I was recently given a Summit Viper and finally got the chance to hunt out of it today. The previous owner had put camo burlap on it that hung from the rail of the climber portion down below the foot platform. I used that today as well.
I sat up near a trail coming out of some really thick woods into the end of the field I normally hunt. Had 5 does come out at 8:20 this morning off to my far right. As I was turning to get in position, my foot pushed the burlap out causing it to sway. The deer saw that immediately while they had not spotted me moving my upper body. From that bit of movement I had of course 5 sets of eyes on me and finally one of them blew and they all took off.
Does anyone else use any sort of blind material around their climber and if so, how do you have it set up?
The length of the burlap I believe was a major part of the problem today. It hung at least 1 1/2' below the bottom platform.
By the say, loved the stand and hunting out of it. The basic seat was quite comfortable and it felt like a rock when it was all fastened down. Looking forward to hunting with it a lot more.
I sat up near a trail coming out of some really thick woods into the end of the field I normally hunt. Had 5 does come out at 8:20 this morning off to my far right. As I was turning to get in position, my foot pushed the burlap out causing it to sway. The deer saw that immediately while they had not spotted me moving my upper body. From that bit of movement I had of course 5 sets of eyes on me and finally one of them blew and they all took off.
Does anyone else use any sort of blind material around their climber and if so, how do you have it set up?
The length of the burlap I believe was a major part of the problem today. It hung at least 1 1/2' below the bottom platform.
By the say, loved the stand and hunting out of it. The basic seat was quite comfortable and it felt like a rock when it was all fastened down. Looking forward to hunting with it a lot more.