slughunter Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Only in the tower stands/shooting shack's: -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobw Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 . when i use to bow hunt i always took a nap in a good spot in the sun ,always looked at my watch to see how long i slept .when i woke up i never saw a deer any place around me either i snore or it was not a good spot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Heck, yeah!! I make it a habit to get into my stands early. I'll cinch the tree belt up tight, wrap an arm around back of the tree and go to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeStandBowHunter Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Countless times, that's part of hunting isin't it:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 I have nodded off a few times in the treestand,when i came alert i was disoriented and it was kinda scary,so now on my morning hunts I make sure to have a cup of coffee and a redbull.When hunting out of the ground blind,now that is a diferent story.Naps in the blind are fine when things are really slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackmaster4 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Too many times to count. The worst was a quick afternoon hunt for deer in a new place a couple years ago. Dozed off, woke up later and it was DARK! No light, no nothin. Took awhile to get out, luckily I could see a road down in the valley and used the car lights to get me back to the road. I always have a headlamp and small survival pack on me since then; even for a "quick afternoon hunt". For the record, there is no place more comfortable to take a snooze than in a layout blind hunting geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambuscher Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 One I remember most was an early season turkey hunt. My little brother and I were out chasing Easterns. Sun came up, I got warm, and dozed off. I was awaken by a "YELP". I had forgotten that he was with me and all most shot the tom decoy that we had placed out earlier. Finally came to my senses and there he was about 30 yrds. beside me just laughing his tail off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Oh yeah all the time. Hunting can be really slow in the Adirondacks and I can go for days without seeing a deer. Now add a few beers the night before and a VERY comfy climber stand and it all adds up to a recipe for sleep. Two years ago I fell asleep in my stand. A pileated woodpecker landed on a branch next to me and cut loose at the top of his lungs. If you know what noise they make you will understand why I jumped about 10 feet in the air. I looked over at the bird and said to him, "Ok God, I'll stay awake". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 after falling out of my deer stand in o4, i do my best not to fall asleep, and when i do i make sure my safety strap is so tight that it wont allow me much moveing room, but still does off now and than, but when i wake and see the ground my heart starts to race and it takes a few minutes to calm down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unioncountyslayer Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 If I've been on stand, on a morning hunt, I've dozed off. It's an everytime occurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungbuster12point06 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 I have, but I always strap myself tight to the tree with my lineman's belt around my chest before I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Well, in the mornings sometimes i'll nod off, but i won't sleep for very long. One morning turkey hunting though, it was about 55 degrees and my dad and I were hunting and I was sitting against a tree and the sun was shining on me, and i fell asleep for a while. Don't know how long, I just know that and I were both asleep!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ybronco Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I'm a real morning person so I don't think falling asleep is possible for me until at least noon. Now that is whole other story I love sleeping in the woods I don't care if I'm in a stand or on the ground It's the best sleep I get. My brother says I snore real bad but he says the deer still come through non stop plus there looking at me instead of him. However I was real close to filling my drawers when my brother popped that one buck not a good way to wake up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CampRAGS Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Ever since my first year of hunting over thirty five years ago I have less then 15 minuets of nap time in the woods. Ten minuets of that was at one time. I do not sleep in a tree stand or on the ground, to much to take in while you are out with mother nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Sure have! One of my first times ever hunting black bear and I nodded off in the stand. The forearm of my dad's Browning BLR .308 was just too comfy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Never in a treestand. Now in a ground blind that's a different story. Get to the blind early and catch a nap before the action is prone to start. Then there have been times during turkey season when after covering a few miles I'd catch some z's during the middle of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 i never have, a coworker fell asleep in his stand this past fall and fell 20 feet... what a wake up call he had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksbowhntr77 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Sure have, but I never did before I had my safety vest. Now & then I'll nod off but never for over 2-3 minutes..... don't want to miss anything..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Oh yeah. Ive fallen asleep in those situations several times.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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