This morning I was being responsible and using the bathroom before heading to the woods.
Wouldnt you know it I no sooner get up the treestand and the "Urge" hits. I thought about trying to hold back for the morning and realized I better get down and take care of business. I no sooner get to the ground and I had no option, it was now or mess. So in the nick of time I dropped trou and you know, pooped.
Does going #2 by your stand alert deer? Have you had deer just ignore it? How many days would you give before going back?
LOL! Can't do too much when nature calls, huh? I (you) should at least dig a hole and bury it, maybe. That's what I have done in the past and waited about a week before returning. With the heavy rain we have had, it should clear up fairly soon. I have had people tell me it ruins a stand for the season, but I don't agree. Let things cool off for a week.
Carry cover scent, then sprinkle with Tinks Doe in heat. Never stopped the Doe's from still coming in.
Coffee doesn't look so good on my monitor...lol
I couldn't help but laugh because as they say... "Been there, done that!"..hahaha!!!!!!!
I have noticed anything being bothered by it but me...lol
The only other thought is whatever you do, don't let your dog walk around in that area because if they don't eat it, they'll roll in it and that's way bad especially when they get it all over and under their collar.
My stomach rolls with just the memories....lol
God bless,mudd
BTDT..........took a nice 9 pt the next day.
Wondered if my contribution was still where I left it.
Not a trace.
2nd hand booze and Mexican food must be a 'possum favorite.
Carry a two dollar 6 oz plastic trowel they sell at outdoor stores.
Dig a hole -the deeper mossier/leafier/ more dirt the better, to absorb odor.
Its easy its fast, the trowel is small and WAY better than a stick.
Do your thing and cover it up- At least its not a pile under a few leaves sitting on the top like a big 'ol scent wick.
Joshua, who once wondered why he didn't go with a trowel a lot sooner and will never go back to being without one.
Trowel??
I need a Kubota with a backhoe!
Better watch where you step next time in.
... :D ...
Years ago I had an attack that couldn't wait a second. No time to climb down so I dropped my drawers and hung my skinny butt off of my Baker Mighty Might. Distance was phenomenal. As I stood there wondering what to do next a fat doe walks by at 10 yards . I stood there pants around my ankles, fumbling through my fanny pack and watched her walk off. I moved the stand.
Charlie,
That ALMOST happend to me this morining to. In fact It was a good thing I had the wind in my favor, casue I was passing gas for a good bit. :o I made it back to my house in time though. Funny you should bring this up, as I was going to ask the same question here.
In the past, I would just bury it as soon as I could and still saw deer in the area.
This thread stinks!
We call it "laying a bear trap" around here,never caught a bear in one yet though. I had to finish wiping before I could shoot my last elk with a compound. The next season after laying a bear trap I had a bull and two cows come into 30 yards. If my bow had not still been on the ground(from laying a trap) I might have got a shoot. I now get funny looks when I use a deer grunt to call for elk lol.... :laughing: I don't know how much it scares away deer but I think it might be helping my elk hunting.
I'm kinda public bathroom phobic, but laying a "bear trap" outdoors doesn't bother me a bit.
Having said that, I only "trap" once every 5 or 6 yrs (usually don't have any urges, or if so, make it home with plenty of time to spare).
Well, it does bother me a little bit during deer season, having a white butt.
Lots of crazies out there, be a shame to take a slug and die before I was finished.
And just think of the forensic photos!
I carry 2 wide mouth zip locks just for that purpose.... because the way my sometimers acts up, I might forget where I left it the next day.
Poop with your harness on guys-gals too for that matter!
Had it bad when stalking a huge ten pointer, I just had to with the buck 200 yards up the hill. NO TP!! so I cut off my longjohns from the knees down, buck still there, then a chunk off my tee shirt, good enough, buck still there. Resumed my plan of heading off the buck at the next ravine. Tripped over a half buried wire, buck gone.
You weren't wearing bibs were you ? I HATE when that happens. You had me worried there. . I thought you were gonna tell us you didn't have time to get down and just let er fly from the five meter board !
I am thiking that a squirt of some doe in heat lure will confuse the issue enough.
You are in the unique position of having a post educational science project at hand. Please report back how it went.
ChuckC
Boy did I click on the wrong topic to read while I ate my lunch. :scared:
I like a fallen tree with one trunk section on the ground, one parallel but higher and somewhat back, makes for a bit of a reclined position.
No worry about dropping a steamer over the wasteband of your pants that way.
Sometimes you can find a fallen tree that's up a ways off the ground, wander out, drop 'em and assume the position, pretend you're a B29.
:)
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Boy did I click on the wrong topic to read while I ate my lunch. :scared:
You'll be thanking us on this evening's hunt ;)
QuoteOriginally posted by Bjorn:
Poop with your harness on guys-gals too for that matter!
HAHAHAhahah!!!
Hate to fall and die in that.
I mean..what would be said about you..??
