daily routine

[Northwoods]

For the benefit of those of us that don't have the opportunity to hunt with others and observe their routines, I'd like to hear how you all go about your daily preperation to hunt until you get into the stand/blind.  Not necessarily only the tips and tricks. Perhaps there are some things you would consider routine that i haven't ever thought of that may be really useful.  Thanks,

Ted

[Whip]

Hmmm, not sure if this is a routine, but I like to carry some of my clothes into the stand site with me so I don't get all sweated up on the way.  Then I finish dressing when I get to the stand.

Beyond that, a cup of strong coffee, bowl of oatmeal with raisons, and a trip to the outhouse makes for a good start to the day.  

[Shooty1]

I generally get to my parking area about an hour later than ideal, and then I make sure to forget a few things in the car so that I have to slam the doors shut a good four or five times and make sure no animals will be in my vicinity.

Once I finally head for the woods, I try to step in a nest of ticks right off the bat, so that I'm constantly digging in my hair and waving my arms around. Shortly after that, I'll typically hear a bunch of promising activity in the distance, so I'll spend 45 minutes slow-stalking a flock of sparrows digging around in the brush.

Hope this is helpful.

[BTH]

Now that is funny right there          

I resemble that post.

Out here I have learned from my mistakes and I have developed "kits" in plastic containers. I have a "skinning box" with all my tools and supplies for that task, my "clothes box" that holds all my hunting clothes with scent disks in the box, and I stock our packs with the neccities, which I replace as those are depleted post hunt. I double and triple check that we have our licenses, tags, bows, arrows, gloves, bracers, releases etc, that my knife is on my belt and I have a sharpening stone, gloves and tp in the pack, my drag rope and handle, surveyor tape for marking blood trails and other sign. Then when we get out there I put the wife in the blind on a likely trail and then head to another part of the area since I like to spot and stalk and still hunt (never could sit still) I move very very slowly through the woods, standing still and listening/looking much more than I walk, then get busted big time by Mr. Joe Buck Sr. who waited oh so patiently for me to ever so slowy move past him so he could get my wind.