For the long days

1) thermos of coffee
2) snacks
3) hand held poker and solitaire
4) book or anything to cure my ADHD

I have a funnel for a urinal, and toilet paper is in the cabin

We usually stay until about 9:30, if it just my wife and I there I let her pick the time we leave. She likes to be in San Angelo shopping by noon, so we leave at 10:30, get to town about 11:00, eat and she is off shopping.

Is it better to stay in the blind longer in the a.m or p.m??

Whens the best time to stay for long periods of time in the blind, am or pm?

6 hours in the blind is a long period of time? That's about the minimum I stay on any given day.

Really? How long are you in a blind?

It depends where I am hunting and weather. In Alberta, Mexico or south Texas trophy hunting we will sit all day. A thermos for a cup or two of coffee, trail mix, 2 leaded cokes, beef jerky, 3 bottles of water, protein bar, a 1 gallon empty jug and IPod with 24000 loaded songs and Bose ear buds.......and the most important, a comfortable chair..!! The difference for me is I only get to go on 2-3 hunts a year, so make the most of my time.

Water and jerky!!!

So I guess I am the only one who likes to grab a spot at the base of a tree on comfortable days like today

I chair with a back is key for long hunts! Otherwise its nothing but pain

At a minimum 5:30-10:30 (nap/football game) 3:30-6:30

Thats a good timeslot. I will probably end up doing that!

Well were starting to see some ruttong activity between uvalde and bracketville so I plan on making my sits all day next week.

Yeah I am heading out next week and it was plan to stay all day to get the best chances. Good luck to you

I should be in my stand right now. I like the evening hunts best, seems like I see more deer then. 3 hours is about it for me, although when in west Texas hunting we'll stay out all day long. Eat out of a cooler on the ranger. Good times.

Wish I wasn't tagged out. Taking a cousin in a few weeks. Hoping that helps me live vicariously a bit.

"tagged out" Thats an uncommon phrase this year!

I always seem to see more deer in the morning and only one or two in the evening, where do you hunt?

I like to turn the evening hunt into a night pig and coyote hunt. Snacks and drinks are a must.

What a sweet transition

So at the lease there is a gun blind 20 or so feet off the ground which can see down a road and down a shooting lane which has a feeder. Next to the same feeder about 20 feet away there is a ground blind for bow hunting. Is it better to take the shooting blind for the long hunts or the close one? I planned to talk the gun blind because I get the best chances.

10-12 hours is a long time. Jerky and water and good binos

Good binoculars seem to amuse me and make the time go faster...

Who has experience being in the blind a long time? Do you see more deer during the day vs just going when the feeders are going to go off?

If the weather is cold and overcast, starting about this time of year, I will put in a good 10 hrs in the blind if schedule allows. I'll only get out for an hot or two to make a trip to camp, grab and sandwich, and head back. In late season, if the weather is right, the deer will hit food sources all day at our place. Has to be cold, if the sun comes up and it gets warm, the deer bed mid day.

One thing about it, make sure you have plenty to occupy your time. Magazines, charged phone, etc. I'll even catch a football game or two on my phone sometimes. If you get bored or hungry, you're done. I pack like I'm setting up a small base camp for this long of a hunt. I even take a small blanket and pillow for a quick mid day nap when movement is slow.