Little tips that can make a big difference?

[MS 9x56]

@MS 9x56
Tucking the ears into the boots would make it a bit hard for the beagles to run wouldn't it.
That's only speculation tho because I have never tried to tuck my dogs ears into my boots. If'n I did the mongrel would have bit me
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
Bob

I have never had my beagles ears come untied but I have had to disengage them from multiflora rose thorns a few times.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Bob I am talking -20c not +20c.

@MS 9x56
If'n it's minus 20c I ain't goin' nowhere outside.
Bob

 

[HankBuck]

@MS 9x56
If'n it's minus 20c I ain't goin' nowhere outside.
Bob

@Bob Nelson 35Whelen — Bob, with 50 million “Sheep” where you live can’t you get some good WOOL to keep warm? I’ve paid big $$ for top of the line wool hunting clothes and worth every penny, lasts forever and nothing (Nothing) is warmer then wool. Some of the best quality use to come from King of the Mountain or Sleeping Indian —- their older stuff selling used on EBay can be excellent condition…and still cost $300 to $800 “used” for a shirt/pants/coat. 2nd best quality like Filson is also very good AND expensive. An older friend in Canada got me sold on wool back in the 1990s and later when I owned a cabin and acreage in NY Adirondacks I amassed quite the collection. That stuff kept me warm enough to stay on Stand for 5-6 hours in Zero down to -10 F. The downside (besides the cost) is the weight & bulk - it’s like carrying a “live sheep” on your shoulders, so I carried my coat when walking out to my Stand…then put it on. It also doesn’t pack easily for travel-away-hunts. But - Wool long johns, wool shirt & pants, wool vest, wool coat, wool hat and you’re ready to Hunt GREENLAND for Musk Ox in February !!

 

[Ontario Hunter]

@Bob Nelson 35Whelen — Bob, with 50 million “Sheep” where you live can’t you get some good WOOL to keep warm? I’ve paid big $$ for top of the line wool hunting clothes and worth every penny, lasts forever and nothing (Nothing) is warmer then wool. Some of the best quality use to come from King of the Mountain or Sleeping Indian —- their older stuff selling used on EBay can be excellent condition…and still cost $300 to $800 “used” for a shirt/pants/coat. 2nd best quality like Filson is also very good AND expensive. An older friend in Canada got me sold on wool back in the 1990s and later when I owned a cabin and acreage in NY Adirondacks I amassed quite the collection. That stuff kept me warm enough to stay on Stand for 5-6 hours in Zero down to -10 F. The downside (besides the cost) is the weight & bulk - it’s like carrying a “live sheep” on your shoulders, so I carried my coat when walking out to my Stand…then put it on. It also doesn’t pack easily for travel-away-hunts. But - Wool long johns, wool shirt & pants, wool vest, wool coat, wool hat and you’re ready to Hunt GREENLAND for Musk Ox in February !!

Wool might "last forever" for those who want to sit in a tree stand. But for stalking it doesn't last long. Easily frayed and wears out between the legs and on elbows relatively quickly. Cleaning it will take a lot out of wool. I love the stuff for very cold hunting but I recognize it's shortcomings. Fleece is a better option. Slightly less thermal but that stuff truly does last forever. And 100% more affordable.

 

[MS 9x56]

I wear a Woolrich coat and trousers outfit that was my grandfathers then my Dads and for the last 52 years mine. We were and are a family of still hunters. There have been some buttons replaced and button holes repaired some barbed wire tears repaired laces on the pant legs replaced but I still wear that outfit every deer season. For my family this outfit has given 3 generations of faithful service. Long lasting oh my yes. Just one families experience.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I wear a Woolrich coat and trousers outfit that was my grandfathers then my Dads and for the last 52 years mine. We were and are a family of still hunters. There have been some buttons replaced and button holes repaired some barbed wire tears repaired laces on the pant legs replaced but I still wear that outfit every deer season. For my family this outfit has given 3 generations of faithful service. Long lasting oh my yes. Just one families experience.

