friday was the second to last day of Archery season up here in MA....and the 5-8 inches of snow we'd gotten on wednesday/thursday had turned into 2 inches of crusty loud snow/ice. so I decided keep rooted to the ground rather than climb in a stand, so I brought along my torges tree seat that I made last year....
sooo comfortable I sat in 20 degree weather from noon til 1/2 hour after sunset, without budging.
heres my setup....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/hickstick/20141128_152913_zps2cb946d3.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/hickstick/media/20141128_152913_zps2cb946d3.jpg.html)
panoramic view:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/hickstick/20141128_153429_zps8f7bead3.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/hickstick/media/20141128_153429_zps8f7bead3.jpg.html)
and my ugly mug buried under a neck gator (toasty warm in my aspell wool.
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unfortunately nothing else affot but a couple squirrels easily seen over 100 yards away.
if you zoom in on that panoramic shot, I have as 16 foot climbing stick and a tree stand three trees to the left of my bow. :)
and in the snow on the cart road coming out of the field there are 3 sets of deer tracks and 4 sets of yote tracks. :( time to start doing some predator control.
Looks like a good Day right thier.
I wouldn't last on that seat for two hours without having to get up, probably more like one hour. Twenty degrees is cold too. Glad you had a good time.
I love the pics. What bow is that with the broken riser? Did you fall on it, or did it let go at full draw? Looks like a nice custom.
I found that if I click on your pics, I can keep loading pics from your album with the right and left arrows.
Foxboro...yea you can set albums on photonic to be public or private. I have mine set to public so anyone can see.
The broken bow was a bow called Red Thunder and was custom, mAde by a friend. It failed at full draw, the bow quiver probably sAved me quite the headache. All I got was a fat lip from my string hand whacking me in the face. Was a said day though, loved that bow and several deer were taken with it.
The seat is actually more comfortable than you think . Because the ropes give a little and the foam pad I glued on...plus my Columbia wool bibs....I couldn't hardly feel it.
They do work pretty good as simple as the are. Glad you had a good day!
I love a good ol' cold-weather, late-season hunt!
Looks like you had a good one! Thanks for sharing.
I'd be lost without mine.
Charlie, Is that French? LOL
Looks like a comfy spot. :thumbsup:
Hey! Other Charlie. How you is? You finding all them elk and mastodons and whatever all else is out west to hunt?
and yup. found out yesterday (opener of shotgun) that 3 guys came through on a drive and shot 2 doe in 10 minutes, either on, or right next to the posted land I have exclusive permission to hunt. sad. can't fault them for taking the doe, but their methods and possible tresspass onto posted land irritate me.
I sat in my torges seat yesterday afternoon, too. I cut one out at the beginning of the season and am impressed with how well they do work.
And, like you, all I saw were squirrels.
Didn't notice one in the "How to" section. Are there any aids available in building one of them.
ChuckC
read this:
http://www.bowyersedge.com/treeseat.html
then do a google image search for torges tree seat and see all the modifications people have added/done.
Still love mine as well. I have used it a bunch this year. I added an old seat from a summit viper. I cut the straps used to attach it to the climber. Makes for super comfortable sitting. I have some columbia pants and jacket. I have found them super warm in our low temps this late fall.
Great post and looks like I need to add me one of those cushions to ease the bony butt!
Before I camouflaged it...Bamboo built this for me, folds in half. Ties down easily to my fanny pack and Catquiver.
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