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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 13, 2013 18:47:59 GMT -5
I hear alot about deer camp what is it? is it a truck camper,pull,5th wheel,moter home,shead, or possibley a log cabin.
Mine has always been an old camper of some sort. first 8 foot slide in then 10 footer after that a beat up 31 foot 5 th wheel. now i am back to the 8 foot slide. I was allowed to park it in landlords barn yard for all deer seasons with water and eletric. i no longer hunt that ptoperty so now i carry my water and use candels
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Post by mstr2175 on Nov 13, 2013 18:53:04 GMT -5
Mine is a 6,000 square foot cabin on 1,500 acres of my own private land...JK  I don't have any sort of deer camp YET. I would love to hear more about what others have though. |
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Post by single_shooter on Nov 13, 2013 20:03:33 GMT -5
Camp is wherever I make it. If I hunt local to the house just go home every night.
I have on occasion gone into the woods for 3-5 days with just a .22 pistol, a muzzleloader and a backpack. I try to find a nice place out of sight preferably deep in a gully or a ravine or under heavy overhead cover. I use a hammock for sleeping, have a tarp to string between the same trees as overhead cover, have a fire next to the hammock for heat. Inside my pack is water and some snacks along with rain gear, clothing and plenty of gear to last me a week or more if I want. I have a military 4 piece cold weather sleeping bag system to keep me warm ( I usually sweat in that thing) My backpack is a military MARPAT large pack with MOLLE straps everywhere. If I am planning on being gone longer than 3 days....it looks somewhat akin to a gypsy wagon by the time I am done packing.
You would be amazed how long you can live out of a pack on your back if you can get meat regularly and have fresh water.
I use my Contender .22 pistol for squirrels to have meat if I don't get a deer right away. Make squirrel gravy and biscuits at least once. Fire-Roasted squirrel at least once. With some canned veggies it ain't too bad wrapped in aluminum foil and dropped in the coals as well (of course, there has to be BBQ sauce involved here - personal preference) If I get a deer there is always fresh steak and eggs for breakfast the following day...if not that morning.
And yes...I find it practically IMPOSSIBLE to find a "hunting buddy" on any of my trips...apparently, most guys prefer hotels and campers. Not sure why...they are missing sooooo much.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2013 20:12:18 GMT -5
I have had a camper on my leased property for many years. We have a fire pit there too. The land owner lets me hook up to the electric at the barn. We use the camper year round, not just deer camp. It has a propane furnace. I sleep very well in it, actually.
My own property is now hooked up with electricity (hot as of Monday). That means that in coming deer seasons, I hope to have a little deer camp of my own. We plan to build a small cabin. We may go with one of those big sheds you can buy at Lowes and convert it into a small cabin. I am really looking forward to playing with that!
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Post by piercings4u on Nov 13, 2013 20:23:28 GMT -5
Camp is wherever I make it. If I hunt local to the house just go home every night. I have on occasion gone into the woods for 3-5 days with just a .22 pistol, a muzzleloader and a backpack. I try to find a nice place out of sight preferably deep in a gully or a ravine or under heavy overhead cover. I use a hammock for sleeping, have a tarp to string between the same trees as overhead cover, have a fire next to the hammock for heat. Inside my pack is water and some snacks along with rain gear, clothing and plenty of gear to last me a week or more if I want. I have a military 4 piece cold weather sleeping bag system to keep me warm ( I usually sweat in that thing) My backpack is a military MARPAT large pack with MOLLE straps everywhere. If I am planning on being gone longer than 3 days....it looks somewhat akin to a gypsy wagon by the time I am done packing. You would be amazed how long you can live out of a pack on your back if you can get meat regularly and have fresh water. I use my Contender .22 pistol for squirrels to have meat if I don't get a deer right away. Make squirrel gravy and biscuits at least once. Fire-Roasted squirrel at least once. With some canned veggies it ain't too bad wrapped in aluminum foil and dropped in the coals as well (of course, there has to be BBQ sauce involved here - personal preference) If I get a deer there is always fresh steak and eggs for breakfast the following day...if not that morning. And yes...I find it practically IMPOSSIBLE to find a "hunting buddy" on any of my trips...apparently, most guys prefer hotels and campers. Not sure why...they are missing sooooo much. This is the kind of camping I dream about but no one ever wants to join me...let me know if you ever want some one to come along on one of your camping trips...it would make my year! |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Nov 13, 2013 21:05:52 GMT -5
My house,I hunt the field and ditch behind it  . |
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Post by fullrut on Nov 13, 2013 21:27:20 GMT -5
