I feel like I see this stuff more and more on the internet and social media, everyone pointing out what they believe to be the correct way to hunt because they have a different approach. The guy simply wanted some feed back on a watch. Maybe there should be a separate thread "Tell me what to do and think about while hunting." I like to be quiet in the tree, but if he wants to bring a tambourine and play harmonica in the stand who cares. (Except if you're my neighbor, then don't)
You know, you might actually be a good guy, Sota, but your comments like this and some others on this thread seem to indicate otherwise. I asked a very simple question about the possible benefits of using a smart watch on stand. If you truly despise technology that much then that's great and more power to you, but most of us don't despise it. It's actually very useful, we embrace it and we'll keep using it despite your snarky, insulting little comments like the one underlined above. This is a public forum, so I can't stop you from trashing a perfectly good thread with your opinions and smart-ass comments, but the next time you see someone discussing an idea that there is absolutely nothing wrong with except the fact that you just don't like it, you might want to consider simply skipping the thread and not saying anything at all. Incidentally, I find it very interesting that you are here railing against technology and telling everyone they should "unplug" or "ignore the pacifier" and yet in less than four years as a member on Bowhunting.com you have racked up 12,658 posts. That's 275 posts per month, or an average of a little over 9 posts per day for almost four years straight. Maybe it's you who needs to consider "unplugging" and stepping away from technology.
Sorry if I offended you little chief, didn't know that you took it so seriously. Of the post count not one of them has come from the stand so there is that. I was half heartily jesting but I did read an article this morning about the number of people that are addicted to smart phones it is a real thing. I also realized that many that post here have never not lived in the age without cell phones and have never stepped into the woods without a phone in their pocket. Do you think Fred Bear would have texted while hunting? I think not. Like I said earlier in this conversation I challenge hurters to try it one time next season go for a hunt and do not touch the phone, if you can't do that you have an addiction, if you were a hunter who could not get thru a sit with out having a few drinks would you think that the person has a drinking problem?
@LittleChief You might want to check out the Garmin smart watches. A guy on board has one, looks real tough. Maybe worth a look?
I'm not offended at all, Sota. There's a big difference between being offended and being irritated. If I were a liberal I'd probably be offended. Yes, there is a problem with the younger generation and even some of the older generation being addicted to their cell phones. I see some of the same things you described, like families out for dinner and they're all looking at their phones. I agree that this is a problem. My problem here and now, though, is that you seem to think that this means the technology should be rejected outright and not be used at all. Yes, there are alcoholics in the world, but that doesn't make it wrong to drink. Would Fred Bear have texted from his stand? Possibly. If the technology had been around back then he may very well have used it to communicate with fellow hunters or with base camp.
That's definitely worth a look, especially since I already have a lot of Garmin software on my computers because of the running GPS watches I have. Hey! Then I could get one of those fancy electronic Garmin Xero bow sights. It ranges the animal and automatically projects the red dot pin at the correct elevation on a kind of heads-up display. I could pair that with the Garmin smart watch. Then the Garmin smart watch would calculate where the deer was standing when I shot and I can use the watch to navigate right to my arrow. Hey Sota, you should check that system out. You'll love it.
They would stand up to a lot more too I think. I have no experience with smart watches but the Apple Watch looks a tad delicate to me
Quite a few folks here at St. Jude have them and they seem to hold up really well. If you want to drop a lot more money, they come in a stainless steel version and a ceramic version. The ceramic would hold up really well but I'm not willing to spend over a grand on any watch.
Maybe wearing the iWatch against your skin will prevent freezing; but I've had my iPhone screen freeze on me several times at temps below +20* while being kept in my pocket. Something about the liquid crystals I'm guessing. Had my Samsung droid freeze on me a couple times also but only when in my pack away from my body or in my truck overnight. And if anyone still doubts that cold discharges batteries faster than heat; how many times you had to jump start a vehicle in cold vs. heat?
Okay, okay,... I was wrong about the batteries. I admit it. On a serious note, though, I've never had any problems at all with my phone in sub-freezing temps. The coldest I've ever sat since I got an iPhone was probably -3 with a wind chill of -15. Still no problems, but might be because I keep it in an inside pocket. I would assume that the watch would be quite warm against my wrist in a pocket with Hot Hands. On a side note, I did leave an old iPhone 3GS on my dashboard on a hot summer day once. It fried that joker and it never did work right again.
Not saying that at all, hell I know if I took an oxy before I climbed up I would be buzzing, if I take an oxy mowing grass is fun that is why I don't take oxy even though aleeve does not cut it after 2-1/2 hours in a stand. My point was if you can not sit a single time without having a few drinks there may be a problem, just like the phone.
My counterpoint to that would be that I don't take my phone because I can't live without it. I take my phone because I might need it.
I get that, I hunt just past the short grass in my pasture and would never consider a platform or climbing stand. I know that ladder stands can fail too but mine are assembled using stainless hardware and is tied to the tree in 5 places. My odds of having an emergency are very low.
Good to know I'm not addicted to my phone as I had numerous sits last season where I didn't look at my phone. Also. What does Fred Bear have to do with this? What's the point in bringing that point up
