I'm old-fashioned, (as well as just plain old) and I NEVER hunt even my own woods without a compass. Like you, I've been "turned around" at least a dozen times in my life, and the compass straightened me out in short order. Except, of course, for the couple of times when-like you-I didn't believe the needle. It's laughable now, but my stupidity got me into trouble at the time. Thanks so much for sharing good advice and doing it without any preaching. Good luck this season!
Wonderful information. The more I learn from getting into traditional bowhunting, the more I realize there are cheaper, simpler, easier proven ways to do things that I’ve never been taught, that are as good or better than what I know or have always known. Thank you for putting out quality videos!
Taught my daughter this last fall. We used the compass on her phone. Also taught adding or subtracting 180 to the bearing to shoot back to her treestand to verify. Love the reflective tape idea. Someone should (or probably does) make reflective nocks.
Like how you always Thank God and yes Keep the Good Lord First brother. Heard you on the Stickboys podcast and had to come see your videos. God Bless you
Another excellent tip! I too carry a second compass, and have had to pull it out to try and prove my main compass was wrong. Only thing I learned was im stubborn and not always right!
I've thought my compass was lying many times. I also carry 2 lol. I enjoy your videos Mr. Robert Good stuff. Like Mr Womack I appreciate folks that share there knowledge
I appreciate you sharing this. As a new hunter these tips are super helpful. Any chance you could do a video showing what a hot feed tree looks like? I think I’ve found a few but being new I’m unsure of my instincts or lack there of.
Awesome video, Thank you for sharing. I also learned this from Mr. Womack. For all the bird hunters out there, I've found a bunch of ducks, dove and quail using this exact technique.
You are quite modest when it comes to your shooting ability. I remember seeing you grouping arrows at the Paradise years ago. I was impressed! I also got turned around one night in a swampy area of mid Georgia Piedmont forest and I remember asking myself which way was north? I picked a direction and got my compass out. Imagine my surprise when it was 180degrees different! I had two compasses also and checked them. They agreed of course and and I had to swallow my pride and go the direction they indicated. I popped out on a recognized trail shortly after. lol
yep, it happens. I had a boy and his dog helping me track a deer one evening. I took a bearing at the truck first and away we went. The deer wasn't dead (after 10 hrs) and took off and the chase was on. it was smooth dark and after 10 when we decided to head back. the boy was very sure that we needed to go this direction but I pulled out my compass and said no. He really thought I was totally wrong but then when we hit the road, we could see my truck's side reflectors about 75 yards away. he was a believer after that.
The compass can be a life saver at night and for keeping you from walking a lot of extra miles. I once shot a buck from 26 feet high in my climber, I hit it high in the chest with a Bear razorhead and the arrow hit bone and deflected high out to the side. I watched the deer run behind me and into a thick mess where it got tangled up in the big saw briars and went down maybe 60 yards behind me. The ground looked fairly open from up there and I thought easy peasy. But then when I got to the ground, no blood trail and the ground was pretty thick. No problem I thought as I head back behind my tree. It took three tries to find the exact spot where the deer actually was and it looked like a bucket of blood had been poured out around it. A compass bearing would have helped big time. I wish you luck my Brother. Yeah, you need to break that bow in right!
I thought I invented this lol. Been using a compass and reflective strips for years. It works! Another thing I use cheap AAA LED flashlights. I will aim them in the last direction from treestand or last blood.
Good video. This works great when rifle hunting in cutovers or small pines. The scenery looks all the same at ground level. The compass will at the very least put you on the blood.
I learnt the grid searches years ago it's great but usually I'll flag my spot on a tree keep my bearing flag where I hit the deer follow blood and flagging it when I can't find anymore blood I'll go back grab my bearings and start the grid search from there just more points of reference of the animals travel , but this is definitely good to know!
Robert, enjoyed the video, thanks. That "Brother John's" bow has a nice riser. You are a natural born hunter I think. Not alot of men are natural born hunters.
Good information to have! I would also tell anyone that is not familiar with a compass, to also learn how to shoot a back azimuth. Cliff notes version; either and 180 degrees or subtract 180, depending on your original azimuth
Thanks my first year with trad and shooting good out to 20 but feel a lot better at 15 and in. It’s about being close. You still use spurs to climb some
I don't shoot groups. I seldom shoot more than one arrow at the time. The first shot of the day is the one that counts. The farthest distance you make that every time is your max. For me it's around 15. After I'm warmed up I shoot good out to 20 but my 20 yard first shot is about 75%.
I been doing that the last few years especially if I see him from my stand, it helped me find one when I shot he freaked out and rolled it went in lower back strap just above leg and came out gut about the white line towards the last rib but I shot a bearing on where I heard him crash into some trees I tried tracking him for a little while and with no blood because of the gut sealing the hole I finally looked back towards the tre and aligned myself and started walking just inside a swamp I started see a little blood and then about 15 yards further there he was
I've noticed before that Chris seems to wear regular rubber boots, do you as well? Im too paranoid of rattlesnakes to not wear snake boots and where I hunt in east Texas we don't have near the number of rattlers I remember seeing growing up in coffee county
Hay brother in Christ, did you ever think or try string tracker, I went to them three years ago, takes me right to critters each time, and they don't mess with your accuracy, I kind of don't worry any more 👌
