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Posted: 11/21/2020 10:43:21 AM EDT
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Quoted: Last month I cleaned the small condo stand out. Put my food plots in for today's opening of gun season. Got up two hours before daylight. Walked a mile to the stand and got comfortable waiting for light. I was reading Arf.com and just happened to shine some light on the ceiling of the stand. There were about 100 or so yellow jackets clustered together. I knew if I fired my rifle in that stand I was going to get it bad. Climbed back down in the dark and moved to a near by ladder stand. After about thirty minutes, a nice six point walked about 35 yards from me. I thought about taking it but passed. Going back to camp and getting a spray bottle with hot soapy water. Might as well check all the stands. That suck about bees. Part in red is jus sad, doesn't anyone go in the woods to enjoy nature and get away from technology? 
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Posted: 11/21/2020 10:52:42 AM EDT
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I’ve read somewhere that guys in tx hang cattle ear tags (insecticide) in their stands to keep wasps and shit out.
 Attached FileHaven’t tried it in my blind, but likely will next year.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/21/2020 11:05:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That suck about bees. Part in red is jus sad, doesn't anyone go in the woods to enjoy nature and get away from technology? I hear you. Just killing some time before first light. Battery died on my headlamp. Had to use my phone for flashlight. |
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Posted: 11/21/2020 11:06:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’ve read somewhere that guys in tx hang cattle ear tags (insecticide) in their stands to keep wasps and shit out. Haven’t tried it in my blind, but likely will next year.  Sweet. |
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Posted: 11/21/2020 11:19:48 AM EDT
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I’ve got a Dillon Manufacturing fiberglass stand that is more less air tight. Never had a single bug inside (until I open the windows).
Of course they cost a fortune, but I consider it well worth it. Sitting in it right now waiting for big boy to come out. |
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Posted: 11/21/2020 4:54:35 PM EDT
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Went back to my camp and got dawn dish soap water and a spray bottle. By the time I got back two of my condos had swarms of red wasp outside. Got them taken care of and had to get the yellow jackets that had taken residence inside.
Soap works just slower than regular spray. Doesn't leave a residue or bad smell for the deer. Got two more to do. I expect them to be full as well |
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Posted: 11/21/2020 5:06:54 PM EDT
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they need to be killed with fire.
but I understand the other side of the argument 
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Posted: 11/22/2020 12:11:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've read somewhere that guys in tx hang cattle ear tags (insecticide) in their stands to keep wasps and shit out. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/23396/673591AB-E903-49B7-8007-7383ADC91151_png-1694455.JPG Haven't tried it in my blind, but likely will next year. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/23396/304A1942-FCE7-439C-B218-F7A54F13998A_jpe-1694457.JPG you might need something like this for a more open blind. I use one in my popup. Just move it outside while hunting as you're not supposed to breathe the fumes more than a couple hours.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/22/2020 12:47:51 PM EDT
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Coulda' been worse.
 "...He pulled his head back into the 4-by-4-foot blind and spotted a rattle attached to a snake that was only inches away, tucked into the slats of a pallet that served as the blind's flooring. "I literally jumped into the chair because there was no way to get away. When I was in that chair I realized I had nowhere to go," he said. The snake started striking at the shaky chair, he said. So he aimed at the creature through his deer rifle's scope and missed. He then put the gun close to the snake's head and fired. He was left with a dead 4.5-foot snake and ears that rang most of the day. He also now has plans to update the blind." |
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Posted: 11/22/2020 1:26:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They work on better sealed blinds. Demon WP from tsc works great too if sprayed right before season. you might need something like this for a more open blind. I use one in my popup. Just move it outside while hunting as you're not supposed to breathe the fumes more than a couple hours. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86713/3D6F6122-0909-40DC-BA59-5897D63A3C5D_jpe-1695820.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I've read somewhere that guys in tx hang cattle ear tags (insecticide) in their stands to keep wasps and shit out. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/23396/673591AB-E903-49B7-8007-7383ADC91151_png-1694455.JPG Haven't tried it in my blind, but likely will next year. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/23396/304A1942-FCE7-439C-B218-F7A54F13998A_jpe-1694457.JPG you might need something like this for a more open blind. I use one in my popup. Just move it outside while hunting as you're not supposed to breathe the fumes more than a couple hours. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86713/3D6F6122-0909-40DC-BA59-5897D63A3C5D_jpe-1695820.JPG Good feedback! Yeah my blind is basically open air. I go out a week or two before season and blast all the nests with bug spray now. Last year, I missed a nest that was right by where my knees are when sitting in the blind. I noticed it while hunting. Luckily, it was cold enough out that the wasps were barely moving. I knocked them down and commenced to stomping the shit out of them. Very crunchy. |
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Posted: 11/22/2020 2:51:47 PM EDT
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The stand has a door and windows that shut fairly tight. Not sure how they are getting in.
