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Post by bsutravis on Nov 23, 2007 13:48:55 GMT -5
I pack up this morning @445 and head to Hendricks County. As I'm 50 minutes into the 65 minute drive it dawns on me.... You see, I am driving down the highway wearing my fleece wader pants. I always put on the heavy stuff when I get to my hunting spot. Anyway, I realize that I'm wearing the wader pants...but I've left my heavy insulated bibs at home! I have nothing to wear other than some loose fitting fleece! Needless to say, within sitting in the tree for 10 minutes the wind had already cut into my legs. I sucked it up and stayed in the tree till 930 or so. My thighs are still cold, even after a hot shower. It was BRUTAL!!!! It would have been a cold morning even with all my garb on, let alone with only one loose layer between that stiff wind, 19 degree temp, and my skin.
So..... I always use to have the ultimate fear of forgetting my weapon at home. From now on I rank appropriate outter wear in a tie!!!
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Post by Sleazy E on Nov 23, 2007 14:04:48 GMT -5
I have left and gotten all the way to my stand only to realize that I left my bow sitting on the hood of truck.... But I never forget my clothes.... I hate the cold... so I make sure those are packed and loaded the night before.
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Post by shinglemonkey on Nov 23, 2007 18:51:26 GMT -5
I have a habit of driving with out shoes on....and forgetting my boots at home.
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Post by beehunter on Nov 23, 2007 19:11:47 GMT -5
I hate to admit it but I forgot my boots when I hunted Crane on 11/11, it sure was cold hunting in slip on dress shoes. That was the first and last time I will forget my boots. Burrrrrrr
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Post by duff on Nov 23, 2007 19:24:31 GMT -5
I have forgot dang near everything at one time or another, but never my pants!!!!
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Post by indybrad on Nov 23, 2007 19:41:11 GMT -5
I forgot my boots one time. Ended up wearing my tennies in 20 degree weather. I've never forgotten my boots after that.
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Post by deerdude on Nov 23, 2007 19:43:11 GMT -5
dont feel bad , my son and i drove about an hour to a spot several years ago to a spot only to find i had forgot my quiver at home.i hunted that day(and thankful i didnt see anything) with one arrow way longer than im used to.
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Post by jkd on Nov 23, 2007 23:28:32 GMT -5
Got a new full safety harness/vest, and last weekend one morning, I got up in the stand ready to strap in and realized I'd forgotten to stick the tree strap in my pack... DOH!
A couple of years ago, I shot a doe and then found I'd forgotten to grab my Schrade serrated folding knife and put in on my belt, and ended up gutting her with my little swiss army knife, which was a challenge... I now carry a spare in the pack all the time...
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Nov 24, 2007 0:03:11 GMT -5
Forgetting Hand Warmers gotta to be one of the worst.
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Post by daworz on Nov 24, 2007 3:13:14 GMT -5
I just started to wear these things called clogs(very comfy), well iam about to get to where i hunt and totaly forgot my Boots, needless to say i didnt hunt long, so now i put my boots in my truck the night before? Lesson learned.
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Post by dbd870 on Nov 24, 2007 6:05:39 GMT -5
Brutal, I was going out the front door yesterday morning when I realised I didn't have any ammo. I think we've all done things like that.
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Post by parson on Nov 24, 2007 8:48:12 GMT -5
I used to have written check lists for archery, muzzleloader, & firearm hunting. Somehow, over the years, I've lost my lists!! Fortunately, memory still works fairly well.
parson
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Post by Harley on Nov 24, 2007 9:50:18 GMT -5
When I was just a teenager my uncle had picked me up one morning to hunt because my dad wasn't going that day. In my hurry to get out the door I had forgotten to grab any slugs. I never told my uncle I had forgotten them because he hunted with a 20ga and I hunted with a 12. I sat in the woods that whole day knowing I could not shoot anythig if it walked in front of me. Oh well, any day in the woods is a good one.
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Post by indianahick on Nov 24, 2007 11:10:36 GMT -5
I once forgot to put my billfold in my pocket. Got to the woods and felt that pocket for some reason, maybe checking for extra kerchiefs. Anyway drove back home to collect and back to woods. Now I check befor walking out of door, getting into truck. Heck I been known to open it and look to make sure licenses, temp tags, gun permit, extra keys, some money were all there. Forget the cell phone who cares.
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Post by duff on Nov 24, 2007 19:57:42 GMT -5
I THOUGHT I forgot my release this morning, with all the extra clothes on this moringin I had it in an interior pocket someplace. Got mad at myself twice for that one!!!
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Post by hornharvester on Nov 24, 2007 20:04:17 GMT -5
I was at Atterbury Friday and today and one of the guys there forgot to bring his gun. lol h.h.
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Post by daworz on Nov 24, 2007 22:50:38 GMT -5
Wow can you say Bad Day?  |
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Post by RiverJim on Nov 25, 2007 10:20:48 GMT -5
it sure was cold hunting in slip on dress shoes.
That wouldn't be a problem for me.........I don't think I own any of those!
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