Do you take your cell phones with you hunting?

[Stump73]

Yep!

[rastaman]

Absolutely!

[huntmaster80]

better safe than sorry!!! take it

[LimBender]

Yes, except last year in a downpour my rain jacket didn't perform too well when I left the pocket flap open.  Tried rice and the oven but failed to resuscitate it.  Fortunately I was at the end of my phone contract.  So bring a ziploc baggie.  

I've also been busted holding my phone at weird angles trying to get a gps signal in a stand - that felt pretty stupid -- so I try to keep it stashed.

[Hoyt]

I have a heart condition and would but they won't pick up a signal around here so I dropped the service.

[LONGSTYKES]

Yes, As a safety net. I hunt by myself a lot. My wife appreciates my call, on the start for home.

[NC BowBender]

Don't own one, don't want to own one.
Was on call 24/7 for 19 years.
That's why I don't do that anymore.
Just want to be alone with myself when in the woods.

[Bjorn]

I have never hunted where there is service.

[Richie]

Yes its always with but usually off and I seldom have service.

[rdoggsilva]

Yes

[Mongo]

Not always.  If there is service I'll take it and leave it off until I need it.  If there is no service then why bother.

[TRB]

Yes, but only because my Wife wants me to. So I turn it off and pack it along so she don't worry.Makes you wonder how we survived before cell phones ?

[Izzy]

Always, its my main camera and a great safety tool.

[stringstretcher]

Most definately.  With my medical condition, I also went and got a phone with the gps tracking and 911 feature.  All I have to do is hit one button, and they can come within 3 or 4 feet of me if I get in trouble.  Really makes hunting and outings a lot more pleasurable knowing I can get help if needed.

[59Alaskan]

Yes.  Obviously only useful when there is service, which isn't always.

Before I enter a tree stand I verify I have two knives, my phone and at least one screw in step if I am in a climber.

I carry two knives in  case I need to cut the safety line for any reason.  I carry two because it would be hard to pick up a knife you dropped from 15-20ft while fumbling with it while in a nervous rush.

[TooManyHobbies]

I don't wear a watch, so it's my only time piece. Just a basic flip phone, so I can't do all the fancy stuff, but it's good to have for emergencies, or tell the wife I made a shot and will be late.

[mcgroundstalker]

Wish I had a dollar for each time I said, "I Hate This Darn Phone!" But take it in the woods with me? You bet I do!... Keep it turned off inside a zipper pocket of my vest...

... mike ...

[Caddo]

I hunt alone a lot so my wife absolutely insists that I take it. Of course there's no service so it's in the truck turned off, but I have it!    

LD

[muley40]

I didn`t carry one till I turned 70, now I wouldn`t go to a stand without one!

[RkyMtn Joe]

I've never carried a cell phone at all but now that I am older (be 72 on 19th of this month) and a multiple by-pass survivor, I have decided to stick mine in my haversack "just in case".  It will stay off except in an emergency.

Joe