Swamphunter Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 If you hunt from a blind, how many bring along a book or magazine to pass the time? I haven't yet, but have given it some thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Re: Read on stand? Nope ..I save my reading for at home, besides, if I'm not paying attention to the task at hand, I might miss something...anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Re: Read on stand? My brother does and misses opportunities all the time. Although he will not admit it. LOL I never do or have. Like Buckee said. There is too much to pay attention too while hunting.. Even when nothing is moving... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Re: Read on stand? Well, I beg to differ with you two..... I read on stand during the less productive times in the stand. I am reading "For Big Bucks Only" by the North American Hunting Club right now. I read alittle, look alittle read a little and so on until around 30 minutes before the deer should move. I haven't missed a deer coming by to my knowledge yet. It passes the time easier for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted October 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Re: Read on stand? I read something in Deer and Deer Hunting magazine I think and the way the author explained it was similiar to this "sure I probably have missed some opportunities, but I have also gained some because bringing a book along, allows me to stay on stand longer when I would have normally got bored and went home". It has some logic to it, but I was just curious how you guys felt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinoisbowhunter Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Re: Read on stand? [ QUOTE ] Nope ..I save my reading for at home, besides, if I'm not paying attention to the task at hand, I might miss something...anything. [/ QUOTE ] Ditto" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Re: Read on stand? I'm never without a book in my fanny pack or backpack. It helps me from getting fidgety when I start getting bored, and a lot of time I will stay put from dawn till dusk, and I don't think I would be able to do that if I didn't read. the last 3 deer I have taken, have all been while reading. I agree with the statement in Swampys post. Yes its possible that I have missed deer while reading. I'm sure the number of deer I have seen would be less if I was not sitting still, or home on the couch during the middle of the day though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeStandBowHunter Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Re: Read on stand? [ QUOTE ] Nope ..I save my reading for at home, besides, if I'm not paying attention to the task at hand, I might miss something...anything. [/ QUOTE ] Gotta go with Buckee on this one. Heck, I might get wrapped up in the book so much, I might forget about the hunt at hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaret Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Re: Read on stand? [ QUOTE ] Well, I beg to differ with you two..... I read on stand during the less productive times in the stand. I am reading "For Big Bucks Only" by the North American Hunting Club right now. I read alittle, look alittle read a little and so on until around 30 minutes before the deer should move. I haven't missed a deer coming by to my knowledge yet. It passes the time easier for me. [/ QUOTE ] I agree, I take a hunting magazine along and read it if nothing picks up. I either read a page or a paragraph and look around to see if I can spot anything out of the ordinary and then usually I resume reading. I agree with Kyle. It defintely passes up time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Re: Read on stand? i usually take a paper back book with me when I'm hunting all day. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Re: Read on stand? The idea is to see the incoming deer before he sees you. Flipping those bright white pages doesn't really help with that does it? Also, keeping one eye on your surroundings and one eye on the book is great if you are a chamelion and can get your eyes going in different directions at the same time. I used to get caught up with reading my magazines while on stand until I got busted twice. Now it's one or the other. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted October 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Re: Read on stand? [ QUOTE ] The idea is to see the incoming deer before he sees you. Flipping those bright white pages doesn't really help with that does it? [/ QUOTE ] If you go back and read my original post it was asking about reading from a blind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Re: Read on stand? Ah, you must be talking about one of the commercial pop-up type blinds. That certainly would help. I hunt from a blind too, but I am not totally enclosed (built on location from surrounding materials), and since deer can approach from several directions, I have to be very careful about movement. I also have to be very attentive because depending on where the deer actually comes from, occasionally there is some slight re-positioning required. That's what makes it important that I see the deer as soon as possible. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted October 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Re: Read on stand? I just got an Ameristep Outhouse blind, and since I have read an article on people reading in their blind, I though I would post the question here and see what everyone on here did.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Re: Read on stand? [ QUOTE ] I have never read from my stand before but last sunday, i checked out the football scores from my cell phone. [/ QUOTE ] Oh I use my cell phone to pass time also. Tetris and text messaging are great time passers. I may have missed deer, but I didn't know it, and wasn't bothered by it obviously. I can usually hear them coming way before I see them anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Re: Read on stand? Never have, I like to keep my eyes on the field. My daughter takes books sometimes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Re: Read on stand? Swamphunter, I take along a small portable electronic golf game to make the time pass. The sound is off and I can still pick up sounds if deer approach me. I beleive that reading or doing other things on stand helps pass the time and keeps you from getting figgetty. BTW: I own an Outhouse blind too, love it, I use it sometimes when gun hunting, had deer and turkeys come with 10 to 15 feet from it. Their nice to have and simple to set up on hot spots that don't allow for treestand placement. Great invention for sure. Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingInMaine Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Re: Read on stand? I don't read while hunting. I want to be totally aware of everything that is going on around me, whether it be deer, bear, moose, or people! Besides, I might miss the big one walking past me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kracey Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Re: Read on stand? i dont personally read, i find that i need to stay focused. but i go in for lunch for about 2 hours so i get to take a break, if i stayed on the stand all day i think i would bring something to pass the time by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo_buck Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Re: Read on stand? Nope, not me...... Too distracting, and I think it would be too much noise flipping magazine pages in the stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Re: Read on stand? I read all the time on stand or ina blind, it passes the time more quickly. I don't think it's ever cost me a chance at a deer. Did I mention that the buck I shot on the 2nd of Oct this year didn't escape b/c I was reading. I simply set the book down, picked up the gun and shot him. I really don't buy the theory that reading makes you unaware of what's going on, it's not the reading, it's the person if they can be so easil distracted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Re: Read on stand? I don't own a blind....yet....but I read in the treestand all the time. I feel that for me the advantages outweigh the negatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskBucks Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Re: Read on stand? I do, it helps me to relax a little and pass the time...I will read a couple lines and glance up...it makes staying still easier as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted October 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Re: Read on stand? [ QUOTE ] Their nice to have and simple to set up on [/ QUOTE ] Ya but to fold up.... my wife has to do it. She says one day she will teach me how! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Re: Read on stand? When I was in college I lugged many a book to the treestand...I got one deer while studying and took he photos of me holding the textbook beside the deer. I then showed the guys in class and they really got a kick out of it; I think the professor even liked seeing it. I haven't done that any since, but I may grab a book or magazine and take it w/ me sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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