I might have to try some weather stripping around the door. The red wasp are building nest in the frame. I can use foam to block that. |
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Posted: 11/22/2020 9:10:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/23/2020 9:32:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/230503/KIMG0299_JPG-1697275.JPG Yellow jacket stand paid off. Got him at first light. Awesome buck for any state, but especially Florida! |
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Posted: 11/23/2020 9:45:41 AM EDT
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This was a southern Alabama buck. Thanks
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Posted: 11/23/2020 9:54:49 AM EDT
[#15]
Nice Buck!
I couldn't locate mine I hit on Saturday morning. Nearly identical to that. 
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Posted: 11/23/2020 10:02:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice Buck! I couldn't locate mine I hit on Saturday morning. Nearly identical to that. It's very upsetting when that happens |
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Posted: 11/24/2020 1:24:08 AM EDT
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I guess Im one of the few left up here in PA that still doesnt mind a 14 hr sit on the ground or in a standard ladder stand. I was spoiled hunting my boss's farm, he spent the money and set him and I up with box blinds that would rival some people's house. Sure was nice when It got windy but it makes you soft. This saturday is PA opener, 5 AM ill be climbing in a nice, cold ladder stand
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Posted: 11/24/2020 1:32:42 AM EDT
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I guess being in N MN, that is another thing not to worry about in my stands..
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Posted: 11/24/2020 9:07:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I guess Im one of the few left up here in PA that still doesnt mind a 14 hr sit on the ground or in a standard ladder stand. I was spoiled hunting my boss's farm, he spent the money and set him and I up with box blinds that would rival some people's house. Sure was nice when It got windy but it makes you soft. This saturday is PA opener, 5 AM ill be climbing in a nice, cold ladder stand Driving through PA along the interstate, I was struck by the enormous numbers of elevated box blinds visible from the highway in rural areas. Seems like your boss isn't alone when it comes to deer hunting in comfort up there lol. |
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Posted: 11/24/2020 6:25:31 PM EDT
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I just carry my climbing stand in about a mile, climb up and sit in the cold
Ain’t been too bad this year, but anything under 20° is miserable |
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Posted: 11/24/2020 10:14:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I just carry my climbing stand in about a mile, climb up and sit in the cold Ain’t been too bad this year, but anything under 20° is miserable I like a good climber. It's the wind on those cold mornings that gets me. Heck it was just frosty this morning and I hunted in rubber boots. My feet froze. |
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Posted: 11/24/2020 10:59:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I like a good climber. It's the wind on those cold mornings that gets me. Heck it was just frosty this morning and I hunted in rubber boots. My feet froze. Rubber boots will do that. |
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Posted: 11/25/2020 8:44:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I like a good climber. It's the wind on those cold mornings that gets me. Heck it was just frosty this morning and I hunted in rubber boots. My feet froze. copperheads. Wish a doe would hurry up and walk out. |
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Posted: 11/25/2020 9:23:31 AM EDT
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Very nice, OP!
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