Resurrecting an old topic I searched it but found only one.
So yesterday -6 yesterday morning. Normally below 0 I stay home but it was a high of 20 for the day. I have never taken coffee with me before in fear of spookin deer. But I do bring sandwiches and snacks. I usually bring water or Gatorade but they freeze pretty fast. And the thought of a hot beverage when I get chilled to the bone seemed nice. Boy was it ever after two hrs. I was getting the shakes. At 8:50 I had a little cup and it warmed me up nice. 9:30 I had 3 deer walk by down wind too did not even know I was there. Pulled the thermos out 2 more times after that at 11:30 had a little buck come in. I did not have the coffe out for a while the wind had picked up from the west and he came in from the east I did coax him in with some calling So maybe the absence of a deer or he winded me.
So what's your take on coffee in the stand.
Thanks Tim.
Whatever floats your boat. :thumbsup:
I take coffee with me sometimes. The biggest issue I have with coffee is when the rent is up and a deposit is due.
If they can smell you they can smell the coffee. If they can't smell you they can't smell the coffee. The direction of the wind has all the control.
I think you're over thinking the whole issue. If you take food and other drinks that deer and other critters can certainly smell, why not coffee? Sheesh.
The old timers washed with Ivory soap, put on clean laundered clothes, and went out with a thermos, and packed lunch, and they killed a lot of deer.
Far too much hype about ridiculous things these days, IMHO. You don't need scent killers and ghillie suits and camo and all that junk. You do need to know how to move through the woods quietly, or sit quietly if that's your choce.
If it is a cold day you can bet I will have coffee. Killed a nice one a few years back, he came in while I was pouring a cup.
It helps keep me warm and alert on stand.
I would say yes if it keeps you in the stand longer. I do sometimes on cold days...I also make sure I bring a bigger pee bottle :)
I often take coffee with me not even when it's cold, do you really think deer can tell what coffee is think about it. :dunno:
It has never hurt my hunting in anyway!
Tracy
More than once, I've had coffee in hand when deer roll in. First time I said, "Dang I should have shot that buck!" :rolleyes:
Anybody remember Fred Trost pouring out his own urine in front of the stand?
homebru
QuoteOriginally posted by w8n4rut:
I would say yes if it keeps you in the stand longer. I do sometimes on cold days...I also make sure I bring a bigger pee bottle :)
I'm thinking il be bringing it. It does keep,in the stand longer As far as the pee bottle goes I always use to bring one but I may not worry about that I just read 15 pages on here about just letting it fly and the consences was pee does not spook deer.
Well then on one of those real hot days: is Beer OK? LOL
I'm not a coffee drinker, but do take hot chocolate! LOL...I always hunt the wind. So it has little effect.
If you hunt the wind, I think the movement of pouring and drinking gives a lot more exposure than the smell of coffee. I take it with me most all then time.
As long as it's Folgers they don't mind. Lol....
I've done it lots of times and seen deer. It depends on the wind. I also do not take a pee bottle with me. I've been drinking lots of coffee for years, and the result of that, lots of peeing. I've actually urinated in scrapes just to see what they would do. They kept right on scraping as if nothing happened. Just my take on it, as was stated, each to his own!
Charlie :)
I take coffee and never noticed a problem as I believe that if they are scenting the coffee, they are scenting you as well. The first buck I ever harvested with a bow was taken after I sat both coffee and cigar on the seat of the treestand.
I don't ever worry about urinating from the stand either. I have had deer actually come in and sniff the shrub where it hit. Earlier this year I had a little buck come in and bed down 30 yards away for 2 1/2 hours. I couldn't hold it any longer and had to go. He never even looked over.
Deer are very curious animals. I have attracted a half dozen at a time by running a chainsaw with a gas oil mix combined with fat guy perspiration.
I once fell asleep against a log, woke up and a half dozen deer were within 10 yards and staring at me. They were down wind and could easily smell me. I called them in with my snoring.
I would if I were using a pop-up. I do it when I'm turkey hunting. Being inside a blind offers the ability to move a little more. For me, it would be nothing but a hassle in a tree stand.
I put my thermos in a pack and hand it out of the way above my stand but within easy reach.
As for the urinating out of the tree I have had two experiences this year that indicated it is not a bad thing. First I had a nice 8 pt walk within 2 steps of where I had pissed out of my stand but he got a pass. He was never alerted. The other incident was as soon as I finish I used my doe in heat can call. I always call after. Within seconds of putting it in my pocket I hear a deer walking. A very good 8 pt walks out and works a scrape. I believe he heard the noise and responded. This is not the first time for this to happen to me. I have also read about guys pouring water out to create the same illusion.
I only ever took food to a treestand one time, and that was an apple. It's a hunt, not a picnic.
I might take a quick sip from a water bottle but pouring a cup of coffee just seems like a lot of commotion and potential ruination of the hunt.
