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How many of you are willing to admit...
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09/24/12 05:42 PM
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Texas Dan
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... that you've missed being able to get off a shot at a deer or hog while on the stand, because you were playing with your smartphone?
I haven't yet, but I usually don't take my smartphone for that very reason.
A simple reply of "busted" will suffice if it has happened to you.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: Texas Dan]
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09/24/12 05:51 PM
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bowhunter8213
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Guilty.....not the best feeling to say the least!
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: bowhunter8213]
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09/24/12 05:53 PM
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Jacob645
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I haven't been busted yet, but I ALWAYS take my phone. Never know what can happen in the woods... Better safe than sorry
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: Jacob645]
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09/24/12 05:54 PM
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Homer Jay
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Cell reception sucks at the lease so it's not a problem...hope Coolie doesn't see this thread...jeez.
"Like a slice of fried gold!"
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: Homer Jay]
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09/24/12 06:15 PM
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thewrap
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Not yet I don't mess with my phone unless I have to.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: thewrap]
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09/24/12 06:18 PM
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rifleman
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not with the phone..actually shot one last season chasing a doe across a narrow field and it interrupted my conversaion with Seadog & STX.
Now the dang radio is a different story when someone has changed its settings.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: rifleman]
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09/24/12 06:21 PM
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Palehorse
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Oh, my smart phone. Not playing with my phone no.....
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: Palehorse]
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09/24/12 06:26 PM
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OFBHWG
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When you need a Piano moved there is always someone around to help you with the stool!
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: OFBHWG]
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09/24/12 06:33 PM
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T.Hinrichs
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I just got an iPhone so it might happen this year, lol
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: T.Hinrichs]
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09/24/12 06:54 PM
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8pointdrop
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My phone stays in the truck.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: 8pointdrop]
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09/24/12 06:55 PM
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Navasot
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i still sport the flipphone
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
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09/24/12 06:55 PM
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BuckRage
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nope but thats probably because I can't get reception.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: T.Hinrichs]
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09/24/12 06:56 PM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I am not a big proponent of phone usage in the stand just because all this technology carp is getting out of hand IMO. Hunting is about getting out and getting away from the d### phone to me.
I say that heavy smartphone users have no way to answer the question about how many opportunities they have missed. Why? How the heck would you know since you are looking down at the dang phone and not actually hunting?
My biggest buck to date came out of the woods 300 yards away,checked a specific little field that often holds does, and turned to go back in the woods. My bullet hit him just as he was going back in. Whole episode took about 8-10 seconds. If I had been jacking around on the phone I would have never known he was there.
Yes,my phone is with me but for emergencies only.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
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09/24/12 07:03 PM
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txshntr
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I am sure I have, but am not aware of it.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: txshntr]
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09/24/12 07:35 PM
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slpybeartx
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Nope. Hunting out of treestands you are just too close to the deer to play on the phone really.
Back when I gun hunted from box blinds... maybe. I would never know if I did.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: Jacob645]
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09/24/12 07:36 PM
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huntnguide83
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I haven't been busted yet, but I ALWAYS take my phone. Never know what can happen in the woods... Better safe than sorry ^^^ This is the same for me. I hate my phone enough as it is when I'm not in the woods and go to the woods to get away from it all, But I always bring it in case something happens to me or at the house while I'm out.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: huntnguide83]
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09/24/12 07:44 PM
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jcarlson91
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
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09/24/12 08:03 PM
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DocJatTTU
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I left mine on ring once and got a text as I nervous doe was just about to think about giving me a shot. Didn't work out real well.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: jcarlson91]
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09/24/12 08:08 PM
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jcoutdoors
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I shot a KS doe at 17 yards and her 10pt boyfriend a minute later at 25 yards. I was texting my buddies to let them know I was going to sit tight until I heard them at the truck. I never sent the message, looked up and had a doe sniffing a single drop of Tinks 69 I had placed on a limb tip at 20 yards. Dropped the phone in my pocket, raised the bow and shot her as she moved on up the trail. While I was eyeing her about 30 yards away I heard the leaves rustle and here comes a P&Y 10 point. He was headed her way so I knocked another arrow and chose a gap between two trees on his path, drew and held while he approached. I grunted, he stopped with his shoulder and ribs in the gap. Made a perfect double lunger, he spun 180 degrees and disappeared into the woods. The doe still stood 30 yards away with blood pouring out and had never moved. A few moments later she moved about 5 yards closer and bedded down under a cedar tree where she expired. I then with trembling hands sent my buddies a text that I had just arrowed two deer a minute apart after seeing nothing all morning.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: jcoutdoors]
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09/24/12 10:38 PM
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bassackwards dav
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I text with alot of hunting buddys from the stand.
bassackwards dav
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: bassackwards dav]
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09/24/12 10:46 PM
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Erathkid
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I never have. My phone is ALWAYS turned off when I hunt.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: Erathkid]
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09/24/12 11:01 PM
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dawaba
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I bet lack of cell service would be a deal breaker for many here on the Forum when choosing a lease. All other amenities, including trophy quality of the bucks, would play second fiddle to their electronic toys. That would include, in addition to cell phones, wifi and satellite TV.
I'm sure to be in the minority, but I seek escape from the modern electronic age....no cell service, no TV.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple.....and wrong." H. L. Mencken
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: dawaba]
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09/24/12 11:21 PM
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rifleman
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If I didn't have cell service at my stand I'd be ticked.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: rifleman]
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09/24/12 11:53 PM
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cameron00
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I missed a hog because I fell asleep after staying up too late.
Closest I've gotten to the phone screwing it up for me was audibly laughing when I read last year's OU/Texas score.
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Re: How many of you are willing to admit...
[Re: rifleman]
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09/24/12 11:54 PM
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MikeC
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Where's BMD?
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