Hunting in a tree stand

The first thing you must do it to get in the tree stand without killing yourself.  I say this because if you have never climbed up into a tree stand it can be a little difficult.  Especially if you have your bow and arrows in hand.  All while being 3 months pregnant.  I will probably get some backlash for that but I asked my Doctor and got the thumbs up before I went.

I had my husband hand me the bow and 1 arrow once I was in the stand sitting down.  He then grabbed his stuff and headed off to his tree stand about 100 yard away behind a hill.  Sitting there alone was a little strange at first.  I would hear a branch fall or break and there were no deer.

I sat in that tree stand until the sun had started to go down.  It had to have been getting close to 5pm.  I don’t wear a watch and I had left my phone at the camp, which I was kicking myself later when I wanted to take some pictures.  It was probably better that I left it back at camp, since I always have my phone on me for work.  Answering phone calls or emails.  It is OK to disconnect from the world.

I climbed out of the tree stand carefully.  I made my way over to where my husband’s tree stand was.  I couldn’t see it but he could see me.  Since he told me he almost mistook me for a deer.  When you are out hunting in the woods make sure to walk slowly.  The more noise you make the less you will be hunting and the more you will be hiking or walking with you gear.    Watch your foot placement and how you put your weight on your feet.  Don’t be that guy or gal making all the noise scaring everything away.

We didn’t get a deer this day but the next day my husband got a deer within 30 minutes of leaving for the morning hunt.  White tails normally don’t have a ton of meat or huge antlers.  This is mostly because of their environment and diet.  If you lived in the woods, you wouldn’t want to large antlers to slow you down or get stuck in the trees or bushes.

Am I the only one that is not coordinated enough to get in a tree stand?