re: What do you carry to the deer stand?

Posted by Mung

Ba’on Rooj

Member since Aug 2007

9153 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:26 pm to prostyleoffensetime

Bow & Arrows in Quiver
Climber
Headlamp
Fanny pack stuffed with:
saw
water bottle
flashlight
stink killer spray
gloves
mask
knife
grunt call
release
thermacell + replacement gas & inserts
GPS
aerial photo
granola bars/satsumas
primos can
camo hat
ziploc with tags/pen/zipties

If really cold, add:
jacket
buff/balacava/wool hat
heavier gloves
additional insulating layers in stand
hothands

Add doe pussystank during the rut.

No wonder i'm hot when i hit the stand.

This post was edited on 11/30/11 at 4:30 pm

Posted by AlxTgr

Kyre Banorg

Member since Oct 2003

86425 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:27 pm to NicoBlues

quote:
"Wonder pets, Wonder pets we're on our way. To help daddy slay a deer and save tha day!"

She sprayed me.
The skunk sprayed me..
..and I am stinky.

Posted by TXGunslinger10

Houston, TX

Member since Jun 2011

18123 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:27 pm to NicoBlues

I noticed nobody mentioned Tags & License!

Bunch of outlaws.

Posted by LSUballs

RayVegas LA

Member since Feb 2008

39871 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:27 pm to NicoBlues

quote:
Wonder pets, Wonder pets we're on our way. To help daddy slay a deer and save tha day!"

Damn right. Me, him and another 3 year old killed a bigun last year. I had to reach over and turn off the Wonder Pets when he stepped out..

Posted by AlxTgr

Kyre Banorg

Member since Oct 2003

86425 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:30 pm to Mung

quote:
saw

Posting a violation on a public message board.

Posted by upgrade

Member since Jul 2011

14636 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:33 pm to TXGunslinger10

Tags and license in wallet. They go everywhere.

Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt

Here

Member since Jan 2011

71008 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:35 pm to prostyleoffensetime

Copenhagen
Compass
Gun/ammo
Pen
Tie wrap
Flashlight in the evening
Water bottle on dog hunts.
Wallet/knife/cell phone

Top 3 are the absolute most important.

This post was edited on 11/30/11 at 4:41 pm

Posted by mylsuhat

Mandeville, LA

Member since Mar 2008

49838 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:38 pm to prostyleoffensetime

• rifle and bullets
• binoculars
• snacks
• water
• few other odds and ins

Posted by 4X4DEMON

NWLA

Member since Dec 2007

11957 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:41 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt

In my backpack I carry water, 4" Old timer for skinnin, mosquitto net, beanie, tp, doe piss, doe bleat primos can, two pair of gloves one thick and the other thin, pocket sized flashlight, extra bullets, snacks (usually some candy from the kids snack bowl, poptarts, oatmeal cream pie, etc) extra can of skoal, thermacell and extra cartridges, binocs, and a pen.

On my person I have wallet with the usual (tags included), small pocket knife, can of skoal, truck keys, phone

This post was edited on 11/30/11 at 4:45 pm

Posted by Slickback

Deer Stand

Member since Mar 2008

28075 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:42 pm to prostyleoffensetime

Gun
Ammo
Flashlight
Facemask (2; 1 thick cotton one and one mesh one)
Gloves
Knife
Binoculars
Thermacell
OFF (in case the Thermacell wears off)
Water
Grunt Call (rarely used)
Scent Masking Wafers
Ribbon (for marking blood)
Ink pen (for filling out tags)
cable ties (for tying tags onto deer)
compass
iPhone

I keep all my shite in a backpack and just grab it before every hunt.

This post was edited on 11/30/11 at 4:45 pm

Posted by ColesCreek

SW MS

Member since Apr 2011

378 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:44 pm to prostyleoffensetime

Gun
Ammo
Binos
Various scents
Pistol
Drink(s)
Grunter
iPhone
One of those $20 Cree flashlights that outshines my stream light that takes the $5 batteries
Stream light and extra $5 batteries.
Video camera
Video camera mount that attaches to stand
Sometimes a snack
Hand warmers

Posted by Slickback

Deer Stand

Member since Mar 2008

28075 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:44 pm to RBWilliams8

quote:
Flashlight
Fleshlight

Posted by Flair Chops

to the west, my soul is bound

Member since Nov 2010

35636 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:49 pm to prostyleoffensetime

quote:
Rifle
Bullets
Knife
Cellphone
Ipod
Small flashlight

+piss jug
water
food (if i plan on staying all day)
a handful of TP

Posted by Mung

Ba’on Rooj

Member since Aug 2007

9153 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:52 pm to AlxTgr

uh, i take the saw out if hunting NWRs.

Posted by Boats n Hose

NOLA

Member since Apr 2011

37248 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 4:52 pm to prostyleoffensetime

I change what I bring depending on the weather, stand I'm hunting, length of hunt, etc. But in my backpack I always keep:

Skinning knife
Leatherman with saw blade
Map of the property
Doe bleat cans
Grunt call
Compass/thermometer/rape whistle combo
Gun/bow pull rope
Flashlight
Extra (dimmer) flashlight
Clip on hat light
Small towel
Screw in hangers for bow hunting/climber
Thin gloves
Camo beanie
Empty bottle for pissing
Reflective flagging tape
Tags, Ink pen and zip ties in a ziploc bag
Extra ziploc bag or 2

Depending on other factors, I might also have:

Thermacell w/ extra butane and patches
Full face mask (warm kind)
Thick fleece gloves
Bottle of water, snack of some sort
Hand warmers
QB handwarmer sleeve thing
Mesh face mask
Extra socks
Code blue

And other stuff I can't think of probably

Posted by yellowfin

Coastal Bar

Member since May 2006

98752 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 5:56 pm to prostyleoffensetime

no beer?

Posted by heatom2

At the plant, baw.

Member since Nov 2010

13060 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 6:52 pm to prostyleoffensetime

Generally I have;

Gun
Bullets
Apple/orange
Two cookies
Binoculars
Hand warmers
Balaclava
Gloves with mittens that fold over the fingers
Cell phone for amoosement
Knife
Wallet w/license & ID

Posted by Nodust

Member since Aug 2010

22764 posts

Posted on 11/30/11 at 6:58 pm to heatom2

Gun
Ammo 5 or 6
Gloves
Two flashlights(had dead batteries one time)
Pocket Knife
4"skinning knife
Phone
Book
Chapstick
If cold normally and extra sweatshirt