Thanks! Much appreciated.. And I'm happy to answer any questions you might have.. Thank again for stopping by.... Eric

Do you guys use any attractants for deer like mineral licks or baits? Also how do you determine where your placing your stand?

@@josephdurning7650 Years ago we used to waste a lot of money on attractants like deer urine and mineral blocks, etc. Because marketing convinces us all that it's needed to be successful, About 9 years ago I got a bad batch of deer urine. It took me 3 days of wondering why no deer came near me. Since then I have not used any. We don't introduce any foreign scents at all. Plenty of real deer covering that part. I see more deer than ever from the stand since. I haven't used a mineral block in at least 13 years because all it did was attract bears and other critters. Basically we avoid doing anything that will alter the natural behavior or travel paths, We just wash our hunting clothes in a UV/scent free sport wash and use scent free deodorant. We don't waste money on the cover sprays either. That's it. Picking a good stand location is determined by a few things. Get inside the fringe of the thick stuff, a lot of times you'll need to hack your way in but you'll be amazed how it tends to open up once you get in there. You got to get in their living room, scout with trail cameras on the heavier sign, and set up stands where you see the heaviest pre-season doe traffic. Hunt where the does are. When the rut starts the bucks will come. The stand location in this video was a brand new spot. I ended up getting a decent buck but in hindsight I wished my stand had been deeper in the tree line. Which is where I will be moving it to in the next couple months.

Awesome man! The feed back is appreciated more than you know! I have a tree saddle I’ll be trying this year where I’ll have several pre set locations but the ability to be mobile! Also is your tree umbrella home made? Thinking about building a couple would have come in handy a lot last year

@@josephdurning7650 I've never tried the saddle but I'm sure it would be great for being mobile. Just to recap on scents, lures and baits, I have had far more success in the past 10 years not using any of that crap. Just let the deer do what they do. I coined a little saying several years ago, "you can't be in the right place at the right time unless you're there all time". LOL Basically means have patience. My 2023 bow season was over in 2.5hrs but I've had it take 10+ days in the stand in a row to get it done. And yes, my roofs are homemade and very durable but probably not suitable for a mobile saddle set up since they're not foldable. A lot of the tree stand umbrellas on the market are very flimsy and cumbersome to set up. But there is one in particular that I have used on one of my stands that has held up for about 6 years so far and is very portable. Here is the link. www.amazon.com/Allen-Company-Treestand-Umbrella-Realtree/dp/B07M7FGLFD/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LxuN7tm50cGnVtaxYxpBKWUkcO5waMNHTMRFKAx8vgDuqgkwaPqqDvsjNJKvk9GN4gRvZ-MDkQuNjeGFwEpAQ7_IP7gYbMS6d2V6NP3JfG1WPIUUQzfWdXJtEHDsE7uH5Bx9vcGPYdhWixa6K00PBE2F2caT2fj_aViJ0dH84mbqOT79Uw9YIJU8dRrDFfUaw8seslZPgtJ3jtvBv8i-7JZDaRZDsO0aQwN3t3SSdE3mTdwynMIqtrEmkZF0OpbdzyTyRlzMArNsSdJX7oRh2-cGRBlsCkdLZ1wufCnvovU.GdplI9uneqgf7qN9iC_uiUi7yDcxYsGIzhBrzSdLSdI&dib_tag=se&hvadid=664415978572&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1024453&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=11735660254244403997&hvtargid=kwd-7395232037&hydadcr=9660_13688388&keywords=treestand%2Bumbrellas&qid=1713052626&sr=8-5&th=1

Thank you..

Yep...

Thanks man! Bow hunting blacktail never gets old. And ya, it was nippy out. It was the first frost in a month so I had a good feeling that morning..

Still hunting with XT to this day. kzbin.info/www/bejne/imG2lH6bhqd9n7ssi=xrpbeP0oKuVsKccE

Thanks man..

Thank you.

Thanks!

Yep, that was a small window for sure,, Thanks Bro!

It's 110% a bow tune issue. I get the Magnus heads to group with my field points out to 60 yards. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYOpaZlsisuLhdU

Thanks! Oregon Late Season is coming.. Can't wait!

Well, in this case I put it right over the nest opening which gets them upset but then once the first one gets zapped it puts them in a frenzy. But, I'm sure if you were to suspend a chunk of bait in there, like a piece of chicken or something that would work great to..

@FlyinZX10R They have a no questions asked replacement guarantee. All you need to do is email them picture of the damaged broadhead and they will send you a new one..

Meant to say licking branch