Big difference is still hunting ( = sitting in one place) vs stalking ( = on the move constantly). I'm sure a wool shirt and pants could be passed down in a truck driver's family through five generations but I doubt the same outfit would last an iron worker or linesman more than two years. I would always advise anyone who buys wool for hunting, even still hunting, to pick fabric that is wool-synthetic blend. Nylon works very well. It has almost no thermal value but it strengthens the wool garment significantly. However, even with 40% nylon I couldn't get wool pants to last more than four seasons before the crotch between my legs was completely worn through. Pant legs rub together, wool pills up, and is rubbed off. Fleece was a godsend for my style of hunting. Tough as nails top to bottom and kept me reasonably warm.

Wool is also flammable. Not explosive but very easily ignited and smolders, spreading quickly. I learned that lesson the hard way working around molten metal in an aluminum plant. Fleece will melt at the spots exposed to flame but at least it doesn't keep spreading. Be careful getting too close to the campfire with wool clothing.

 

[MS 9x56]

Big difference is still hunting ( = sitting in one place) vs stalking ( = on the move constantly). I'm sure a wool shirt and pants could be passed down in a truck driver's family through five generations but I doubt the same outfit would last an iron worker or linesman more than two years. I would always advise anyone who buys wool for hunting, even still hunting, to pick fabric that is wool-synthetic blend. Nylon works very well. It has almost no thermal value but it strengthens the wool garment significantly. However, even with 40% nylon I couldn't get wool pants to last more than four seasons before the crotch between my legs was completely worn through. Pant legs rub together, wool pills up, and is rubbed off. Fleece was a godsend for my style of hunting. Tough as nails top to bottom and kept me reasonably warm.

Wool is also flammable. Not explosive but very easily ignited and smolders, spreading quickly. I learned that lesson the hard way working around molten metal in an aluminum plant. Fleece will melt at the spots exposed to flame but at least it doesn't keep spreading. Be careful getting too close to the campfire with wool clothing.

You obviously have not been taught the correct methodology of still hunting. There is very little sitting in still hunting a lot of standing but very little sitting. You wear your noisy synthetics and I will keep hunting in my dead quiet very warm wool and we will both be happy.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

@Bob Nelson 35Whelen — Bob, with 50 million “Sheep” where you live can’t you get some good WOOL to keep warm? I’ve paid big $$ for top of the line wool hunting clothes and worth every penny, lasts forever and nothing (Nothing) is warmer then wool. Some of the best quality use to come from King of the Mountain or Sleeping Indian —- their older stuff selling used on EBay can be excellent condition…and still cost $300 to $800 “used” for a shirt/pants/coat. 2nd best quality like Filson is also very good AND expensive. An older friend in Canada got me sold on wool back in the 1990s and later when I owned a cabin and acreage in NY Adirondacks I amassed quite the collection. That stuff kept me warm enough to stay on Stand for 5-6 hours in Zero down to -10 F. The downside (besides the cost) is the weight & bulk - it’s like carrying a “live sheep” on your shoulders, so I carried my coat when walking out to my Stand…then put it on. It also doesn’t pack easily for travel-away-hunts. But - Wool long johns, wool shirt & pants, wool vest, wool coat, wool hat and you’re ready to Hunt GREENLAND for Musk Ox in February !!

@HankBuck
The coldest I've hunted in was minus 16 Celcius.
When my wife and I were in new Zealand that had jumpers made with fibres spun from possum fur.
These were light weight and far warmer than anything I have ever come come across. Not cheap $200nz for a jumper
Bob

 

[Hunt anything]

You obviously have not been taught the correct methodology of still hunting. There is very little sitting in still hunting a lot of standing but very little sitting. You wear your noisy synthetics and I will keep hunting in my dead quiet very warm wool and we will both be happy.

Agree, I’ve always thought still hunting was slipping through the woods stopping every few yards glassing for game and moving along at a snails pace. Stalking was putting the sneak on game that has already been sighted and sitting in a stand for hours was stand hunting. Of course this is just terminology.

 

[MS 9x56]

Agree, I’ve always thought still hunting was slipping through the woods stopping every few yards glassing for game and moving along at a snails pace. Stalking was putting the sneak on game that has already been sighted and sitting in a stand for hours was stand hunting. Of course this is just terminology.

If you ever get a chance to read van Dykes book on still hunting ( that is the title) buy it as it is a master class on the art of still hunting. I only do the snails pace where there is an abundance of fresh deer sign.