Had a friend had the morning emergency on his way to his stand before daylight. Done his duty and went on his way to his stand. He got to his stand and realized he left his bow back where he done his business. It was still dark and he could not find his bow until after it got light enough to see. That story gets brought up every year at our archery club banquet.
Jim @ Firefly Bows
Get a milk jug and put oatmeal in it.You may have to make the top a little smaller( :laughing: :laughing: ) and the oatmeal will bind the urine and just sit under your seat.And the #2 use a zip lock bag,and in winter keep it in your coat makes a great hand warmer. :laughing: :laughing:
Ray, I'm not that good an aim!!!
I always manage to have to go no matter what as soon as I get to the farm I hunt...I even stop at the gas station 5 minutes away before hand to try to avoid it but it happens...The last week or so I've had some "digestive issues" if you know what I mean...I just lean back against the passenger side of my Explorer and go to town. The farmer has been taking his corn off recently, so I'm waiting for him to ask me if I've seen Sasquatch once he discovers the "evidence" up and down his lane. Thank goodness the urge always comes before I get into my stand.
I think it was Gump that said "It happens".
All I can say is ...been there,,,done that!!! I have really seen more deer with my backside exposed than I have while on watch.... :dunno: :nono:
fuuny thing is Charlie made a super dooper wooden pooper where we set camp. you guys should see that creation, support limbs, twine, fit for a king!
I once had pain that I could not control, dropped my pants and took care of business from 25 feet up. Within an hour I had a doe under my stand. She never knew anything was wrong until I put an arrow thur her at 5 yrds.
You've made a good case for carrying some wipes in every pack.
I learned soon enough to carry a roll of toilet paper when I hit the woods. I get up and have my morning coffee and by the time I hit the woods it feels like I have drank Blackdraught.
Problem is now I can't get clean with an entire roll of TP. I think I am going to have to start packin wet wipes.
you better start using some dead down wind...hahahaha!
Hard to beat unscented wipes for the Hershey Squirts. Hap
I've tried everything to "bust one loose" before heading out to hunt. Coffee, breakfast, more coffee, 1/2 mile walk...nothing. 10 minutes in the woods...BAM!!! :dunno:
No different than peeing from your tree - deer will walk on by and pay it no mind. If they were afraid of poop they would all die of shock running around the woods trying to avoid the millions of piles of poo from every critter out there - as the saying goes, "Does a Bear $%@T in the woods?" coons, possums, fox, yotes, badger, bobcat, etc.... not to mention birds, and herbaviors. I always have paper because I use it tracking so I let her fly.
Bob Urban
LOL! I'm reading all of your posts thinking how reassuring it is to know that I'm not the only one that has these issues in the woods! (Including explosive diarrhea... with bibs on... and no tp in the fanny pack!... I can't remember what piece of clothing I ended up ripping up and using.) Unscented wipes... don't leave home without 'em.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention,
My poop dont stink :laughing:
I think its just nerves. I get that way every time I fly too.
I'm gonna sit that stand in the morning just as a science experiment.
I konow it might sound crazy, but a few ziplock bags, a water bottle and a face cloth is all you need to leave no trace!! First you do your #2 in one of the bags, close it shot(no smell). Then you clean your ass with the face cloth you previously damp with the water from the bottle( the problem with wet wipse, is that often the are parfumed and possibly smell anought to tell the deers where you are!!). When all os clean, you put the face cloth in an other bag and pack every thing out the bush, so you don't have to worry about the smell left at the stand!!
Cheers
When I put up a stand before the season starts I always dig a couple nice deep holes (2-3 ft)around the stand for just this occasion. Do your biz and then kick the dirt in the hole--since its a deep hole I have had no trouble getting back in stand and seeing critters
Is nothing taboo on this site :D I am glad to see that we all share the same problems
Now I'm going to really watch my step when I'm hunting.
It goes without saying You guys are a bunch of rookies. I wear a diper an just LET IT RIP.It will contain your odor and keep you warm.
These posts have been a laugh. Reminded me of a buddy that was trout fishing on a river in the winter and had to go bad. Dropped his waders and hooded one piece coveral and did his business. Pulled everything up and then discovered he crapped in the hood of his one piece.
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Trowel??
I need a Kubota with a backhoe!
:biglaugh: You & me both bud.
I keep TP in my pack for just this occasion as well as tracking helper & my unscented wet naps are just as handy for that extra clean feeling as they are for clean up after deer cleaning.
I wonder if that is considered baiting :bigsmyl:
I've learned to get up at least an hour and a half before leaving for the woods, to make sure I have time to take care of business. On those other occasions, I depend on green leaves for the cleanup after finding a friendly log to hang over. HOWEVER, be sure you know what kind of leaves they are! Poison ivy is common around here.
I can't imagine trying to hit the opening of a zip-lock! I can see a new product on the way for the hunter who has everything- a zip-lock bag holder for pooping. :)
I hunted a place where the deer would use two trails to come into one area. I hunted on one trail and took a poop on the other to try make them use the trail I was hunting, it didn't work. They would walk past the poop and never pay it any attention.
