100. Food storage & Peeing on all day sits + bridge length for ESS & available 2023 Workshop dates

This video is on; what foods I take on all day sits and how I package them to remain scent free, water consumption, and type of large throat bottles to pee in while on stand and of course I offer detailed reason for every one.
Also, I mention the proper bridge lengths to use on an Eberhart Signature Saddle per your waist size.
Lastly I mention what Eberhart Whitetail Workshops that I still have openings for.

[@mattwright3326]

Name someone else who pays this much attention to detail and shares it with the hunting community, I’ll wait here for your response.

[@jeffpops5290]

The hunting beast 😅

[@lucaskiel4683]

Me

[@russelllangworthy8855]

@@jeffpops5290He has shot a lot of deer.

[@mr.skeptical3071]

I used to pee in a bottle. But that myth has been busted tons of times. I now pee from my saddle, haven't spooked a deer with my pee yet. I DO agree with noisy bottles, get a thicker one that doesn't crinkle and always pack food in zip locks as thier alot less noisy than the package food comes in. I like pop tarts! I do pretty much Everything you do john, except the bottle. But then again, I hunt private!

[@tmp4x8]

Great video, been doing this kind of stuff for years and everyone thinks i'm crazy. Went all in on the Eberhart way 3 years ago when I started hunting exclusively PA public land and several close encounters and a deflected arrow later I finally connected with a mature buck this past season. Thanks for the content!

[@johneberhart4062]

Thanks Travis

[@johneberhart4062]

@@Brian-R You're a joke and why you listen to my videos when you are so good, is beyond me.

[@Bryan-wc3et]

I always pee out of my tree for 35 years and I have 25 nice bucks on my wall. John has a lot of great ideas but everything he says is not true, just his option. I’ve hunted 50 years and out of a saddle for 27 years. Experience is the best teacher.

[@BornAgainOutdoorsman]

I agree a lot is his personal preference and just not facts.

[@darkspruce]

Yeap, pee right in the scrapes.

[@timwozniak7574]

Honest opinion and experience..Deer can smell your piss.If I can smell it then 100% they can.yes all puss turns into ammonia but only after time..

[@russelllangworthy8855]

@@bobo44donemilking51Hello Bobo. I didn’t watch this video yet. Any good?

[@johnryan6576]

I have done similar things on packing my food for all day sits. The one thing I pack in colder weather is a 20oz yeti of hot green leaf tea to help warm up my insides, no caffeine that makes you pee and if you want add honey for flavor. This season I got in the habit of cubing cheese for a zip lock and packing in another zip lock triscuts crackers. Stainless steel container may weigh more but it will be cold water on hot sits and hot water on cold sits.

[@dennybirchfield]

I use a collapsible rubber water bottle it works great nice and quiet

[@johneberhart4062]

Is the throat large enough, or do you have to aim really well?

[@craigbishop2755]

Those cheap water bottles could double as a rattle bag 😂 kidding of course. Nice informative video as always John.

[@ethanalbany]

😂😂

[@johneberhart4062]

Those cheap bottles do sort of sound like a rattle sequence.

[@ronmacdougall9612]

Good video again.

[@CrownedGamer.]

Thanks John! Looking forward to the workshop!

[@johneberhart4062]

Not far away.

[@johneberhart4062]

@@bobo44donemilking51 Dude, you have a major problem.

[@warrencowen5899]

Hey John, I watch a lot of your videos. Always learning. I would like to see you do a video on how you carry a ring the steps and put them up , if you ever get the time.

[@johneberhart4062]

Will do.

[@PancakeAhmenophus]

I made it six minutes before I turned it off. It’s kind of a game to see how much you can watch before John gets argumentative about something. To be fair, the science says that human pee is largely indistinguishable from any other pee after about a half hour. But that’s still 30 minutes where something could walk by and spook

[@muscle42]

John must be packing some heat. Needs that bigger throat bottle. Atta boy sir. Thanks for all the incredible info.

[@johneberhart4062]

I wish!

