Deer camp 2006 JYC style

We have found radios to be a real bonus in regards to safety and communication in general, they can save a lot of time and work as well. We kllled 15 deer this year with our party spread over 600 acres at times, just getting the right tag on the deer is a chore without radios.
We hunt the rock hills north of #7 often and all it takes is one guy on high ground to relay messages to the others in the low areas.
Once you get decent radios and your crew educated on how and WHEN to use them they are a real bonus.
 
BIGREDD said:
Once you get decent radios and your crew educated on how and WHEN to use them they are a real bonus.
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That is so true :)

We always have a couple guys that leave them turned way up when sitting on a watch :rolleyes:
& of course when some-one speaks away goes the deer :p :D
I found a good cure for this is to have a earphone hanging right beside your ear, that way it's very unlikely to scare anything.
 
When we use radios, it's turned off until a shot is fired. or someone is late turning up. Doggers keep theirs turned on, and at least one watcher will have his/hers on.
As to distances, we are talking about five miles at times.
True, nobody has a five watt set, but, for the most part, our relay whistle system has not failed us.
The radios were a big asset, when doe tags were lean.
Now, hunting in groups of two or three together, the whistles work fine.
In my post, I could have climbed the ridge, and dragged the little bugger down by the ear in this instance. The rest of the guys in our group, heard my whistle, at about the range of the cheap cobra set anyway.
Incidently, I did have my radio on that day, but the guy with the Motorola was out of range.
 
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