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    north carolina deer hunt

    Misquotes and ticks. Use permethrin on your clothing and boots. Can’t comment on thermacell. I wear ScentLok Men's Savanna Aero Quickstrike Hunting Coveralls in the early season. It’s really my favorite piece. Hood and mask sewn in and a little insulation underneath and I can wear it pretty...
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    Exercise Frequency vs Duration

    I work with endurance athletes and they are masters of work hard, rest hard. You can quantifiably record when they are not getting adequate rest based off data from their workouts or ratings of perceived exertion. You lose cardiovascular fitness quicker than muscular strength. You will see a...
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    north carolina deer hunt

    I am in Central NC. It will most likely be warm that early in Oct. All the advice on snakes and misquitos is accurate. Snakes like to hang around at the base of trees and fallen timber. In my experience most of the mature bucks are still fairly nocturnal until start of rut 1st or 2nd week in...
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    Using sticks with a climbing stand

    Your idea is fine. Strap the foot platform in tight so there is no way it moves on you. You don't want if slipping on you in the dark when you are transferring your weight getting on or off of it. Climbers are safe but they rely on leverage from your body weight. When you have one foot off...
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    Tree Stand Etiquette on Public Land

    In NC I see dozens of stands and even some climbers just sitting at the bottom of trees. In my opinion if you leave property on public land you risk someone taking it home. I would never climb a ladder stand I didn't put up. I don't trust anyone else's setup. You never know how it has been...
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    XOP climbing stand

    I had a buddy with an xop and he filed the teeth to make them quite sharp. Slipping even once is too many. You need to make a mod, get a different climber, or make sure to climb softer bark trees. I know people love summits but I had one slip a little and somehow the little metal clip that...
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    Climber

    Still using a Treewalker, no known as Heartland Climbers, and are pretty expensive. I just can't imagine a saddle being as comfortable but you do have to pick an appropriate tree or get one prepared ahead of time.

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