[@dennybirchfield]

For peeing in the woods I use a urinal from the hospital it's like perfect size to fit in a backpack

[@johneberhart4062]

Never tried on of those

[@Bryan-wc3et]

I take 2 ham sandwiches,a quart baggie of trail mix(one with mm and chocolate)and 3 granola bars. That is plenty for an all day sit. I always have trail mix any time I hunt. Yes one 20 oz bottle lasts all day. I never hunt all day till first of November. And if you really want to be comfortable I use a podium foot platform as a seat and a, it folds up and adjusts up and down according to pitch of tree. That’s cuts out 95% of movement. Only Superman can lean against a tree all day or part of a day without moving. Just my 2 cents worth of option.

[@tylerwelch3520]

I pee in scrapes and have many photos of mature bucks visiting within an hour. Public land Wisconsin. Heavy heavy pressure. Heavy pressure.

[@pghoneybees9575]

I take one smart water bottle, a small sandwich bag with walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and a few pieces off 95% dark chocolate and 2-3 pieces of dried beef. I practice intermittent fasting so going a whole day with minimal food is no big deal. I do add a packet of LMNT to,y water to help with electrolytes. I use a large Gatorade bottle to piss in. I keep water in the truck so I can rehydrate after my hunt, and hydrate really well the day before. I hope everyone has a great hunting year, be safe.

[@johneberhart4062]

Smart bottles are noiseless and types of food is all preferential. Good to hear you pee in a bottle, I can't believe hunters replied, that actually don't.

[@benhodge8128]

Ya but where do you put the empty beer cans?

[@fairchild6888]

Pennsylvania. High Pressured deer. I let it fly from the tree on probably every hunt for the past 35 years and kill only 3.5 year old and older bucks for the past 15 years. Human urine does not, absolutely does not spook mature bucks. I've had them tear up scrapes within an hour of me peeing in them.

[@Bryan-wc3et]

You are absolutely correct

[@darkspruce]

Absolutely. I have many pictures of the same.

[@nelsonchandler1015]

once again a great video i get laughed at all the time by people telling me i am crazy for not peeing at stand however i am the one killing most of the older bucks here in north georgia too . also scent lok is a game changer !! thank you for all you do

[@russelllangworthy8855]

@@bobo44donemilking51Congrats on the buck, Bobo. What year did you shoot it?

[@russelllangworthy8855]

@@bobo44donemilking51 That’s a good deer for your area, especially back then.

[@russelllangworthy8855]

@@bobo44donemilking51 Thanks for asking. The Dr. called me into his office last week to tell me things aren’t good. I have an emergency procedure set for this Thursday. The results of this procedure will determine a lot. I may not be here for this coming bow season. Funny thing is, I feel fine.

[@russelllangworthy8855]

@@bobo44donemilking51 Thank you.

[@richardbritt3611]

John...big fan! First time you posted something I don't agree with. I believe I've killed more high pressure public land mature deer than you with my bow but this isn't a "peeing" match. I carried a p bottle for many years until I get a few UTI's. Doc said quit using those so I did. Made ZERO difference on high pressured public land deer or private which I rarely hunt. I'd love to post pics for you but have no idea how?

[@AllanWeder-vu3ji]

What backpack is that? I really like it.

[@darkspruce]

I pee in the woods like every other creature out there.

[@tylerwelch3520]

I prefer to bring Miller Lite 16oz aluminum bottles. The taste isn’t great so I’m not tempted to guzzle it all when I first open it. Replaceable cap and it is not crunchy. Also has the wider mouth so I can later collect my urine and recycle on my mock scrapes.

[@BornAgainOutdoorsman]

Is shot a 5.5 YO last season with the puddle of piss still steaming by my feet 😂😂. Literally have taken 5+ YO deer out of stands after taking a crap out of the stand 💩 💩

[@justinrice3]

I have had lots of mature deer in high pressure, low pressure, private land, public land come in to scrapes that I just peed in. Also have had them come to the base of my tree. It's wild to me this man continues to speak in absolutes like he's king. There's no chance someone out there might know more than him.. Lol

[@BornAgainOutdoorsman]

@@justinrice3 yes I’ve had the same experience as well with scrapes. Urine is urine. I mean the guy does have one hell of a resume there’s no denying that. I just think he’s overboard on a lot of things but he def kills big deer.

