jbogg
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This Saturday was our Bow opener in GA. I have had my sights set on another bear so I spent Friday and most of Saturday climbing mountains looking for fresh sign I could hunt over. By Sunday after sleeping in the back of my truck for two nights I was completely smoked. As I was slowly plodding up the mountain Sunday morning I decided I would park myself in my JX 3 and sit over the first decent sign I found giving my legs a break. I got to a little White Oak flat I had found last summer and it was rainy acorns. There was also a little fresh bear scat. Not a lot, but what was there was still smoking. I got settled in the tree and the wait began. The moon was full the night before, and the temps were warm so not a great combo for opening weekend. It was a slow day, but at some point I determined it was to late in the day to relocate to another spot so I decided I would stay put until dark.
It has been over ten years since I have done an all day sit. I have done it a handful of times, but always during the rut when the days are cooler and shorter. The JX 3 Hybrid proved to be as comfortable if not more so than my Summit Goliath. I sat for probably 95% of the time, but enjoyed the ability to stand up and lean every few hours to stretch my legs and back. While seated I alternated between keeping my feet on the LW Hand-climber and a couple of Steps on either side of the tree. The ability to effortlessly change the angle of the backrest allowed me to easily change positions as needed. The Hybrid is easily one of the best hunting related purchases I have made in a long time. I carried it for almost five miles on Saturday which included 3 liters of water and a heavy crossbow.
My Hunt almost ended with a nice bear in the truck. At 6:30PM after 8 1/2 continuous hours in the tree a nice 200lb boar steppef out of the thick tornado damage regrowth to my back. I had been facing a well worn bear trail, but like so many bears this one failed to read the script. It was immediately clear he was walking with a purpose so I quickly grabbed my Excaliber from my gear hanger and spun around to my back side. His path through the thick stuff brought him within 25 yds of my tree, but after stopping him briefly with a mouse squeak I did not have a clear shot and had to watch him disappear back into the regrowth. By the time I climbed down at dark I had been in the tree for ten hours.
I turned 56 last week with a bad back and all the aches and pains that go with my age. If I can be comfortable for that long in the JX 3, anybody can. Thanks John for developing a product that I am confident will extend my hunting for years to come.
It has been over ten years since I have done an all day sit. I have done it a handful of times, but always during the rut when the days are cooler and shorter. The JX 3 Hybrid proved to be as comfortable if not more so than my Summit Goliath. I sat for probably 95% of the time, but enjoyed the ability to stand up and lean every few hours to stretch my legs and back. While seated I alternated between keeping my feet on the LW Hand-climber and a couple of Steps on either side of the tree. The ability to effortlessly change the angle of the backrest allowed me to easily change positions as needed. The Hybrid is easily one of the best hunting related purchases I have made in a long time. I carried it for almost five miles on Saturday which included 3 liters of water and a heavy crossbow.
My Hunt almost ended with a nice bear in the truck. At 6:30PM after 8 1/2 continuous hours in the tree a nice 200lb boar steppef out of the thick tornado damage regrowth to my back. I had been facing a well worn bear trail, but like so many bears this one failed to read the script. It was immediately clear he was walking with a purpose so I quickly grabbed my Excaliber from my gear hanger and spun around to my back side. His path through the thick stuff brought him within 25 yds of my tree, but after stopping him briefly with a mouse squeak I did not have a clear shot and had to watch him disappear back into the regrowth. By the time I climbed down at dark I had been in the tree for ten hours.
I turned 56 last week with a bad back and all the aches and pains that go with my age. If I can be comfortable for that long in the JX 3, anybody can. Thanks John for developing a product that I am confident will extend my hunting for years to come.