Note to self

[WildWill]

Make a checklist! Was rushing to get in the stand this evening got here hopped out and realized I left my boots in the garage. It was to late to go back so here we are. Hand warmers help.

 

[Nick87]

Make a checklist! Was rushing to get in the stand this evening got here hopped out and realized I left my boots in the garage. It was to late to go back so here we are. Hand warmers help.View attachment 255712

Been there

 

[duckhunt]

Years back I got 3 miles from my house and realized that I didn't have my bow. Yeah I felt like a dumbass.

 

[Addicting]

I’ve gone out to my spot with the bolt to my gun still in the safe.

 

[Nick87]

Years back I got 3 miles from my house and realized that I didn't have my bow. Yeah I felt like a dumbass.

Hunting geese once on the edge of standing/ picked corn.left my gun apparently. Cousin called to let me know it was on the combine head.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Been there

X3

 

[Gellar]

At least they weren’t hey dudes.

 

[manitou1]

Drove twenty minutes to turkey hunt one morning. Got out of the truck and started to load my shotgun. Didn't bring any shells!

 

[RealMuddyboots]

Bow season my son forgot to put pants in scent bag sooooo.

 

[.270Rem]

I called in two jakes one morning and really felt good til I dropped the hammer on an empty chamber. Still a memorable hunt.

 

[Bryerific]

In high school I spent a day ice fishing in tennis shoes because I left my boots in the driveway. I hope not to do that again.

 

[OntarioHunter]

Back in the seventies I came home from jump shooting ducks on the creek thirty miles from home just in time for dinner. Dad wanted to hear how my day went. Cold, snowing, walked a dozen miles, shot a couple of greenheads. "Did you feed Cocoa?" Oh my gosh! I left her at the creek. We jumped in my '53 Bel Air and put the pedal to the metal (no danger of a speeding ticket in that fliver). She was waiting for us at the gate. I could see tracks in the snow where a couple people who drove by stopped and investigated. But apparently she wouldn't leave with them. She didn't freak out at all when we arrived. Just sat there waiting for me to park, then walked over, and with a wag or two of her tail, hopped in the back seat. "What took you so long?" She knew I'd come back.

Thanks for bringing back that memory.

 

[Redman]

Ohhhh so many stories to relate! Years ago I met my uncle early one morning to go rabbit hunting. He arrived and I got my gun case out with my Mossberg 500 in side....except when I unzipped the case I saw a brass butt plate. As I continued to pull the 12 gauge out slowly it somehow became my .50 cal Hawken muzzleloader. I slid it back in the case zipped it up and unzipped it pulled it out and.....no it didn't turn into my 12 gauge. He laughed and I said I would lug it around incase we found some deer. He explained to me that I was a ignorant mule. With his kind words of encouragement that he so elegantly bestowed upon me I decided to leave the smoke pole in the truck and help his overweight or as he called it "Canadian Beagle" bust brush to see if we could get some cotton tails in our bag. We had a great time and took turns busting bunnies!

 

[nrpate05]

Haha thats great! Last week I went for a quick ski after work and forgot my long underwear. 15 degrees and just shell pants is not ideal.

 

[Southern Elk]

I was backpacking in for a week long hunt. Got halfway in and looked down at my bow and realized I left my quiver in the truck.

 

[rtraverdavis]

I’ve done it with wading boots. I can tell you, mid-top Merrells suck to wade across boulders covered in rock snot. May as well have just worn my swim trunks.

 

[BackofBeyond]

Not me, but my hunting partner drove 3 hours to hunt camp for a two week stay without his sleeping bag.

 

[Treeshark]

Not as bad as some of these, but I always love climbing a tree in my climber, hooking up safety harness, putting on bibs, boot blankets, etc and then grabbing my bow rope only to find I didn’t hook the bow up.

 

[HuntTalk Freak]

I hiked up and down a ridge for 3-5 miles in trail runners this year because I was in such a rush I forgot to put my boots on. It actually wasn’t bad.

I jumped into a stock tank one summer with my phone in my pocket and swam around for a good five minutes before I realized it. This was in my bachelor days so there were a handful of ladies wondering why I didn’t answer my phone for three days. It all worked in my favor.

I did forget all my outer layers one time but realized it a hour down the highway. I was super pissed at myself but was thankful because it was one of those rare times it snowed and was cold in TX.

 

[MarvB]

Two years ago elk hunting archery opener got about two miles from the truck and got they Oh-F feeling… sure enough, left BOTH of my releases in the truck box.