[@justinrice3]

@@johneberhart4062 Northern Michigan

[@johneberhart4062]

If you have that many 5 and 1/2-year-old bucks where you hunt you are definitely not hunting in a heavily pressured area so keep peeing out of the tree that'll be fine where you hunt. Our DNR estimates that on public lands one out of every 100 antlered bucks is a 3 and 1/2-year-old so that is quite a difference.

[@ikerapt6702]

If your crapping out of your stand, where do you store your newspaper?

[@termite122]

when is your saddle gonna be available to purchase with that fixed belt you have on the one your now wearing..i like that idea much better than 2 piece belt with buckle ..thnks

[@Brian-dh9lp]

The nice thing about hunting out of a stand is you won't go wee wee on your boots when you pee. No need for the bottle unless you're in a saddle.

[@ikerapt6702]

Hi John, can you do a detailed video on your process is for disrobing and separating your used scent lok from your fresh garments? Also, I have always pissed out of my trees and shoot older age class bucks every year from public. Granted i do play the wind and I get winded every year. I also never bring food or water I go off the teachings of ISHI. Thank you for all the knowledge and the great detail. Now that I am studied up on the scent lok process I will start using it in 2023. Scent lok should pay you just because you do such a good job showing how to use their product. Before you, I had noidea

[@russelllangworthy8855]

You know, probably about 1% of all bowhunters know who Ishi was.

[@johneberhart4062]

Yea, I can do that and just made a note to do it. If your scent control regimen is poor, and you have to hunt the wind, then peeing out of the tree is irrelevant because you would get winded by downwind deer anyway.

[@ikerapt6702]

@@Brian-R reason why is because I'm a perfectionist and if I can go without being winded, I will. I dont mind spending the money. if the shit dont work then oh well at least I tried

[@ikerapt6702]

@@Brian-R I got a feeling if you do it correctly they only wind you 99.9% of the time. 😂so if it gets me one more big buck in the next 10 years it's good enough for me. Also, I only but the stuff off season when it's on clearance. it's way too expensive otherwise. It's pretty high quality stuff whether the carbon works or not.

[@russelllangworthy8855]

@@Brian-R You can’t prove that the deer smell you 100% of the time, but regardless, if Scent-Lok reduces enough of your scent that the deer aren’t alarmed, then it’s done its job.

[@johneberhart4062]

Here is a reply to a reply that I thought I would share with everyone who pees from trees. Only a couple years ago I was hunting a location where there was a well used runway about 50 yards from my tree and it ran along the top edge of a bluff. I figured that if a buck was transitioning down it and winded something human oriented that the only way he could to continue in the same direction was to move farther away from the bluff, towards me and continue on. On a morning hunt I went over to the bluff runway and pissed in it and about an hour after daybreak a decent 110ish 8 point came down that runway, smelled my urine and spooked back about 80 yards from where he came from. He stood there and he had no option but to move over and continue and he did just that and passed within 12 yards of me. He wasn't a shooter for me, but it was pretty cool that my plan worked to perfection.

[@travisschreiber2186]

Always peeing out of my tree. Don't pee on branches. Keep the smell on the ground. I Start mock scrapes by peeing in them. Deer and all animals are drawn to the smell of urine. Its part of nature. Keeping the pee up in the tree and them getting a whiff of it will defiantly spook them. I guess it could serve as a hand warmer though on a cold day. :)

[@johneberhart4062]

Sorry, I did that for a couple years in the late 70's and the mature deer that came in within an hour after peeing, definitely spooked from it.

[@Kenzie13nicola]

I would fill up 2-32oz gatorade bottles

[@dualthreatoutdoors]

John, I take those exact Aquafina bottles too currently. Do you think a screw on lidded yeti would be a better option than the Aquafina?

