Tree stands or still hunting

[Hobbit]

After more deer seasons than I care to admit, I’ve tried both tree stands and still hunting and learned some humbling lessons. Tree stands are comfy… until your butt goes numb, you forget snacks or you realize you’re stuck up there in 20-degree wind. Still hunting keeps you moving and awake but nothing tests your stealth like accidentally stepping on a dry branch and hearing the entire forest laugh at you. Both work if you pay attention, but I’ve found the combo of patience and timing is what actually fills the freezer. What’s your go-to method?

 

[Hydrolad]

You just need a second breakfast up in that stand and then nothing will move

 

[Stunned]

I still prefer hunting by walking around. I like to keep moving and figure out where the deer are going as I sneak through the woods… and yeah, I definitely step on enough twigs to make the trees laugh at me

 

[Semper Fi]

Stands for rifle season and still hunting for late muzzle loader season.

 

[Shots_fired]

Stands for rifle season and still hunting for late muzzle loader season.

This sums it up!

 

[VisionX]

I move slowly through the woods because I stay more aware and I can spot things better that way

 

[cu dubh]

Still-hunting!

 

[Theodore]

I tried still hunting once but scared a squirrel more than a deer. I think it laughed louder than I did