passing the time?

[Brad6639]

I love to hunt, but it gets boring just like everything else. So what do you guys do while on stand or in a blind to pass the time? I read hunting books a lot, like scent books and what not, or hunting strategies books, or maybe a Steven king book here and there. I also have a yahtzee game like Waddel has that I play every now and then. What does everyone else do? Any text messagers out there lol?

[Tony]

i go over my yardages for my shooting lanes. i visualize what i would do if a buck appered in a certain spot and then how i would go about getting a shot.

i do not go on stand to play. i am there for one reason only, to shoot a deer. this is why no deer gets within 50 yards of me without me seeing it first. that is my biggest secret to shooting bucks and freezer does and being a sucessfull bowhunter for 30 years.. being ready mentally all the time.

if you let down your guard, then the Tale of Woe begins. " i was reading a book and a big buck snuck in to within 10 yards of my stand, i was caught unaware and so it is told. the Story of how the big one got away..

Shoot Strong

Tony

[Straight Shooter]

I with Tony, I can't go my yardages enough in my mind before a shot opportunity comes about. I hunted five different stand locations opening week and knew every tree or stump as a yard post for when a deer came out. My range finders didn't need to cme again. No books or anything, I screwed up two seasons ago trying to get cute and take pictures of the great fall colors. I if I had the angle of the camera down about four more feet I would have seen the deer standing there looking at me and she would have been in the frame as well. Needless to say she blew the woods up! LOL I also try and picture every shot angle I can or will take, constantly run the "What If" through my head.

[arrow32]

I do the same thing the two before said.

When Im in stand Ill just look my shooting lanes over and keep going through yardage that way when that monster comes by Im ready.

Inless of course there is a squirrel then my simple mind gets side tracked and I wont see the deer.

[Tominator]

I rarely get bored. Always something to watch while on stand.

[The Kid]

now that i'm in college i have a couple books i have to read for my classes. so i'll prolly be reading a couple books to pass the time..

[Turkeygirl]

I rarely get bored...most of the time I'm glad for the opportunity to be sitting out there in the woods. I usually watch wildlife...do some soul searching....visualize what I'll do when a deer comes.

[Guest Finn]

I can watch squirrels and birds until I hear that snap of a twig.....have never read a book or used a Yatzee game, I'd be afraid of not being ready.

My uncle is the best hunter I know and he reads all the time on stand.

[Rhino]

I'm with Tony too. I always try to stay alert on stand. No books, magazines, video games etc. are ever part of the stuff I take to the stand. There's a lot of natural things going on to enjoy out there while on stand besides seeing deer. Seeing deer is a bonus.

[c_lou]

I don't get bored on stand. I am constantly scanning the woods for deer. Also the squirrels keep me pretty entertained.

[Bowtech_archer07]

I tried taking a yahtzee game once, didn't work out too well. I rarely get bored while hunting, too much to see and enjoy, but if i do, and i'm in a blind, where I can get away with a little more movement, i sometimes play games on my cell phone or text message, but i'm always alert.

[wildside]

Daydream.

I also do what many others have written about doing - visualizing a deer in a certain area and mentally lining up a shot.

When the kids were babies and I was often sleep deprived, I'd doze off. The quiet peace of nature and the warm sun proved too much. . . . thankfully I always stayed in the stand!

[bigbuck145]

When i'am bowhunting i do like every one else i visualize shot angles and keep going over my yardage but when in a blind and can get away with a little more movement i rock out some UNCLE TED rock and roll on the ipod.

[PotashRLS]

No playing here either. Usually thinking about past hunts I've had from that particular spot or planning the rotation of next years food plots. Sometimes just closing your eyes for a while and letting your mind wander. That silent spiritual reflection that takes place in the tree or blind is priceless. By the time I leave the woods, I have the worlds problems solved and my mind is refreshed. God I love bowhunting!

[sportsman2500]

i guess i'm the only one here the text messages while on stand. i have been texting a deer come out and just slide phone in pocket and let the muzzy eat. i also have been talking on the phone while deer feed around me and never knew i was there.

[OUTSIDER]

My best studying is done from a double bull blind. Never had a deer sneek up to me either...just lookup every few minutes and scan the area...out of a treestand i am just there to hunt. in the blind, i can get away with more.

[tlott89]

i usually text people on my phone or fiddle with my release or something

[Guest antlerhead]

i get out my rangefinder and zap ranges until i have them memorized. that way when a deer shows up i dont have to guess and im ready as soon as a shot presents itself. i also try and guess the yardage before i zap it just to keep in the practice of judging distance. after thats accomplished i sit there and watch for any movement whatsoever. if your busy playing games or reading books a deer can slip in on you before you know it and you will be totally unprepared for it. and if your luck is like mine it will be the big one and he will get away because you wasnt prepared. you have to be ready for anything. you usually only get 1 chance and i dont do anything to blow it. but you do what you want to keep you on stand longer because if you get bored and go home you dont stand a chance at all of killing a deer.

[Guest adrenaline_junky]

I rarely get bored. Always something to watch while on stand.

Couldn't of said it better.

[Ravin R10 man]

carry a camo bible with me...makes for some great quit time...

[Bowtech_archer07]

. i also have been talking on the phone while deer feed around me and never knew i was there.

I have done the same.

[centralsaskhunter]

I usually text, read, do homework or just sit and think. Its my me time.

[MichiganHunter]

I NEVER HAVE MY PHONE IN THE BLIND OR STAND....my thing is i buy them cheap hand held games like poker, or yahtzee or racing or something like that...but they have to have a sound swithch so i can shut it off or i'll pop the back off and kill the speaker so i dont have any sound issues but i normally put it all away come deer movment time. I have one i drilled a hole in and put it on a rope so i can have it around my neck just incase i get that one mid day deer

[LifeNRA]

I thought many times about getting a small game or something like that. But I dont think Ill use it because I am always looking for deer. But sometimes it would be nice to kill some of the downtime.

[stevebeilgard]

i'm huning. so i hunt. i'm always looking for what may be coming