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Where everything that could go wrong, did.
Yesterday afternoon felt great. A new spot I scouted out at Picatinny. A dreary overcast day with just the right amount of wind. I just knew it was going to be a good day. Well guess what, it sucked. It started out with the walk in with my climber. its kind of big and bulky and the spot I hunted was real think. so as I'm walking in my friggen climber is boucing off evey piece brush it can find.
Clang!!!Clunk!!!Bang!! And I'm swearing like a truck driver on speed after every bang or clang. In a very low wisper of course. you want to be stealthy heading in to your stand. Clang!! Bang!!! Clunk!!!
So, now I'm at the tree I picked to put my climber in while scouting. "Oh looky there its to big" Hmm better pick a new tree." That one looks pretty good over there." Clang!! Bang!! Crunch!!So I get to the new tree, climb up ( which takes me about a half hour because I am really not good at all with the thing). So finally I'm all set up and low and behold I have 1 shooting lane!!! Oh boy!! well I stick it out, of course I dont see anything. Now its time to get back down . I start down very slowly. 1 step, 2 steps, ok doing good. 3rd step, the platform slips off my feet. Now I'm swearing like a truck driver on speed LOUDLY.&^%#@! ))(^&# (&^%^%%%%%&*. After several attempts to get the stand back on the tree I decide I'm going to have to jump the last 10 or 12 feet. Thank god I didnt get hurt. Now I had to find a long enough branch to get the stand down . well Its now after dark, I'm on my way back and of couse seeing deer at every turn on my way out of the encloseure plus the biggest raccoon I have ever seen. Probally 15 deer all together. Ever have days like this?? [mad][down]
Yesterday afternoon felt great. A new spot I scouted out at Picatinny. A dreary overcast day with just the right amount of wind. I just knew it was going to be a good day. Well guess what, it sucked. It started out with the walk in with my climber. its kind of big and bulky and the spot I hunted was real think. so as I'm walking in my friggen climber is boucing off evey piece brush it can find.
Clang!!!Clunk!!!Bang!! And I'm swearing like a truck driver on speed after every bang or clang. In a very low wisper of course. you want to be stealthy heading in to your stand. Clang!! Bang!!! Clunk!!!
So, now I'm at the tree I picked to put my climber in while scouting. "Oh looky there its to big" Hmm better pick a new tree." That one looks pretty good over there." Clang!! Bang!! Crunch!!So I get to the new tree, climb up ( which takes me about a half hour because I am really not good at all with the thing). So finally I'm all set up and low and behold I have 1 shooting lane!!! Oh boy!! well I stick it out, of course I dont see anything. Now its time to get back down . I start down very slowly. 1 step, 2 steps, ok doing good. 3rd step, the platform slips off my feet. Now I'm swearing like a truck driver on speed LOUDLY.&^%#@! ))(^&# (&^%^%%%%%&*. After several attempts to get the stand back on the tree I decide I'm going to have to jump the last 10 or 12 feet. Thank god I didnt get hurt. Now I had to find a long enough branch to get the stand down . well Its now after dark, I'm on my way back and of couse seeing deer at every turn on my way out of the encloseure plus the biggest raccoon I have ever seen. Probally 15 deer all together. Ever have days like this?? [mad][down]