Prehunt rituals / superstitions

[andr3wxmma]

Who has those good luck rituals before going hunting?

Growing up it was bad luck to shave during the season before you killed a deer (probably why i cant kill anything now stupid regulations making me shave for work  )

[Blacktail Sniper]

Something I have come to call The Death Hat....

Bought it in the early 1980's at Kudlacek's Archery in Longview, WA.  Since then, it has been in on more sucessful hunts, archery, muzzie and modern than not.

Most recent example, last season, could not find a buck during season, dug out the Death Hat on the last day and took it along...tipped over a nice Halloween forky!!

[h20hunter]

Nothing to dramatic. Typically just a big family dinner, talk about the upcoming hunt, maybe talk some smack, make a few friendly wagers.

[Jpmiller]

I used to have a camo set of under britches I wore taking my first three deer. Turns out under britches don't last too long though and I have not found an alternate lucky set yet.

[vandeman17]

I don't recall how it started but my dad and I would listen to the album "Bat out of Hell" by Meatloaf as our good luck charm. We still call it our fight song.

[James]

I listen to the "Art of War" audio book on my way out to hunt.

It's a reminder to me to be hunt smart.

[archerykraze]

I'd find myself changing out the rounds in my BLR clip if I didn't get into any deer that day. During archery I'll grab an arrow from a different part of the quiver each stalk or bull bugled in till I find the lucky combo, never really understood the thought behind it. 

[bosshogg112]

My son's give me one of their action figures the night before the season begins, which I then ziptie to my day pack.  I currently have Yoda and Batman watching my back this year.  My hunts have been successful for the past 3 years doing this.

[vandeman17]

My son's give me one of their action figures the night before the season begins, which I then ziptie to my day pack.  I currently have Yoda and Batman watching my back this year.  My hunts have been successful for the past 3 years doing this.

That's awesome. I have also toted around "Fred" who is my niece's little stuffed animal frog. I take a picture with him and send it to her to show her the adventures of Fred. She gets a kick out of it

[Cab]

Before going out to hunt with my recurve bow I like to listen to the Ted Nugent song " Fred Bear" as kind of a good luck charm. My brother and I have a rule that if we find a shed while grouse hunting that the shed has to stay in the truck for the entire grouse hunting trip (around 4-5days). We call it our "lucky antler" and we see way more grouse with it in the truck 

[Naches Sportsman]

I find that if I let my beard grow freely I see more deer and shoot more birds. I started in 2015 by not shaving from June 15th-end of the year. Couldn't grow a beard last year for some reason and had a terrible hunting year. This year, my beard started June 15th while working in Arizona and has only been touched once. Seen a lot of deer this year and hope to shoot a lot of birds.

[Buckmark]

I don't purchase my tag till i down an animal

[h20hunter]

 

[Buckewe]

I have a lucky hat as well. Took plenty of firsts with it on. Deer ducks.geese coyote.Gotta have something to lift spirits when you get down.

[Alchase]

I use to eat chili at Three Fingered Jacks for dinner Friday night before the opener.
It took my son until he was 15 years old to figure out why.
For years he would be behind me going up the trail in the dark, 
Really, really
 

[fish vacuum]

I have a lucky hat and a pair of fingerless gloves that are very dangerous. I hunted my first 4 days without the hat this year. Wore it on day 5 and notched my tag. It's in most of my successful hunting pics.

[Alpine Mojo]

A good nights sleep.

[The scout]

I use to eat chili at Three Fingered Jacks for dinner Friday night before the opener.
It took my son until he was 15 years old to figure out why.
For years he would be behind me going up the trail in the dark, 
Really, really
 

lol they used to have the best chicken gizards, haven't eaten there in years, maybe they still do.

[Whitenuckles]

 I like to listen to The Last of the Mohicans sound track on the way to my spots. I don't know, something about it mellows and pumps me up.... Sound mind, lots of energy, it works for me

[Sitka_Blacktail]

I pick a bunch of apples off my tree. In my younger years, the family farm had several orchards from farms the family had bought up. When I hunted there, that's all I'd eat all day until dinner time.