Now and all day sit might require a quiet lunch. That's different.
No,
Its not a picnic like I said I have never brought coffe to the stand hot coco when I bring my daughter with to keep her occupied and happy. I use to walk back to the truck for coffee and lunch but I will never kill anything at the truck. And when it get real cold long hunts on stand are not realistic.
Usually just water and a couple of granola bars. But on all day sits I will bring a couple of peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Sitting all day in 20 degree weather add a little wind and the body will require calories and water to maintain warmth focus and performance. Maybe hot water with honey and lemon would be a better choice but I have no honey or lemon right now. And coffe is easy to make. :D
I think if they can smell the coffee they have already smelled you. Good friend smokes like a smoke stack in the stand. I have sat a stand in a bottom where I could look down the bottom and see him and just smoke rolling off the set. He is a deer slayer with the bow, fills his tags every yr and no gun.
Drink your coffee!
I take coffee every single time.
:thumbsup:
just don't slurp it.....
Not coffee but Swiss Miss hot chocolate. Can't beat it. But I do usually take a pee bottle.
Having 2 different bottles in the treestand presents an opportunity for Murphy to show up. Look before you leak.
Coffee is the lifeblood of champions! Bring it
I normally take coffee when it is cold whether I am hunting from the ground or a stand.
When hunting from a stand I pee off the side. When hunting from the ground I clear an area down wind to pee a few feet from the spot I cleared to sit. I don't what to make any noise.
I have never had deer get spooked by either.
QuoteOriginally posted by Kevin Dill:
Having 2 different bottles in the treestand presents an opportunity for Murphy to show up. Look before you leak.
And if Murphy has a chance, you know he'll take it.... :coffee: :biglaugh:
David
Coffee will actually constrict your blood vessels and make the hands and feet colder. Ironically, cold beet juice is the best thing in your system to increase blood flow. This is fact. LF
QuoteOriginally posted by Kevin Dill:
Having 2 different bottles in the treestand presents an opportunity for Murphy to show up. Look before you leak.
:biglaugh:
QuoteOriginally posted by Kevin Dill:
I take coffee with me sometimes. The biggest issue I have with coffee is when the rent is up and a deposit is due.
:laughing:
and some times those land lord's don't want to wait for a deposit.
In Jersey the deer come in for the coffee ! , and sandwiches, especially peanut butter & jelly. Some like coffee and some like tea, so I carry both. I place them on the ground at between 12-20 yards, but what really works the best is a good maduro cigar, they seem to really like the hand rolled cigars.
Also urin is urin, it shouldn't spook them at all.
P.S. Leftyfred seems to have it down pat !
"Urine is urine"...Kinda reminds me of the Quaker State "motor oil is motor oil" commercial.
This thread reminds me of one a couple of years ago about coffee. One guy posted about roasting his own and buying beans from Sweet Marias coffee co. in California. I decided to try it and have been having the best coffee I ever had as a result. Fresh home roasted and ground beats the mass market stuff they sell at the super market hands down. One of the best tips I ever got on here! I buy beans at $6-7 a pound. On hunting trips, my buddies insist that I bring the coffee! Got the little roaster from Sweet Marias. Try it and you won't go back to Folgers! :coffee:
Wish I'd had some with me yesterday morning. It was kinda chilly in the tree.
QuoteOriginally posted by Kevin Dill:
Having 2 different bottles in the treestand presents an opportunity for Murphy to show up. Look before you leak.
Look before you DRINK :eek:
If I'm going to sit for a long time in 20 degree weather a nice cup of hot coffee does wonders.
Sat this's morning 6 degrees with a NW wind 15 mph with 25 mph gusts. The kind of cold that just stings. The coffee helped a little. But it was the kinda weather that sucks the fun out of a hunt.
It was really super cold (still is) here in central TX the other day when I was hunting. Not long ago I spent the money and bought one of those 20 oz metal yeti insulated cups...
Took my coffee to the tripod stand and 3 hours later it was still hot.....the outside of the cup was damn cold but the coffee stayed hot till it was gone....
I know, they're expensive...but worth every penny...if you're a guy like me who takes coffee everywhere.
I always take coffee out. Did not know you could hunt without it/Hot chocolate/Tea etc.
I had my biggest buck come in while my wife and I were in a popup blind during gun season. She had been drinking coffee with hazelnut creamer. Smelled good and just like the Wildlife Research Center's Acorn scent. Not sure if it was related, but sure was a nice coverup scent. There was no way I was going to tell her now to having coffee in 20 degree weather at 6am. I think the buck needed his morning coffee too. Since that day, I always encourage her to take coffee with the hazelnut creamer.
