With the rut in full swing in Western North Carolina, on Dec 1, I began still hunting my way to a spot i had been trying to get to for several years. Mountain Laurel and Rhododendron surround this place and I hadn’t found a successful entry in the years prior. A couple of miles and one...
Only took harness out of bag to try it on. Was going to use for my fall arrest while tree stand hunting, but made the switch to a saddle before I got to use it. Size Large - $40 TYD
I’m right there with you on not passing up a shot just to get footage. I’m really not interested in making videos for YouTube or anything like that. I just want to film for myself and document my hunt. Maybe share the footage back at camp or with my son (until he’s big enough to hit the...
My go to is to pack in a lemon and one of those cheap 5 or 6 spice shakers from Walmart. Stop by KFC on the way out of town and grab some packets of butter. Peel skin off the trout (just break the neck and push the head down their back). Lay down a layer of sliced lemon, butterfly trout and...
I wear the uncle padre Jacket with an uncle padre vest in the late season. That combo has pretty much gave me the ability to retire the Woodbury jacket and save some weight, with added pack ability. I also have the sawtooth and prefer it down to around 30• with a cirrus jacket for insulation...
Lots of good advice above. I think the most important part of hunting out of state, or any area where you’re not going to be scouting before hand is to sacrifice a day or two to scout areas that you’ve picked out e-scouting. Killed the buck in my profile Pic two years ago Out of state. After...
Anyone tried the Solvid head strap for self filming? Not concerned with how goofy I’ll look lol. Been looking for an easy way to capture my hunts and I’m thinking about going this route. Will mostly be used saddle hunting whitetail. Pros/Cons?
I switched to saddle hunting last year. Got the saddle just before season and couldn’t decide on which platform (if any) to go with. I used four muddy pro sticks and a two step aider, I made out of webbing, that I would move up to each stick. 20’ easy. I ended up just using the top stick as my...
I’ve used two. Eberlestock X2, and it suuucked! Haha. I would haul my full stadium seat Millennium lock on and 5/6 sticks. Way too much for that pack, but at the time it felt better than carrying the stand and sticks without any pack. Here’s a few pics of that setup. Upgraded to a mystery...
Haven’t hunted down there since my college days, but I did the same as Dwt. Probably focused most of my time on Harris, but did hunt Jordan in a few spots off 751, closer to Chapel Hill (go pack!). Opening day usually had multiple cars parked in every pull off, but midweek was usually a ghost...
He’s no giant, but this is my #1. Had pictures of him two years ago. Same wide frame with short tines. Two years ago he was a 6 point with no brows. No pictures of him last year, but a neighbor saw him a few times. Regardless of overall size, double drop tines are hard to come by, especially in WNC.