
Anyway, it's not a glowing report but I did get to do a little recon anyway and spent two hours in the saddle. I was comfortable, felt safe, and I was quiet.
I'm as new as can be but I'd like to offer one point to learn for the other newbies. I wish I'd spent more time finding various trees to assess and climb. Instead
I found one that was perfect for practice but there's no deer there. I guess what I'm getting at is that I wish I had been better able to spot a tree that would
have been more suitable to what I was doing. Next time maybe.
Thank you again to all of you that post on here. This forum was one of may sources of information I looked into when I was in the research phase and it was
the input of you folks that gave me the best data and confidence. Take care and good luck this year!