[@deerhearse4895]

No wonder why the guy hunts so much, he’s eating a huge Hershey bar each time ;-)

[@underdogoutdoors]

I agree on not pee'ing out of my tree- I don't care what anyone says, best to pee into a bottle instead. Human urine can smell different.

[@BornAgainOutdoorsman]

Urine is urine

[@underdogoutdoors]

@@bobo44donemilking51 Not uncommon, done it myself, & it is awesome, but,, I've also had pee that spooked up the area, try eating asparagus, or taking certain multivitamins and see if your pee doesn't spook your deer, (don't try it, I'm telling you it will), fun topic🤣.

[@robertlocke7711]

Ok you are wrong on the pee. 😂 just because you are good at hunting and have your way of doing things with success. Does not mean you are right. It's just ammonia in minutes fact. The sent it hold is as dangerous to your hunt as peeing is when a deer coming in with your pants down. Scraps get more activity when you pee in it.

[@danielsmith8659]

I do not pee from stands . It sucks taking a bottle , but it’s what I do. I just can’t take the chance … there isn’t enough mature bucks in the places I hunt to take any chances. When I was kid …. I had diarrhea one morning. My dad had put me in the stand , and his rule was no matter what… DO NOT LEAVE THE STAND until I return. Anyway i took a dump at the bottom of my tree…. Diarrea. Dad came back that morning and was like why ???! And I told him I couldn’t help it. Which was true …. He wasn’t mad per say but he knew what it meant. A deer wasn’t seen from that stand the rest of season. So it’s sort of burned in my mind…. I don’t use the bathroom in a hunting area period. If i do piss in the woods , I piss in a creek….. but I absolutely do not piss from the tree.

[@johneberhart4062]

Agree 100%. Only a couple years ago I was hunting a location where there was a well used runway about 50 yards from my tree and it ran along the top edge of a bluff. I figured that if a buck was transitioning down it and winded something human oriented that the only way he could to continue in the same direction was to move farther away from the bluff, towards me and continue on. On a morning hunt I went over to the bluff runway and pissed in it and about an hour after daybreak a decent 110ish 8 point came down that runway, smelled my urine and spooked back about 80 yards from where he came from. He stood there and he had no option but to move over and continue and he did just that and passed within 12 yards of me. He wasn't a shooter for me, but it was pretty cool that my plan worked to perfection.

[@charlesdecker6342]

When are y'all releasing the scentlok bookbag like yours

[@johneberhart4062]

I don't think they are going to.

[@dualthreatoutdoors]

@@johneberhart4062 the new grinder pack is awesome. Very comfortable and light weight

[@USMC-vp4rr]

Do you spray down your food and put your pee bottle in a scent lok bag?

[@jimpeterson3806]

A little off topic but what do you think of breathing out of your nose(with mask on of course) vs breathing out of your mouth? My thought is there would be less of a chance of breath odor escaping where the mask covers the face nose breathing vs mouth breathing. Maybe I'm over thinking things but it seems like it would work better that way. I know breath odor is a main focal point

[@ronmacdougall9612]

Chlorophyll works great

[@jimpeterson3806]

@@ronmacdougall9612 I've thought about trying Chlorophyll. Heard mixed results so wasn't sure if it actually worked or not

[@ronmacdougall9612]

I believe it very much,I think that is where the worst scent comes out and of coarse bad gas,lol.

[@anotheryoutuber_]

breathing out of your nose is just good life advice for many reasons but most masks cannot eliminate odor fast enough to accommodate the volume and rate at which we breath to become odor free. even with activated carbon you would need a canister-respirator with a rather large setup to matter significantly. if you are trying to minimize your impact, i can hear the argument that you may bypass mouth odor by breathing through the nose but its just going to chase marginal gains which are real but very small. the deers nose is wildly sensitive and your sinus cavity will migrate mouth odor into your nose there probably is a reduction but its still worth a try even if if just lets you feel like you are doing absolutely everything you can.

[@andrewperry8800]

John try a Smart Water bottle. I refill mine because their water is expensive but a great bottle!

