Stupid mistakes I have done this season

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

Hunted an entire morning with a used primer in my muzzleloader! Good thing a trophy of a lifetime didn't come by... lol

[rf2]

This deer season, I carefully still hunted though mountainous terrain for a few hours. I monitored the wind, watched where I stepped, and looked around constantly to spot a deer before it spotted me. When I finally gave up after seeing nothing, returned to my cottage and unloaded my rifle, I realized that I hadn't even chambered a round from my magazine!

Several years ago I did something similar. My 870 has a trigger lock built into the safety switch that requires a special tool to unlock the trigger lock (J-lock, I think it's called). I walked around for several hours in the freezing cold lugging the heavy shotgun while trying to find some grouse or rabbits. I only realized I had forgotten to unlock the trigger lock when I returned to my vehicle, unloaded and packed up to go home. That time I had a friend with me, so we had a good laugh about it.

[410001661]

Yep......my kind of thread. Where do I start.

- Early on I was so concerned about prepping the duck boat, camo and ammo I forgot my gun leaning up against my beer fridge in my garage. I still have not lived that one down.
- Forgot my boots on a couple of hunts but have hunted in crocks, running shoes and blundstones on more than one occasion
- Dropped my phone on the walk in (but found it on the walk out)
- Lost my hen decoy on my walk in only to spot it in the middle of the field at first light - doh!
- Getting to the blind only to remember there was no chair in it (that was on my list of things to replace)
- Lost track of how many turkey have caught me trying to sneak in a morning pee.........call that D&*K in hand!
- Backed boat into lake and realized I left my keys in my garage (keep one on the boat at all times now)
- Sacrificed an amazing sock after an evening of hot wings and beer came back to bite me in the arse early the next morning.
- Forgot about the worms I left in the back seat of my truck in July

[DanE]

I've hunted in crocs until my feet were so cold they hurt to walk on
I've dropped my bolt on an old 308 and somehow it locked and wouldn't engage the firing pin so without knowing I hunted the rest of the moose hunt (4 days) with a gun that wouldn't fire ended up finding out on the last day when we did our annual swamp stump bash and the gun went click
forgot my knife and gutted a deer with a broadhead blade

[Sam Menard]

Some good stuff in this thread, goes to show that we’re human!

Earlier in the fall, I was setting up my trail cams and got into a spot about a mile from the truck and realized that I forgot the sack of deer chow for the feeder. Then later at deer camp, I realized that I forgot my rifle sling, and my ATV helmet. Then while hunting, I swapped out the micro SD card in one of my trail cams and promptly lost the card, I went back a day later and re-traced my steps and couldn’t find it. A few days later, one of the guys happened to find it below a ladder stand. I guess it fell out of my pocket when I pulled out my cell phone. Funny thing was that I looked there but never saw it.

Once, on a Saskatchewan deer hunting trip, I locked the vehicle keys inside the truck. I walked halfway back to the cabin (6kms) before I got a ride. That was a tough lesson to learn,

[SongDog]

I made a terrible call on one of my very first deer hunts by myself. I was likely 15 and dad let me have his tree stand and he goes about 200 yards down and onto the next field. He says radio me if ya shoot so I know what happens.

30minutes later here comes an 8 pointer down the tree line for my stand. The shaking starts....he stops maybe 20 yards in front of me and I CLICK the safety off my old 870. Buck stares right at me.


I proceeded to unload my gun on him and didn't touch it.

I pick up my radio as the buck is running full speed for my dad. I'm on the radio "Dad!, Dad! YOU THERE!?!

Hes trying to get the radio out of his pocket and finally says "what did ya get?!"

I say "There's a big buck running right for you"

Nothing for a few seconds....he goes "ya, he just ran past me as I was digging for the damn radio!"

"Next time just say into the radio there's a buck coming my way, Don't wait for me to answer"

Whoops, Dad didn't yell or get mad at me but I know he wasn't happy, Thinking back now he was likely SUPER PISSED but didn't wanna ruin my first hunt on my own. LOL


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[Winterfisher]

Oh I've had a few...

-First year ever moose hunting at the young age of 15 I had a chance at taking a nice bull moose at about 45 yards.. Carried a 30-30 Marlin Lever and when my uncle said shoot I shot! or should I say clicked.. I cycled/clicked 6 shots through that gun at the moose and none of them went BANG! Turns out 15 year old me remembered the Half safety but NOT the cross bolt safety.. Thankfully my uncle was able to take the moose down with his shot.. All I walked away with was the name click-click..

- Similar situation but many years after (age about 25) same rifle.. First chance at a buck ever at 18 yards.. Nice 8 point.. My click reappeared and brought myself to his attention. Thankfully steady hands and quick reactions clicked it off and took him down.

Many stories with that old 30-30..

[MikePal]

Many stories with that old 30-30..

You should check out the pic I have posted on this thread:

https://www.oodmag.com/community/sho...-not-forgotten

[Winterfisher]

You should check out the pic I have posted on this thread:

https://www.oodmag.com/community/sho...-not-forgotten

Well I dont have any on that list but something close tot hat is my trusty Remington 870 was bought by my grandfather brand new for a whopping $89 at k-mart back in the day.. And My dad has taken a few deer the past few years with his .32 Special model 94 made in 1903. Still shoots straight

[cantgetright]

Oh I've had a few...

-First year ever moose hunting at the young age of 15 I had a chance at taking a nice bull moose at about 45 yards.. Carried a 30-30 Marlin Lever and when my uncle said shoot I shot! or should I say clicked.. I cycled/clicked 6 shots through that gun at the moose and none of them went BANG! Turns out 15 year old me remembered the Half safety but NOT the cross bolt safety.. Thankfully my uncle was able to take the moose down with his shot.. All I walked away with was the name click-click..

- Similar situation but many years after (age about 25) same rifle.. First chance at a buck ever at 18 yards.. Nice 8 point.. My click reappeared and brought myself to his attention. Thankfully steady hands and quick reactions clicked it off and took him down.

Many stories with that old 30-30..

At least you pulled the trigger. I know a guy who cycled his bolt 4 times without pulling the trigger. When he was done all his fully loaded shells were lying at his feet. He has no problem shooting deer but the moose hunt seems to bring out the heebie jeebies in him.