#2009333 - 07/28/10 06:06 AM
Comfort vs Success........??
|
Bottom Hunter
16 Point
Registered: 12/29/06
Posts: 15480
Loc: Hatchie Bottoms
|
Offline
|
|
I see posts on here that include pics of great looking tower/box blinds. Something that, in most cases, is unmoveable. I'm sure that most of these blinds are built on family farms or leased ground , right? I'd also venture to guess that these are not big farms with alot of areas to hunt...right? Your options on stand sites are limited...am I right again?
I'm wondering if anyone has ever built one of these blinds and later wished they had put it somewhere else....lol?
Success from one of those type setups is determined by deer coming to your location. In no way can you go to the deer.
I hunt (normally) from hang-on stands with climbing sticks. I can take one down in about five-ten minutes. moving locations is pretty easy for me.
Granted these are not the most comfortable stands on the market, especially when the weather turns bad and that North wind begins to howl......but, I have always leaned more to what works for me and less about the comforts of home.
I guess my question is this.......do you or will you sacrifice comfort for success....or.....do you most always take the road of greater comfort. I realize that many people have success hunting from heated box blinds, out of the weather. But, if you knew that you might have MORE success if you abandoned the box blind....would you? Will you stay in the box blind where the hunt is more ENJOYABLE and hope for the best or will you abandon those comforts and "get after" the deer...no matter what the conditions?
I guess that I'm just curious about who on here is as crazy as I am....??
lol
thanks
_________________________
There are some people who always seem angry and continuously look for conflict.
Walk away; the battle they are fighting is not with you, but with themselves.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2009402 - 07/28/10 07:58 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
[Re: Bottom Hunter]
|
Mr.Bro
8 Point
Registered: 08/02/09
Posts: 2350
Loc: Hendersonville Tn.
|
|
Offline
|
|
If you like them its ok.Personally i enjoy the outdoors.Dont want to go hunting and climb back in a house or tent.Wouldn't mind having a few houses just to mark my "territory",put them on the fence rows before my neighbors do.
_________________________
Fight Organized Crime-Reelect No one.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2009405 - 07/28/10 08:01 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
[Re: Mr.Bro]
|
BSK
Jerkasourous of the non-typical kind
Non-Typical
Registered: 03/11/99
Posts: 59548
Loc: Nashville, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
What I commonly see is tower stands in areas that will always experience some hunting presure, such as overlooking food plots or ag fields, while portable stands are used in other areas.
_________________________
"Know where you stand, and stand there" --Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan
"There is no reasoning someone out of a position he has not reasoned himself into." --Clive James
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2009422 - 07/28/10 08:10 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
[Re: BSK]
|
ghosthunter
10 Point
Registered: 11/30/04
Posts: 3446
Loc: chattanooga
|
|
Offline
|
|
I know exactly what you're saying BH. I never hunt out of shooting houses. Like you, I like to go to the deer. Isn't that the hunting part?
_________________________
it's a long way to the top if ya wanna rock 'n' roll
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2009477 - 07/28/10 08:50 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
[Re: ghosthunter]
|
monsterbuck07
8 Point
Registered: 12/19/08
Posts: 1956
Loc: Huntsville, Alabama
|
|
Offline
|
|
I do both. Our land is roughly 450 acres; two years ago we built a huge 12 foot box blind over looking one of the fields where we consistently have deer feed throughout the day. Our main purpose for this stand was for all day hunts and where we could take juveniles. I for one love hunting deep in the woods in as many locations as I can.
_________________________
I will keep my guns, my ammunition, and my freedom. You can keep the "Change"!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2009617 - 07/28/10 10:04 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
[Re: monsterbuck07]
|
iowavf
10 Point
Registered: 10/25/05
Posts: 2524
Loc: southwest iowa
|
|
Offline
|
|
Depends on the lay of the land and the conditions. I have a box blind I made that can be moved by tipping it into the back of my truck. The area I hunt is crop land with stretches of timber, draws, and fence rows. If I'm out all day I like my box blind. We have days when the high is 5 degrees with a good north wind and windchill is well below zero. Being out all day in those conditions is hard to do, so being in my one man box blind with heater, food, and water feels pretty good. I usually leave it at the farm I hunt most, but not every day, then do morning and afternoon hunts at the other places.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2009680 - 07/28/10 10:32 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
[Re: iowavf]
|
Pursuit Hunter
8 Point
Registered: 10/01/08
Posts: 2084
Loc: Way out there
|
|
Offline
|
|
If I wanted to be comfortable, I'd stay in bed. I've been in a box blind once and hated it - couldn't see, couldn't hear, was depending on luck for a deer to show up. Felt like I was just wasting time. I have to be mobile and don't like hunting fields anyway.
That said, I want to be as comfortable as possible. A good quality climbing stand (Summit Viper for me) gives me comfort, mobility, and unrestricted vision and hearing.
Just my opinion - of course.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2009690 - 07/28/10 10:36 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
[Re: Pursuit Hunter]
|
A/M/G
TnDeer Old Timer
8 Point
Registered: 09/06/99
Posts: 1124
Loc: Drummonds, Tn
|
|
Offline
|
|
When hunting with my son, he prefers the box stand. I however hunt where the deer are, rain, snow, sleet of shine.
Edited by A/M/G (07/28/10 10:36 AM)
_________________________
Make them fly straight, airplanes and arrows.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2009716 - 07/28/10 10:52 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
[Re: Pursuit Hunter]
|
MUP
Non-Typical
Registered: 08/01/07
Posts: 36143
Loc: Just North of Chatt-town
|
|
Offline
|
|
If I wanted to be comfortable, I'd stay in bed. I've been in a box blind once and hated it - couldn't see, couldn't hear, was depending on luck for a deer to show up. Felt like I was just wasting time. I have to be mobile and don't like hunting fields anyway.
That said, I want to be as comfortable as possible. A good quality climbing stand (Summit Viper for me) gives me comfort, mobility, and unrestricted vision and hearing.
Just my opinion - of course.
I'm of a similar opinion. I hunt up a tree or on the ground, and all my hunting places are in the woods, not that I wouldn't hunt over a field, just don't have that opportunity where I'm at.
_________________________
MUP
Amateurs: Built the Ark
Professionals: Built the Titanic
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#2009732 - 07/28/10 11:08 AM
Re: Comfort vs Success........??
[Re: MUP]
|
jb3
10 Point
Registered: 02/23/09
Posts: 3308
Loc: Burns, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
I prefer my summit viper. it's comfy and I can choose my location and if the wind/weather change during the hunt, I change accordingly.
We have several ladder stands on our lease and a few times thinking deer may have adjusted to them from pressure/scent, etc.. I locate my climber accordingly.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: RUGER, Tennessee Todd, Unicam, Cuttin Caller, CBU93, stretch, Bobby G, Outdoor Lady, TurkeyBurd
|
12107 Members
38 Forums
115784 Topics
1410348 Posts
Max Online: 756 @ 11/20/12 09:10 AM
|
|
|
The TnDeer.Com Deer Talk Forum is for Tennessee Deer Hunters by Tennessee Deer Hunters. If you enjoy using our Talk Forum and would like to contribute to help in it's up-keep. Just submit your contribution by clicking on the DONATE button below and paying with PayPal or a major credit card. Any amount is much appreciated. Thanks for your support!
|
|
|
