#2011668 - 07/30/10 09:08 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
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tndrbstr
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. paragraph #1. . . .#2 . . .#3 . . . .#4 . . .#5 . . . . and finally in paragrah 6!,...    ( please notice blatant effort to insert good natured humor here BH) I guess  my question is this....... do you or will you sacrifice comfort for success....or.....
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Comfort VS success?... Sorry I just don't relate the "EITHER...OR.." of the way the topic is presented BH....why does one have to negate the other?.... permanent stands (towers, shooting houses...what ever) are generally placed in areas of consistant deer sightings and movement...regardless of any specific animals in mind, seasonal or environmental influances...they are generally high %, convieniance stands for the most part...and while I could certainly take the opportunity of that, it is not my #1 preferred way to hunt... I agree with you that they do generally involve tracs of controlled land that are secured for extended lenghts of time.... I have seen many many permanent 2x4s nailed to trees in gaps and funnels too..which is about the same thing without the ammenities I reckon....these also are long term, high %, convieniance set ups... would I move one to another place??...maybe, but I would probably just build another one in a differant place if thats what I wanted.... Maybe it's me, but sometimes I think that some don't read or understand the questions before answering...lol. understand?
No BH, apparently I don't.....
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#2012284 - 07/30/10 07:39 PM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
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MRUTVOL
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[quote=Bottom Hunter
please feel free to not comment on any threads that I start.....
there is a simple thing that every poster can do to make this forum much better. That simple thing is to comment if you have something to add and do not comment if all you have to add is ridicule. To disagree with a thread is fine, but to simply ridicule the poster because you don't like him or her or simply to try to anger someone or be funny is simply childish and wrong, IMO.
My intent is to put things on here that I believe people will discuss. I thought that was what we are all doing here?
sorry if I was wrong.....I'll leave the thread starting to BSK and others that seem to only be the ones that start GOOD or IMPORTANT threads.....
thanks for explaining it to me so I can understand it.
Sorry for rambling on and annoying everyone....lol......
again...thanks [/quote]
Ah shucks BH no need to run off and sulk! Heck you have some very good threads to discuss from time to time . I read most all them,I do not respond to many but then as you can see by my number of post I just am not a big talker so to speak. Sometimes I just think that you kind of get a little to opinonated about the way or methods some people do things and in a sutle way put it down simply because it is not how you would do it and it can rub people wrong sometimes. I am sure it is inocent on your part, just how some people can read things into words that are not actually meant the way they think. Heck it is not about dislike or like you...I am sure you are a fine fellow. You and I probably could sit down and talk all week about our ideas and experinces and enjoy every minute of it. So keep those threads coming....no way I could respond to them all without getting cramps in my fingers! 
I do not post much about giving advice on how to hunt simply because the method I use might not work on another property. The one thing I have found is styles can change from property to property. It is more up to the hunter to come up with a style that works for him or her. Heck when I first started deer hunting I read every magazine article I could about it and there was a lot I learned that was productive but just about as much that was a waste of energy and time for the area I was hunting in. All I was doing was educating the deer about me. I have hunted the same farms for almost 40 years so I can just about hunt them in my sleep so I sort of developed my style as time went by, by knowing the habits of the deer on the particular places I hunt. I could try your style and completely strike out . It works for you and that is great. Locations can sometimes play a big part in the style used and I am a big proponet of the Lady Luck factor also but that is for another thread  .
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#2012298 - 07/30/10 08:14 PM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
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Food Plot 101
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I'll sacrifice comfort for success any day. I've hunted in blinds and shooting condos but it's not for me. I like to enjoy the woods and I cannot being surrounded. I feel like I relax to the point of letting my guard down while in a box stand. In some crappy weather I wish I was protected though,lol! Good post BH!
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#2012409 - 07/30/10 09:23 PM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
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mr.big
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I do a lot of sitting on the ground and still hunting,,but we do have a couple box blinds built in spots that you do not have to compromise anything in the deer sittings department,,it is nice when it is just plain to bad to be out,,or when you are starting new kids into hunting,,nice spot to take the wife also,,
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#2012556 - 07/31/10 12:24 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
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One thing that occurs to me often as primarily a public land hunter is that you can have almost any kind of experience you want to have with hunting. By nature, I like the hardcore, face the wind, high in the tree, long approach, early arrival, stay late, dish- it-out style of hunting. I can do this on the same property that some bumbling, smoking-a-cigarette-in-the-field, rides-his-4 wheeler-up-to-his-stand right about 1st light, ruin-your-day style of hunter can hunt. AND, he has just as much right to do so as I do to be stealthy, disciplined and studious. While he sometimes pisses me off to no end, more often times than not sends more deer my way and, occasionally, ruins my day... he has chosen his path and I have chosen mine. He learned to hunt one way and I learned to hunt another. He may be ultimately looking to fill the freezer and I ultimately looking to push myself beyond normal parameters of the modern condition, we both have the same right to be there and choose our own paths. Ultimately, we could probably learn from one another.
All this hippie crap aside, I shall prevail and he will get fatter and push deer in my direction, but still, you get my point: you will get from hunting what you desire.
You want to hire an outfitter to set you up with a 6.5 year old buck that's never encountered a negative experience with a human, shell out your $3,500 and it shall be so. You want to kill a 1.5 year old spike that's more wise than a AK-47 yielding youth reared in a war town country, than visit your local WMA. The cost: 200 hours of your life.
You can do things the hard way, the easy way or virtually any way in between. We live in a glorious age.
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#2012809 - 07/31/10 10:59 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
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You can do things the hard way, the easy way or virtually any way in between. We live in a glorious age.
Love that line Poser! 
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#2013137 - 07/31/10 05:21 PM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
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mike243
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may be a newby around here but the man has hunted Tn,@ not just a time or 2.welcolme aboard & looking forward to your next posts,mike243
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#2013159 - 07/31/10 05:37 PM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
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mike243
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may be a newby around here but the man has hunted Tn,@ not just a time or 2.welcolme aboard & looking forward to your next posts,mike243
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#2014144 - 08/01/10 07:22 PM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
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I have used Summit Climbing Stands the last 15 years... They are easy to move, very safe, and I can hang all day in one...JMO
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