Its Murphys Law for deerhunters. "If you have unzipped or dropped trou to take care of NATURES CALL, you are twenty times more likely have a deer walk by." I myself have had the urge on reallly slow days to stand on stand with my pants around my ankles just to tempt the hunting fates. .....instead of TP I carry about 6 paper towls cut in half and placed in a ziplock bag. They are more heavy duty and work better for wiping you hands or blowing your nose.....also, alot of the "wipes" do not breakdown well and you will find them were you left them weeks later.
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...They are more heavy duty and work better for wiping you hands or blowing your nose...
Before or after they have been "used"?
jhg...If you have to ask, you hunt downwind from me.
This is a funny thread.
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jhg...If you have to ask, you hunt downwind from me.
Touche'
As Forrest Gump stated "It happens!"
Hey Charlie,
Its all ways been good luck for me!!!...its a good thing that I shoot traditional, because I have a lot of left handed gloves with no partners. I all ways make sure that I buy the ones with out the sticky rubber things on them.
:biglaugh: funny stuff Sean. I almost always carry TP with me just in case. Usually I get the urge before I actually get into the woods. Tthe problem this time was that I releived some pressure at home and then when I reached the stand, well, I had had to act fast, but managed to survive with all my clothing un soiled.
Not sure if it's been mentioned or not, but definately be careful when doing your business if you have any sort of body suit that has a hoody...There's nothing like thinking you're good, putting your clothes back on, and getting back up into your tree only to flop your hood back on and end up w/some new hair gel...Not saying it happened to me, but recently heard a similar story about this...
Cheese,Cheese,Cheese,Cheese eat at least a good pound of cheddar and you will have poop free hunts for at least 3-4 days on the 5th day get your plunger and a magazine and hope for the best. :thumbsup: :goldtooth:
It's really a challenge when you've been on stand and holding it for a couple of hours and you need to get down in a hurry and your in a climber.
Does a bear $h!+ in the woods?......So do I.
I don't consider it a real hunting season until nature calls.
This thread is hilarious :biglaugh:
Guys and Gals remember one thing if you have to go real real bad and on a steep hill or incline remember to be facing up the hill and not down when making a Heavy deposit! :o This tread reminds me of a fella a few years ago who wrote about having the Gravy squirts and couldn't get out of his stand in time so he let it fly...It dribbled and hit a few of his steps and as he climbed down he had mucky yucky on his hands...
David Yukon'
I hope you toss the wash cloth when done and not accidently wash up in the morning with it...
:laughing:
I had a friend who was in my boat while we were bowfishing. He waned to go ashore to "unload" A. Fish and B. He needed to "hang out".
Long story short when we were getting back in for round 2 I asked him what stunk. He accused me of stepping in some poo.
After a close inspection it turns out he accidently stepped in his own poo when he was turned around. I was glad it was an aluminum boat!
The Carp didnt mind either.
I always carry 4-5 paper towels folded up in my back pocket for such an emergency. I found out a long time ago that wiping on leaves, bark, dirt, and small saplings is kinda ruff on the rear end. I can usually make it back to camp or at least to the truck, but not always. Dad's camp chili will send anybody screaming for the fence line at 8am on opening morning, so I've learned to carry some of my own food with me and skip the chili gut assault the night before.
I've "layed traps" within 50 yards of my tree stand many times and never once had deer pay any attention to it. They smell all kinds of animal dung so I don't think they pay much attention to it. Ever been real close to a fresh cow pile? That is about as bad as my worst trap ever was and deer walk right past it.....probably holding their breath......but they don't spook from it.
I just remembered a story my dad told me about my uncle. They were gigging suckers on the river one night and my uncle was 3/4 crocked $h!+ faced and had to go real bad, so they ran the boat up on the bank. My uncle bailed out of the boat, ran to the nearest tree and un-hooked his bib straps and just kinda flung them off to the side and let er' fly........dad said he heard the awfullest cussing going on when my uncle pulled his bibs back up cause he had layed a bear trap right in the back of his bibs!! EEEwwwwww! :thumbsup: :biglaugh:
I have always carried a roll of TP with me for this exact reason, and it doubles as tracking tape. I recently invested in a roll of surveyor's red tape for tracking, so the roll is safe. I'll probably put it in a ziplock though now it's a few years old. Never had to drop a dusenberg while hunting though.....unscented baby wipes are probably a good addition.
This is going way to far. Zip lock bags and unscented baby wipes are clearly not TRADITIONAL.
For years I carried TP. Now I carry a "travel pack" of baby wipes. A friend that was an Army Ranger tells me they were as good as currency in his unit.
Will doing the "#2" at the base of your stand hurt? Well, it certainly won't help. But I can tell you I've paused to do #1 and on more than one occasion that presented a shot opportunity. Maybe it's just bragging but it has been does in every case. ;-)
What a thread! Holy Crap!
Yeah, I know what you guys mean. It happens to me a lot, so I always carry paper to the woods. That habit is what caused my son to give me my "Indian name" - Squatting Bear.
I have had deer come around without it having any noticeable effect on them