I wished I took pic of surveyor tape strung out in line right to stand. Bet 2-3 rolls of tape. Stand was just inside a swamp off hardwoods. Maybe 75yds? Thinking for a kid? If yellow, Wizard of Oz music keys up?
It’s a different game in different locations. But I hear you.
An awful lot of our hunting brethren are afraid of the dark.
I remember the commercials.
these things WORKED, in a way. but not IN a blind. I think there were several varieties, some with food scents too. you were supposed to put them out in front, under a can/bucket with small holes. The only flaw was I would light it, get up in my stand before light, and often the big buck would come in while I could barely see his sillouette then mosey off just before legal light. Brought in coyotes too. Animals would seriously come running to these things in the dark. In daylight, I had less success, but some. sometimes visible wafting smoke would spook them. other times a deer would come in and just snort again and again and again just out of range. kind of interesting, I would try them again.
The worst thing about those is no one seems to remove them after the hunt and I hate walking in wondering if someone is already set up in there or was just too lazy to remove them.
I found 3 treestands and one had a camera and salt lick on it. Public land. No one doing anything about it.
Yeah. Typically a softer sound than a crystal or synthetic surface. Originally called them "slate calls", because people would use pieces of slate for the surface- it's pretty hard, but splits in very flat layers. Cheapest way to make one DIY is to get a flooring tile sample and chip it to shape, just so long as it's actual slate.
Right. I have the slate. This is other minerals. https://www.ghostlogging.com/product-category/playing-surfaces/stone-playing-surfaces/
Works wonders when the garage smells a bit too herbal
