What piece of equipment will make the difference?

What one piece of equipment, is going to give you the upper hand this year? (I'm not talking about you bow or your arrows or your ability to be a ninja either)

Is it new to your collection, or an old tried and true tool?

Mine?



This is how I can get in and out of most of my hunting areas w/o being detected. This is from last year, AugustIce's first deer ever...

I'm looking to get a lot of use out of it this year. Beats draggin' any day!:D

 

I had it last year but, even this year, it will be the gps.

 

I'll go with my new Vortex Binos! Looking forward to using nice optics this season, my last pair were 15 years old!

 

Mine this year is going to be good clothing, last year i just worn a bunch of mismatched stuff and was very unprepared when the cold came.

 

Better boots. Nothing worse than having your feet go numb because of cold.

 

Im going to go with all my new gear...I figured that since this was my last deployment to Iraq i would get myself almost a new gear. I guess a small gift to ME from ME. So im pumped about all the new toys going to the woods with me

 

Fitz, I plan on pulling out the canoe/kayak this year as well. I need to access some spots without busting up the top parts of the ridges as I enter. I think my kayak may be my secret weapon this year.

 

Sweet canoe...these are my new hunting tools for river hunts this year.


My flat bottom

My canoe

 

For me this year, I'm excited to have the Muddy sticks. I've dreamed of this design for years, kinda cool to see it all come together. Already used them in the field in run&gun velvet rut set-ups. They are slick! Can't wait to use the harness/ stick holster clip combo this fall either!

 

My new Cottonwood Outdoors Replacement seat for my API Climber. From what I ca tell by trying it out in the backyard, this seat is much more comfortable than the old one that was getting pretty flat. The new seat should allow me to sit still for longer periods of time this season. Ans sitting stiil on stand should up the odds of not being seen.

 

viper ss climber and primos blind (predator camo no less), hmmm what else, new arrow slinger this season, lightly insulated water proof bibs, better gloves this season, and lots more planning... :D

but i'm still pessimistic about my chances this year... prepare for the worst, hope for the best...

 

my artic shield boot covers and my cabelas hand muff, last year my feet and my hands got cold about 11:30 am during an all day sit, obviously the rest of the sit was spent trying to warm them up instead of sitting still and focusing on the hunt....this year that will NOT happen lol

 

I have to say for me its all about the clothing......can't stay there if your wet and cold....

 

4 new stand sites and a climber. I'll be able to bounce around more this year, and let certain places remain un-hunted until the time is right.

 

This year I am going to say my new Stan sx2 quattro release I am shooting better than I ever have useing this thumb release no more punching the trigger on longer shots... Walt

 

HooeyMan saw from BH.com...to help with those pesky little deflector limbs that are just out of reach once I climb a tree...

 

The Kruncher

 

i really dont have anything new this yr, so i'll go with the range finder i picked up last yr and try to turn my luck around this yr!

 

I made upgrades to my clothing and boots this year which should help me spend more time on stand even in the most frigid conditions.

 

My cell phone... So I can run all of my ideas past Diamond Don to make sure he gives me the "go ahead" :D