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re: Morning walk to your stand
Posted on 1/8/24 at 3:46 pm to TreyE663
Posted on 1/8/24 at 3:46 pm to TreyE663
I'll use a flashlight pretty much every time when walking in the dark. The exceptions being a late enough morning arrival where it is light enough to see or the stand is close enough to a road on the property to walk without tripping and falling. If I am walking a public access road, I am always using a flashlight to not get run over.
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Posted on 1/8/24 at 4:03 pm to Audustxx
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You haven’t lived until you walk into the middle of a covey of quail in pitch darknesses
About a decade ago I was walking across a year old cutover, head down, scouting for sign, and I busted a covey at my feet.
Died.
Once I pounded on my chest enough to restart my heart and convinced my fight or flight response to stop swinging at imaginary demons, I was finally able to calm down.
Took two more steps . . . and busted up the other half of the covey . . . I'm still not sure how I am alive.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 8:11 pm to Tear It Up
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Damn. I get up at 4AM to have my caffeine, breakfast and shite before heading to the woods. I like to be in the woods a good 30-45 mins before first light
I get up at 3am for work 4-5 days a week, and am drinking coffee by 330. Alarm goes off at 4am at the camp and make a pot. Regardless when I wake up somewhere between 545-615 I’m finding a toilet.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 8:24 pm to TreyE663
I have walked to within 15 of deer while coon hunting using a white headlight. Never seemed to bother them.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 8:45 pm to Jenar Boy
When I run in the dark I use a blue light because it's brighter and makes me more visible, and in this one spot I cut through I see deer sometimes. Once I looked over along the creek and there were at least 8 pairs of eyes staring at me from about my height, reflecting back a little blue. Kinda eerie.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 2:31 pm to TreyE663
Green or red cap light but I hold it pointed down, not on my cap. I feel like it would be harder to see than the bright light bouncing around on my head.
I also go in early. If sunrise is at 6am (not official time but when it starts getting light) I will leave the truck around 5am. I walk slowly and fairly long distance, usually at least 350 yards from truck.
I also go in early. If sunrise is at 6am (not official time but when it starts getting light) I will leave the truck around 5am. I walk slowly and fairly long distance, usually at least 350 yards from truck.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 6:04 am to TreyE663
Well any of my 7 stands are between 70 and 300 yards from my back door and I know every inch of my woods so usually moonlight. If I need light then I have a headlamp that has a red light as the default and that is what I turn on. Can use white light but you have to cycle to that.
If there is snow on the ground and moonlight, it is almost like daytime.
If there is snow on the ground and moonlight, it is almost like daytime.
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