dan wrote:mhill wrote:BassBoysLLP wrote:parkersdad wrote:dan wrote:No pack for me... All day, 1/2 day, no matter. I don't need a useless bag of stuff I don't need.
Amen to this. I take a snack in my pocket and a water in my other pocket and that is it.
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A pack doesn't necessarily mean you are carrying worthless crap. Everything in my pack gets used on each hunt. I personally hate carrying bulky items in my pockets. For me it's easier to grab a single small pack than load up my pockets.
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I agree, When items are in pockets they have a bigger risk of getting lost, falling out of the pocket or being misplaced when you change your clothes system a small pack keeps people much more organized, once in the tree take out what you need and keep the rest in your pack til you need it. Much easier to stay organized.
I totally disagree.. I used to use a pack in the old days and could never find what I needed. Say I needed a grunt tube... Trying to get to your pack, get it open, and find the tube, without being seen by the buck is near impossible. How about milkweed? On a just off win d I want to check the wind as the buck is walking in so I know exactly where he is going to wind me, so I know where I need to shoot him.
On the contrary, with my hunter safety vest, I wear it on every hunt, and every pocket has an assigned tool. I always know exactly where it is and can slide it out easily.
I think most guys with packs are taking to much useless stuff with them. On most hunts your only out there a few hours. Hunting all day outside the rut is a waste of time that could be better spent scouting. Even on an all day hunt, I eat before and after, not while im hunting.
A small compass in one pocket. Milkweed in another, a tiny flashlight so I don't get shot in another pocket. A grunt tube, a saw, a small thin cord with a clip for the bow, and my video camera... All have assigned pockets. And that is all I need.
I don't have to find some way of hiding a pack up in the tree. Its bad enough I have to make my big blob blend in, now add a pack and the big tree blob got even more noticeable... If your honest to, I bet most of you have dropped the pack once or more hanging it, or been busted manouvering around to get something out, or dropped something from it... I can admit that has happened to me, and one of the reasons I am successful is because I learn from my mistakes and fix whats broken... When an un seen deer sees me cause of a move, or sees my pack in a tree, you better bet I don't write that off as bad luck, I fix the problem...
If a pack makes you feel better, or lets you bring a bunch of stuff to occupy your time on stand, more power to you... But for me, I ditched the pack years ago, and its done nothing but help make me a better hunter. Its not a huge difference between me and guys less successful, its a lot of small things.