Camp is wherever I make it. If I hunt local to the house just go home every night. I have on occasion gone into the woods for 3-5 days with just a .22 pistol, a muzzleloader and a backpack. I try to find a nice place out of sight preferably deep in a gully or a ravine or under heavy overhead cover. I use a hammock for sleeping, have a tarp to string between the same trees as overhead cover, have a fire next to the hammock for heat. Inside my pack is water and some snacks along with rain gear, clothing and plenty of gear to last me a week or more if I want. I have a military 4 piece cold weather sleeping bag system to keep me warm ( I usually sweat in that thing) My backpack is a military MARPAT large pack with MOLLE straps everywhere. If I am planning on being gone longer than 3 days....it looks somewhat akin to a gypsy wagon by the time I am done packing. You would be amazed how long you can live out of a pack on your back if you can get meat regularly and have fresh water. I use my Contender .22 pistol for squirrels to have meat if I don't get a deer right away. Make squirrel gravy and biscuits at least once. Fire-Roasted squirrel at least once. With some canned veggies it ain't too bad wrapped in aluminum foil and dropped in the coals as well (of course, there has to be BBQ sauce involved here - personal preference) If I get a deer there is always fresh steak and eggs for breakfast the following day...if not that morning. And yes...I find it practically IMPOSSIBLE to find a "hunting buddy" on any of my trips...apparently, most guys prefer hotels and campers. Not sure why...they are missing sooooo much. This sounds awesome..my deer camp is a little less adventurous tho! My deer camp is my house. Most of my stands are within a mile of the house but somedays I take a big trip and head WAY on over to some of my other ground I lease or have permission to hunt 3 miles away. |
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Post by meathunter79 on Nov 13, 2013 21:32:06 GMT -5
Have an old 14ft camper..it's not bad 12 volt lights n water pump..or plug it into electric if it's available...actually in it right now till sunday..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2013 21:59:53 GMT -5
now we use a mobile home we have rented. sure beats the old days when i started hunting when we would stay in a tobacco barn. when its 5 degrees during the day them old barns get pretty cold at night.
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Post by dsawyer72 on Nov 13, 2013 22:59:28 GMT -5
Last two years was a surplus Army tent. This year, I'll be living the high life in the 14'x20' cabin I built on my land. It's got a wood stove, solar power, and if not too cold, I can activate the outdoor shower. I'm hoping to try for a 4 day hunt this year, which is twice as long as I've ever hunted.
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Post by mkfrench on Nov 13, 2013 23:59:25 GMT -5
For me it's The camp ground at Indian/Celina lake. Been going since i was 12. Grandpa started the tradition in the late 60's. with exception of a 4 year stint at another camp I've been there every opening weekend for the last 22 years.
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Post by thecommissioner on Nov 14, 2013 4:05:19 GMT -5
My camp consists of a nice tent set up on my acreage. Very private and no one will know I'm there unless they fly over. We have a fire ring for the campfire that burns the whole time, an 8 ft picnic table, and an outhouse. No electricity or running water. Unfortunately my boys are living far away so that means being out there by myself. Not as much fun as it could be.
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Post by daworz on Nov 14, 2013 9:52:58 GMT -5
Guys the last 3 years Deer camp has been at my Daughters, She has me a Hot meal waiting every Night, Hot Shower, King size bed, But Now that I have Grandsons I usally have one if not both with me in bed, They are way to young to hunt. Guys its Pretty Darn Nice at My Deer Camp. Oh and Cable TV.
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Post by bigbuckd on Nov 14, 2013 10:02:10 GMT -5
Living the high life in a Palm Beach GMC motorhome (look it up its awesome ugly green!) for a few days with my father-in-law parked next to a couple of great guys that let us crash their deer camp every once in awhile close to the Ohio river. A great setup just outside the woods with a campfire ring and great view of the Ohio River.
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Post by henson59 on Nov 14, 2013 10:15:56 GMT -5
We used to stay in my grandparents house on our family farm when I was younger. Now that they have passed and we sold the farm to a cousin he lets us park 2 campers down there and we have a fire pit between them that we do all of our cooking on. We have 8 people in out camp for the IL gun season.
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Post by single_shooter on Nov 14, 2013 21:04:26 GMT -5
I like my camping but my dream is to someday do a float trip in my canoe for 5 days deer hunting. That would REALLY be awesome. My HUGE dream would be to do that on the Powder River in Wyoming.
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Post by GS1 on Nov 15, 2013 1:34:20 GMT -5
I don't have a "deer camp", but remember being little and going to the camp my dad went to in the Gentryville bottoms. The had an old bullet looking camper that had a kitchen and a bunch of beds. Saw my first turkeys there and shot my first deer slug out of a 12 gauge there. Nearly lost my shoulder and missed the sheet of plywood.
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Post by jajwrigh on Nov 16, 2013 8:18:23 GMT -5
My kitchen then i head out back to a stand or the blind.
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I don't have any sort of deer camp YET. I would love to hear more about what others have though.
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