[@tlngnckr11]

Is there any kind of breath scent cover? Mask or gum? Toothpaste? I’m assuming deer can easily detect our breath despite all other attempts to cover scent.

[@johneberhart4062]

No, there are no cover scents to mask human odor. I've tried gums, chlorophyl, fox urine, coon urine, pine, and others. Keep in mind that I've been in the hunting industry for a long time and have easy access to just about everything. Heck, I've represented most of the companies that make the stuff.

[@tlngnckr11]

@@johneberhart4062 I know you have! You put me in a saddle a long long time ago. Still use my old trophy line! I’ve read your books too. Still have ‘em

[@nickheumiller5529]

I hunt deer about 5-10 times a year bow hunting I am no way a deer expert… I mostly hunt ducks and geese. But I will tell you that even me that does not hunt deer much but has spent lots of time in the woods… your urine is not even close to deer Urine. Who ever says that has not spent any if no time in the woods!

[@BattleBendOutdoors]

If the government decided to pick the baddest special forces unit they had and send them to Johns house with the mission of getting ole John I truly believe he'd send them back neatly packaged in a scentlok bag with a storage and shipping fee plus tax with a bottle of his piss

[@deerhuntingwithrickthepeas7870]

I've never seen a 5 1/2 year old buck so no big deal! Hahaha! I suppose, that one chance would be such that urine smell does make a difference. Or worse, as I hung that thing out. I bet no one ever killed an old buck with that deal hanging out! I can't eat that kind of food I'm in that insulin resistant stage.

[@tjsands9398]

Saddle hunters can fit their pee pee in a water bottle top, beast hunters need the wide mouth

[@johneberhart4062]

No you just need a bottle big enough to fit a lemming

[@hpgdawnpatrol9456]

I left scentlok because the pants typically only come in a 32" length. Im 6ft1 and 32" inseam in saddle means the cuff of the pants pulls out of my boots. Absolutely unacceptable!

[@johneberhart4062]

Your pant legs are supposed to be draped outside of your pants not tucked into your boots.

[@hpgdawnpatrol9456]

@@johneberhart4062 a 32" imseam on a dude 6ft 1 look like my wifes capri pants. How is having exposed skin smart when it pertains to scent control? I respectfully disagree sir. Tucked in is more air tight than loosely over the top of the boot. Tucked into the boot, would in theory allow less foot odor to escape. It is a tighter seal sir. You've been slaying giant deer since I was in my daddys nutsack. But its only logical that tucked in boots equates to better scent control. And it only makes sense that Scentlok not cater to short people. After 10 years running nothing bur Scentlok I am done.

[@naphtali1237]

Geez... Five hour energy, coffee, three twenty oz cheap waters and peeing all over the ground. Mand m and pistachios and pb and honey sandwiches and grizzly.

[@DH20056]

I one time spit wintergreen chew on a button bucks head then three years later I shot it.

[@russelllangworthy8855]

Was it a penned deer?

[@HockeyTownHooligan5]

Only the true hardcore hunters use catheters while hunting…I’m joking of course.

[@joereidoutdoorsman.3136]

Play the wind way less.b.s. involved. Wont.get.away.with pissi.g.in a bottle.in northern wi that is.loud.makes.less.noise.when u piss.onto.the floor.below. if you.know.where the deer are.comimg.from u don't need a piss bottle. Walking through the woods up here that bottle will.and has made.noise in pack.aquafina.doesnt matter.it.will make noise passing into.it hittimg.on stuff etc.

[@johneberhart4062]

Way less deer opportunities as well so you just keep playing the wind

[@tylerwelch3520]

Ziplok bags are way too noisy.

[@tylerwelch3520]

Apples are way way too crunchy. If you think a deer can’t hear you chewing on an apples you are nuts! Never ever ever would I even consider eating an apple on stand. Ever. You may be able to trick a 1 year old buck into thinking you’re a deer but a mature buck will know the difference. Maybe not in Kansas but if you hunt heavy pressures states like wisconsin you will never get away with it.

[@fairchild6888]

Rimshot!