What do you take with you to your stand?

[derbycitycatman]

I take more than I normally need but the list goes something like this.

Binoculars, call, scents(whether I plan on using it or not), cushioned seat,
gutting knife, small paperback, bottle of water, maybe a pop, two extra tobaggans, they work great to keep your feet warm, couple of bananas, sandwich, if I already got a deer some deer jerky, TP, and something to p in.

[Bayoubear]

i take a gun of some sort with me up in the stand. anything else is seemingly secondary. hahahahahaha :D


i park close enough to my stand i dont carry more than a call, maybe some water, after a few hours i like to get up and move around some anyway.

[wolfman]

My bow and arrows, range finder,rattling horns and grunt call, gut knife.

[crazy]

Ammo and gun or bow and arrow. Anything else is a waist.

[sgt_rob]

Gun Hunting Checklist

In Truck:
State regulations

On Person:
Binoculars
Orange vest and hat
Grunt
Walking stick
Wind dust
"Fanny Pack"

In Fanny Pack:
Compass
Surveyors tape
Cover scent
Toilet paper (wiping and marking)
Snickers bars
Qt. Water
Sharp knife
Drag rope
Flash Light
2 extra bullets
Rattle bag
Poncho
Camera
Wool hat
"Ready bag"

In Ready Bag:
2 AA Batteries
Matches
Floss
Wire
Thread
Super glue
Wet naps from MRE
Safety pins
Nails
Surveyors tape
Zip ties
Hot glue stick
Leatherman Super tool
Hard Arkansas stone
Whistle
Backup compass
Duct tape
Lip balm
Band-Aids
Water purifying tablets
Pain reliever
Gauze
Gauze tape
Electrical tape
Parachute cord
Lighter



OK, before you say anything. I spent 8 years in Montana and went to Winter Survival School (Frosty Glade) three times. The stuff I toted into the woods evolved from that period. Before that, I was lucky to have a knife with me because the house and a tractor was so close.

[Big Country01]

my weapon,thermacell,wter,a snack of some sort,grunt tube,cover scent,compass,flashliteand two way radio....

[derbycitycatman]

Sgt rob I thought I took alot.lol
It depends on where Im hunting sometimes its just rifle, orange, bullets and water if iM stalking.
On stand is where I take everything and the kitchen sink. Its great to snack and read without having to move. One of my buddies takes his gameboy.lol

Well our states season opener was great, saw 2 does and a decent buck right at about715
After a couple more hours I decided to check on the new stand the neighbors put. Then took a nap in passenger side of the trucka at 11,. Woke up a 3 and was ready to hunt again. Went back to same stand and leftearly.
Walking back to truck i spotted a doe 75yds away. I dropped my pack and used it as a rest and took the shot. BOOM ran over and no blood :eek:
I searched it for 22 minutes and nothing. it was dark so i would head home and find him tommorrow

[Ohio_River_Rat]

Gun & ammor OR bow & arrows, pack, glow sticks(for marking the dead deer in evening hunts), calls, scents, two knives, drag rope, penlight, binoculars, antlers(Depending on time of year), cell phone.

[Whistler]

I spent 9 years stationed in Colorado. My packs look a lot like Sgt Rob's. LOL Force of habit I guess. Anyway, it's way, way too much. LOL One thing I have started using here is the air activated hand warmers. A lifesaver in a treestand. And they have what's called Toasti-toes too. Flat adhesive toe warmers. They are unnoticable to me and I can't stand anything in my boots normally. They are comfortable and I haven't had cold feet of any kind since I started using them a few years ago. Before that, if it was really cold my feet seemed to freeze. Didn't matter what kind of boots I wore. Pac boots, Danner Artic boots(Matterhorns), 1000 gram thinsulate hunting boots too. Didn't matter they got cold. Cold feet equals me gone. LOL Thank goodness not any more though. I get them at Wally world. 1 pack is about 2 bucks. Worth every penny too.

[Catcaller]

Besides the obvious...gun, knife, warm clothes, binoculars, snacks/drink, ect....there is one thing lacking from what I have seen posted so far that can actually save your life. Don't forget a piece of rope that can be tied to your gun or bow so you can lift your weapon up to your treestand AFTER you have climbed up the tree. It's way too easy to forget that theres a chambered round...and a limb or whatever could accidentally discharge your weapon. Another thing for the neccessary list is a harness to keep yourself IN the treestand in case you doze off or lose your balance. There was a local guy in these parts that accidentaly fell from his treestand when he fell asleep and found himself lying on the ground...with one of his arrows impaled in his leg...which severed his femoral artery. He bled to death trying to get back to his truck...which was less than 100 yards away.
Be careful out there...I don't want to see one of my brothers become a statistic. Safety is no accident!

[hookeye]

First off, you should never carry , lift, or raise a loaded firearm up a tree, PERIOD! I have a permanently attached nylon rope on my stand so that I do not forget it,(Have done that before and had to walk back to get one).
I take a backpack with me which I carry water,snacks/MRE,call,gutting accessories, 2 small flashlights and spare batteries, two-way radio, leave the other at home turned on just in case, stand has a built in harness but take a spare 4 point, pee bottle,toilet paper just in case,tylenol, can't tell you how many times been out and had a headache come on, a pack of rolaids, and a drag. I hunt the very back of my farm and when I go out I stay for the entire day, don't like to get out for lunch and what have you. I use a tree lounge stand with archery platform which allows me to stand up and stretch when I need to, or remove some clothing if it gets too warm,(which I can stuff into the backpack).

[Catcaller]

I agree totally. I rarely hunt a tree stand, but my buddy does. He goes as far as to take the bolt out of his rifle. That may seem paranoid, but we have all heard the horror stories. Also when hoisting your unloaded weapon up...always have the muzzle pointing downward just in case.
There was a story in the news a year or two ago about a Missouri deer hunter that dropped his rifle from his treestand and it discharged when it hit butt first on the ground...mortally wounding him. He called 911...but they didn't reach him in time. He hung up from the 911 operator and called his wife and managed to talk to her on his cellphone before he died. This is a tragic accident, but it happens more often than anybody wants it to.

[Whistler]

When I'm sitting in my treestand I take about 10 foot of rope and tie it off on the arm of the stand. It's also tied to the back of the rifle around the sling. If it falls, it will be pointed muzzle down and hopefully won't ever hit the ground. Extra added safety measure. Can't be too safe in my opinion.

[e5catfish]

I've only been hunting for 5 years now and first started taking everything but the kitchen sink. Like Sgt Rob, I spent my time in the Marine Corps and like to be prepared. I thought of deer hunting like just another hump. My pack always weighed around 25 lbs. Nothing compared to a field pack but very noticeable humping the mountains here in Kentucky. After trial and error, I finally got the pack down to 12 lbs but since I always dress down going in, I had to carry the coveralls and rain suit which boosted the weight back up to well over 17 lbs. Just can't seem to keep it as simple as a gun and a knife!

[Big Nick]

Don't forget the nudy magazine. Just kidding