Camping during first week of Rifle for deer

so first year for us actually camping out for 3-6 days ... 3 doe tags and 1 buck only tag this year.

Plan is to set up a hot tent, heat it with buddy heater I use for ice fishing, with a large propane tank outside the tent.

Im still scouting for the perfect spot to set up camp. how far from my hunting spot do I want to be ?

I wonder what everyone else does during November first week of Rifle for deer ? hot tent ? cold tent ? sleep in car ?

Any other tips is appreciated, I will have more questions in coming days/weeks as we set up and get ready. I have camped in Summer and winter, but never in between.

Yeh don't get killed with Carbon monoxide.

"my heater buddy" whatever its called supposed to not have CO Issues. I do have 2 battery operated CO detectors as well.
I slept in the ice hut in winter a couple times. drank too much to ride back lol but never detected too much CO ...

Good quality clothing and the appropriate layers are the real key to being comfortable outside. There is a heated cabin at the deer camp I go to and I choose to sleep outside in my hammock. It's got a built in bug net and fits a sleeping pad in it no problem. Stretch a ground sheet over top in case of rain and make sure you have an appropriate layered sleeping bag system. Don't forget to strip down fully before getting into your bag for the night.

Avoid getting wet at all costs. Have appropriate rain gear, don't bring anything cotton and, avoid getting sweaty. However many pairs of socks you are currently planning on bringing double it and change you socks at least once a day.

I am assuming of course you are far from amenities and planning on not leaving the bust for the entire time.

Bring extra water. Then bring a little more and some stuff to treat water just in case. Then throw an extra case of water in the truck.

I've never hunted rifle season, but usually when I camp later in the fall in the cap on my truck I use my buddy heater just before bed and once I'm awake in the morning to take the chill off. Usually a -20 sleeping bag keeps me warm all night with no trouble. I'm too chicken to fall asleep with the heater on even with a detector.

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Originally Posted by Ata83

so first year for us actually camping out for 3-6 days ... 3 doe tags and 1 buck only tag this year.

Plan is to set up a hot tent, heat it with buddy heater I use for ice fishing, with a large propane tank outside the tent.

Im still scouting for the perfect spot to set up camp. how far from my hunting spot do I want to be ?

I wonder what everyone else does during November first week of Rifle for deer ? hot tent ? cold tent ? sleep in car ?

Any other tips is appreciated, I will have more questions in coming days/weeks as we set up and get ready. I have camped in Summer and winter, but never in between.

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How big is your hot tent? May I presume there's four of you and you'll be using the hot tent for meals and lounging? If so,obviously your hot tent should be at least 12X20' wall type. Forget the buddy heater,they're too dangerous to use in an enclosed area. Besides,you can pee more heat than you'll get out of one those,especially,if you need to dry clothes (can't stress the necessity of this enough).
Get your hands on one of these https://www.cabelas.ca/product/34900...rrel-stove-kit. It's multi-functional for cooking and most importantly,heat. A lot of the time,you can find them used for sale on Kijiji. Rigging a pipe hole in your tent isn't too difficult. There's YouTube videos to show you how. Good luck.

We used to hunt November moose hunt. Prospector tents with wood stoves in them. We built a kitchen area out of tarps and plastic. We put a tent on each end of the cooking area, with doorways to each. Worked like a charm….can’t beat wood stove heat to dry out wet gear…

your tag numbers indicate that you have 3-4 hunters? I hope this "hot tent" is big enough to accommodate that many plus all your gear? Sleeping is one thing, but you'll need space for cooking and drying gear, not to mention, lounging around telling lies to each other in the evening.
Get busy on youtube and look for ideas on a good set-up. Hot tents and buddy heaters aren't going to cut it?

Like others have mentioned you may want to consider other means of heat. The wood stove trimmer mentioned would be a better option.
Still sounds like fun so I hope things go well for you and your hunting partners.

We stay in a cabin that a friend built on his property not far from ours. Good size area for eating and relaxing. It has two bedrooms off of the main room with 6 bunk beds in each room. Wood stove for heat, outhouse and generator power for hydro. We have stayed in more modern cabins but I love this one.....a true hunt camp to me

Prospector tent or garage shelter with a wood stove.
I used to sleep in a Woods 3 star sleeping bag so never really got cold even in a tent in winter. Nice to have a warm shelter to dry clothes and do chores and story telling. Good luck.