I pulled my thermos out as soon as I got in the stand Sunday morning, finished a cup and 10 minutes later, shot a young buck that chased a doe through my set. If it's cold, I'll be taking mine to the stand. :)
My thermos has a handle on it and I hang it on a bow holder hook on the tree. I position it down low on the right side so that I can open and pour without removing it from the hook. I hold the cup under the spout and with the heel of my hand I push down on the thermos tilting it until it pours into the cup. I also have a piece of velcro on the bottom of the cup and a corresponding piece on the rail of the tree stand. That way I can set my cup on the rail and it will not fall off if I bump it.
This is my hunting thermos.
http://www.shopbubba.com/shop-all/bottles/bubba-20-oz-hero-bottle-fresh-gunmetal-gray/
20oz and doesn't require pouring into a cup. Small enough to fit in my pouch but large enough to satisfy my coffee needs for a full morning hunt. Typically I have well over half remaining for the walk out of the woods and the drive home. Coffee stays hot for a few hours and warm for up to 8hrs. It's very nice.
I call it my patented 'Exotic Plant Extract' deer attractant. nearly every deer I have killed has been during or immediately after having a thermos lid of coffee. I've actually had to put the cup down on the seat of my treestand to get my bow before. lol
also do not worry about peeing out of the stand.
QuoteOriginally posted by Wheels2:
My thermos has a handle on it and I hang it on a bow holder hook on the tree. I position it down low on the right side so that I can open and pour without removing it from the hook. I hold the cup under the spout and with the heel of my hand I push down on the thermos tilting it until it pours into the cup. I also have a piece of velcro on the bottom of the cup and a corresponding piece on the rail of the tree stand. That way I can set my cup on the rail and it will not fall off if I bump it.
:laughing: :laughing: For some reason, this detailed description made me laugh out loud! Wheels2... you have thought this through brother! I'm impressed. Seriously, where there is a will there is a way... and there is a will for COFFEE!
Coffee food water etc. all make me sit longer and enjoy the hunt more. A little common sense and hunt with the wind and you should have no problems
I am a tea drinker however one day i forgot to bring some tea bags so I just drank plain hot water. Not only did the hot water warm my insides, it was actually good. Sure, it did not have a flavor however it hydrated me as well as kept me on stand much longer than if I did not have it...plus, it does not give off an order.
Try it, you just might like it.
QuoteOriginally posted by double eagle:
I had my biggest buck come in while my wife and I were in a popup blind during gun season. She had been drinking coffee with hazelnut creamer. Smelled good and just like the Wildlife Research Center's Acorn scent. Not sure if it was related, but sure was a nice coverup scent. There was no way I was going to tell her now to having coffee in 20 degree weather at 6am. I think the buck needed his morning coffee too. Since that day, I always encourage her to take coffee with the hazelnut creamer.
Gee,
I usually like,it just black but the hazelnut sound kinda good.
QuoteOriginally posted by The Ole' Bowhunter:
I am a tea drinker however one day i forgot to bring some tea bags so I just drank plain hot water. Not only did the hot water warm my insides, it was actually good. Sure, it did not have a flavor however it hydrated me as well as kept me on stand much longer than if I did not have it...plus, it does not give off an order.
Try it, you just might like it.
I did think of trying it I think I would add a little lemon and honey. But you are right it would warm ya up and hydrate you too.
I take coffee into the stand nearly every morning through the winter months. I dont believe it has ever hurt my chances. I was able to take a nice 8 pt this year at 15yds and had to put my coffee down to make the shot. Plus a good cup of joe really makes those cold mornings a little nicer.
I am very suprised by the number of stand coffee drinkers. It's not something I ever imagined a bowhunter would do.
I guess I learned something today. :)
After reading this thread, I think I'll start bringing some along... :coffee:
At -6 I would recommend enjoying your coffee in the house.
I wouldn't worry about coffee; if deer can smell it, they can smell you, so it's academic. You think they can't smell the sandwiches and other snacks, but the coffee is the deal-breaker?
I just got home from town where I bought a smaller Thermos! I'm going to have to give this a try, especially with the blast of cold air that we're all experiencing.
Bernie
You guys got me wound up on taking coffee to the stand so I decided to give it a try this morning. Good thing I did because when I got to my gate at 5 am the lock was frozen, 18 degrees and windy,couldn't even get the key in. Poured some hot java on it and presto, I was in!
QuoteOriginally posted by Owlgrowler:
...when I got to my gate at 5 am the lock was frozen, 18 degrees and windy,couldn't even get the key in. Poured some hot java on it and presto, I was in!
Coffee is the do-it-all drink of real people. Just know that it has the ability to loosen many things...not just frozen locks. ;)
ROTF Kevin....
Coffee is the do-it-all drink of real people. Just know that it has the ability to loosen many things...not just frozen locks.
And when those coveralls wont unzip quick enough... you're gonna REALLY have to play the wind for scent control.
Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, heck yeah! Pee in the woods -- all the other animals do.
Leave the beer, tree stand, bow holder and blind at home. Beer and booze is for after the hunt. Stalk hunt and you'll be warmer longer, more alert, and not stiffen up.