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What did you do today that’s related to saddle hunting?

woodsdog2 said:
I know it’s a little hokey sounding but I made about five gallons of walnut spray yesterday to use as a cover scent. I try to stay as clean and scent free as possible but I don’t go nuts with it either but I figured I’d try this out. It will certainly stain my clothes and boots but if it gives me a slight advantage in the swirling winds I hunt, I’ll take it. It definitely even left a residual smell in the clean plastic five gallon bucket I had it in after I strained it from the original buckets. About 3.5 gallons are in the freezer and 1.5 split into spray bottles in the garage fridge ready to roll. Anyone use this?
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Interesting. I use walnut hulls to make dye and ink. Does the spray permanently color your clothes?
 
I heard it does but I’ve never used it as a cover spray before. We shall see. I have used it for years for dying my traps. I’ve also mixed it with stag horn sumac for my traps as well. Depending on how rusty the traps are before, it dyes them up pretty well.

The ideal hulls are fresh ones so the spray will be a lighter color but it’s hard to quality control that when you’re asking people for thier hulls. The earlier you can get them before they start to blacken the better.
 
I spread 350 lbs of seed for food plots. Had to wait a long time until now for rain. Forecast looks good.
Oats, rye and red clover broadcast into soybeans. Soybeans will be harvested in a few weeks.
Overseeded white clover into clover plots. Added a light dose of oats, rye, and winter peas.
Late in the game, but should help alot after acorns are cleaned up and first frost.
I do love knowing where they eat.
Put fresh lithiums in 3 cameras that I went past. Otherwise, trying to stay out of hunting areas. Good luck all.
 
bigmike23 said:
Nah. I can't go by that alone. I have on more than 1 occasion watch a spike murder up a tree like that. Its certainly a clue but I need more than that
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I've got to get back in there, but that one rub was far from the only sign. A couple small scrapes, but it's early. I followed the rub line and now have a good idea of direction of travel. I pinned the sign as I found it....completely terrain related.
 
kbetts said:
I've got to get back in there, but that one rub was far from the only sign. A couple small scrapes, but it's early. I followed the rub line and now have a good idea of direction of travel. I pinned the sign as I found it....completely terrain related.
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When does your season open up?
 
woodsdog2 said:
When does your season open up?
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September 1. Lots of foliage still. It's been dry and much of the corn is being cut early. I searched out this spot based on a whim, distance from easy access, and oaks. It wasn't a difficult place to find once I started walking. It's nearly impossible to get a feel for the terrain and habitat around here without putting boots on the ground.
Bonus is water access to a backdoor entry depending on wind. This is big(ish) state forest land.
 
Did a climb for practice run before season opener on 10/05. Bow is ready and it's almost here. 18ft without stretching can easily add 5-6 ft. There is enough low cover might be able to run 2 sticks at some of my scouted spots in early season.
 

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Went to Columbus for a repair estimate yesterday, so I thought I’d stop by REI and take a lap. I’m approaching the carabiners and cords when I see a guy talking to an employee about “…and there’s platform under my feet, but not a big one…” so I put 2 and 3 together and determined he was looking for some saddle do-dads. I excuse-me’d right in to save the clearly floundering, likely vegan clerk from another episode of, “I Actually Don’t Really Use This Stuff But Is There Something I Can Help You With?”
So I said, “are you hunting from a saddle?”
Homie goes, “yeah actually” and the clerk had a bit of a non-compute.
I continued, “Are you looking for a carabiner for your bridge?”
“Yeah actually.”
“Which saddle?”
“Tethrd Phantom.”
“Go with the Trango Auto-locking. You could get a Black Diamond and it will be really light and slick for your bridge, but with amsteel that’s not a huge issue so save $10 and get the trango.”
I handed the employee the carabiner and, realizing he was out of his element, wished us both luck on our seasons and brought it to the register for my new friend as they do at REI.
We stood by the carabiners for another 15 minutes and he picked my brain about hunting from a saddle while I picked his brain about hunting in general. He doesn’t know anyone who hunts from a saddle and he was quite thankful for my serendipitous approach. love these moments when I have them in the wild.
Turns out he’s a vet and used to teach Hunter Safety, now owns a gun shop and helps with the veterans’ hunts here in Ohio. Saw the Anderson slings and OG TL years ago but never thought it’d be comfortable, then crossed the threshold into his 50s and realized the saddle looked much more comfortable than it had before. I hope he has a good experience with it and those vets pile them deers UP!
 
therooster240g said:
Bought a new saddle ( ape canyon pioneer ) and a ocb strap. Also switched packs to try a different setup.


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You won't regret it. As comfortable as my CGM Sidewinder and a really good bridge rope adjustment system. I like the buckles for the belt and leg straps as well. Used it all last season and for two sits this season so far.
 
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