A good book helps a bunch. Sitting in a stand someone else has scouted and set up gives me less confidence than if I put in the work to locate the site. It's all about location
Tree standing for my entire life. But with a rifle. Going to do bow in 25. Started sitting when I was probably 12 and the last 10 seasons = 8 elk. It's certainly a mental game. When it's 15 degrees, you need mental strength! Not one of my friends can sit for 2 hours, so they don't even try and do what I do. And they don't put in the work pre- season. I'm usually done on day 1 or 2. You'll get good at picking your spot, and it may take a couple years of being in that specific area before you know where they'll be during daylight. Also the reason I'm 8 for 10 is location. It starts with a lot of ground work in the off season. Find out where they'll be during the season, which timber patch, which ravine etc. Set up the stand up-hill from them and down stream. The type of stand matter too!
This isn't necessarily true. It depends on terrain. I was less than 20 yds from 2 bulls for over an hour in thick reprod this year. Just trying to get the closer one to pop through into an opening. I also called in a bull my buddy stuck at 4 yds. You can definitely get closer calling however it works way better with a shooter and a caller.
If sitting in a tree stand is boring, you are in the wrong sport. Patience and the love of being outdoors is what hunting and fishing is all about.
We chase bugles in the morning and sit ground blinds in the evenings. Blinds are boring but very effective!
It's not about the excitement, it's about the results!
A good book helps a bunch. Sitting in a stand someone else has scouted and set up gives me less confidence than if I put in the work to locate the site. It's all about location
the treestand hunters that excel at this read a good book yes. next time ..
Tree standing for my entire life. But with a rifle. Going to do bow in 25. Started sitting when I was probably 12 and the last 10 seasons = 8 elk. It's certainly a mental game. When it's 15 degrees, you need mental strength! Not one of my friends can sit for 2 hours, so they don't even try and do what I do. And they don't put in the work pre- season.
I'm usually done on day 1 or 2. You'll get good at picking your spot, and it may take a couple years of being in that specific area before you know where they'll be during daylight. Also the reason I'm 8 for 10 is location. It starts with a lot of ground work in the off season. Find out where they'll be during the season, which timber patch, which ravine etc. Set up the stand up-hill from them and down stream. The type of stand matter too!
This isn't necessarily true. It depends on terrain. I was less than 20 yds from 2 bulls for over an hour in thick reprod this year. Just trying to get the closer one to pop through into an opening. I also called in a bull my buddy stuck at 4 yds. You can definitely get closer calling however it works way better with a shooter and a caller.