Cell phone while hunting.

[Ia Hawkeye]

As a safety aid -great! When used as a hunting aid-no! Illegal when used as a hunting aid in my state!

[BeNoIt]

Originally posted by vermonster13:
I have mine on vibrate. Family trumps hunting if they really need me(they know to call only if they really need me). I also went through the ice one year hunting and almost froze to death, a cell phone would have come in real handy back then.

Unfortunately in your state you only have coverage about 1/3 of the time.  :D

[bogeyrider63]

i also take mine and set it on vibrate. carry it with me for safety reasons, and if the wife or kids need to get a hold of me.

[xtrema312]

Originally posted by vermonster13:
I also went through the ice one year hunting and almost froze to death, a cell phone would have come in real handy back then.

I keep a double lock zip lock bag in my waterfowl hunting and fishing stuff for this type thing.

[JamesV]

I always carry my cellphome when hunting. A friend fell out of his stand and was injured severly and his phone was in his truck. Luckily his family knew where he was hunting on a small piece of property and they got to him shortly after dark. He completely recovered. One of my other buddies called me at 8:45 AM and I was onstand, being quiet and alert. He said "man I hate I messed up your hunt". I told no biggie, I have already killed all the deer I am going to today. Maybe tomorrow

[hvyhitter]

Mine stays in the truck..............

[bill langer]

Communication, manipulation of communication and technological advancements in communication were all part of hunting long before the bow and arrow was...

[Karl Kortemeier]

Guy I work with bought me an I-phone.  He said I had to have it.  Have to admit Ihave become addicted to the thing.  I carry mine for safety as I hunt alone, and my wife would kill me if she didn't think I had it on me.  Most of the places I hunt do not have cell phone reception except for the ridge tops.  I guess I could drag myself up there if I really got hurt...

The thing that kills me about the thing is the mapping app from Cabelas.  I am a map and compass guy, but the topo map from recon hunt is way too easy to use.  I finally stopped using it because I was not paying attention to the terrain to keep track of my location.  It was doing all the work for me, and I felt like it was making me dumb, as if I were eating twinkies instead something healthy. That said, if I was ever to get confused, it sure would come in handy.

[Stick n' String]

Archery season falls in the middle of college football season and I am usually in the woods rather than in front of the TV on game day. Therefore, I find myself frequently monitoring scoring updates or connecting to live broadcasts of my beloved Fighting Texas Aggies via earbuds (usually only when I am hunting in a tent blind, however). As college football season wanes, I upload a good book on the Kindle app for my iPhone. The phone is simply more portable in the stand than a bulky book and is a lot easier to stow in the event a deer walks out.

Heck, there is nothing "untraditional" about pleasant distractions. I still take plenty of time to soak in the natural surroundings from the stand. The phone comes into play during the slow periods of mid-day when others, possessing fewer collective distractions in the blind might be tempted to seek the comforts of camp for the distractions lurking there.

As my grandmother used to say, "to each his own said the lady as she kissed the cow."

[bfrbmj]

I have a pay as you go phone- I leave it on vibrate/ silent or off depending on the day- I have 2 youngsters.  I would use it for emergency( a friend of my stepdad fell out of his treestand a number of years ago-precell phone era-got paralyzed and sat at the base of the tree for a number of hours).  Hopefully I have to call home after the hunt to tell them I will be late dragging out a deer.  Otherwise, I do not use the phone much.

[wood carver 2]

Several years ago, before cell phones, I got into a quick sand bog while hunting alone. That day I had help from above. A phone is extra insurance. Plus I can call a friend to help if I bag a buck.
Dave.

[Bobby Urban]

Probably not traditional but I hunt for the fun of it and like to communicate with friends via txt.  I think txt is the best thing for hunting since.....  I will txt with friends hunting in different states and other parts of the state.  Just part of the fun for us.  

Because most of my hunting is alone I have at least one close friend or family member who knows where all my stands are and where I will be that day/night.  For some places we have a sort of pact that my friend will check on me if he has not heard anything an hour or so after dark.  Just a good safety tool that is very easy to carry.  

On that note - if you have it with you keep it "on" you.  Not real useful if you are laying under your tree all buggered up with the phone hanging back up there, tucked away in your pack.

Have fun and be safe

Bob Urban

[mgompf]

I carry my I-Phone on vibrate.
It is a safety issue, plus the I-Phone has some great GPS apps + a compass. This eliminated the need to carry multiple items. Also it is very nice to be able to snap pictures quickly and quietly during the hunt.

[PaddyMac]

I live in highly mountainous terrain so when I break both my legs and need to call someone all I have to do is climb a mountain to its highest point to get coverage.  And if one mountain doesn't work, just try another. And so on.  

[dnovo]

I carry mine on silent in my pocket. A friend had a heart attack in his stand several years ago and my wife insists I take mine with me, especially since I am hunting alone about half the time 4 hours from home.

[TxAg]

I always take my cell phone. Luckily, we get pretty good coverage over the whole ranch. You never know when you're gona need it.


   

   

 

[razorback]

TX you need to find a crooked tree for that stand to work in. Joking aside I hope you come out of that one OK. We wear new and improved safety hanesses, which are not trad, because they are safe and smart; why not take a cell phone with you. i used to take a yahtzee game to keep me entertained, now it is angry birds on the ipod.

[Stump73]

I use mine to keep track of time and for the camera.
It stays on vibrate.

[Recurve50 LBS]

I use mine while hunting. Since this is my first "smart" phone I've been using the app for maps. I can see topo of my hunting area and I can measure how far away from houses I am so that I stay leagaly 450 feet away.

I like the fact that if I need help if I get hurt or if I need help getting a deer out of the woods I can call for some help and like wise for any of my hunting friends.

I almost hunt alone and giving a call home to let them know I'm out of the woods and on my way home keeps the family from worrying.

[Kapellmeister]

I always bring the cell phone along.  Even if I do an 18th century style hunt, it's in the bag.  I'll either keep it on vibrate mode or I use a ringtone that I made with turkey hen yelping and gobblers replying!    :D