What are the things you have learn as a bow hunter ..?
One thing I do is tie a piece of dental floss to my stabilizer for a wind indicator ..

I recently learned if your peep sight is turned in your string you can slide the string silencer up or down and it rolls your peep ..

Share what y'all have learn

Always check the top of a pine tree before climbing it !

For right handed shooters, situate your stand so shots will be on your left side. Don't sit directly facing the field, trail, etc...

Wear a safety harness.

X2 And tether the platform to the climber !

Don't miss, it's bad for your broadheads and arrows.

I try to set up my shots on the left hand side but I often like to set up my stands to have the sun come up on my back and I make sure the trail that they travel gives me little chance of making a quartering towards me shot. Made that mistake once. Not again. I often like to cut funnels to push deer around through a spot. I like to carry a few field points and my practice head in my quiver incase I bump my bow. One shot to test if it's off and one shot to test my adjustment.

Tree umbrella ! Best twenty bucks ever spent

Pick a spot on the deer to shoot.... don't just shoot at an area.
Lock-ons and lifeline (safety rope) go well together.
Get ALL dry leaves off your platform immediately after arriving at lock-on.
Make sure your shirt or coat sleeve won't interfere with your string when you shoot.
A strand of cotton makes a great wind detector!
Look up to make sure you're not between a coon and the ground.

Each time after shooting your arrows flex them a little and visually inspect your knocks. If there is a crack or broken bond in the carbon you will most likely feel it when you flex them. With Aluminum and ACCs arrows slide your fingers down the arrow and feel for dinks in the metal. This may save you from a broken arrow through the hand, wrist or forearm.

Always carry a spare release in your bag in case you leave yours in the truck or at the house.

PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL, if it can go wrong it will go wrong bow huntin'.

If your peep does not rotate exactly right at full draw you can often rotate your d loop to help straighten it out.

Have a well built bowstring installed on your bow and you'll never have peep issues.

Sliding your sting silencer will turn your peep sight ..

10-4 on that one.

These aren't tricks but just some things I have learned the hard way.
-Always shoot your broad heads to make sure they have the some poi as the practice tips.
-Practice from time to time with the same clothes you will be wearing hunting including gloves.
-Practice from an elevated stand. It can be different from shooting on flat ground.
-Practice out of your ground blind if you will be hunting out of one.
-Make sure your ladder stands don't squeak or make noise when you move. Nylon washers can help.
-When a deer is approaching you must be "stealth like". If you can see the deer's eye it can see you. If possible I wait until the deer's head goes behind a tree or until it is facing the opposite direction before I move.

Keep your bow in hand and stand as much as possible. Bow hangers and comfortable stands cause more missed shots than anything else.

X2!!!!!

How long can u guys stand? I find more difficult to be still if I'm standing. If I'm in my lone wolf climber or a hang on I will shoot sitting if possible.

X3

Bet it's hard to eat with just one hand and standing up.

To each his own, but I don't hold my bow anymore - however, I do stand 90% of the time. I have a tri-fold ez-hanger and it has enough length to put the bow right in front of me. Minimal movement to get the bow and doesn't fatigue hand and arms. I've really been in a groove with this setup.

If I'm sitting down and my bow is in my hand, it's probably horizontal in my lab and it takes a while to move your bow from horizontal to vertical without being detected.

If it's in one of those tri-fold ez-hangers, it's vertical and easily can be in short reach with very little movement.

Spend the money on a range finder, they are worth every penny.

If a large group of old does are within 100 yards, you are screwed. They can see, hear, smell you twitch your toes inside your boots.

I've derailed the caboose on a many of old doe trains.

i wear muck boots and i put my bottom cam in the top of my boot and lean the riser against my knee, holds a bow at the ready all day.

Shaw do u use a bow holder on your LW? If so what kind?

I used to sit with my bow laying across my lap all the time. Since my back surgery sitting very long with the weight of the bow on my legs kills my lower back. So this past season I started using one of the Realtree EZ hangers. I didn't have any issues retrieving my bow for a shot all season. Plus, since I keep it hanging now, I leave my quiver on now.

1) Always Stand the last hour of an evening hunt.
2) Focus on hitting the deer in a small spot, not the just the mid section.
3) Calm yourself down and talk to yourself step by step on what to do next. (still hard for me).

4.). NEVER look at the horns when dialing it in....make sure it's a shooter well before he's in range.....focus on the body.....

I have a bow holder mounted on my climb seat .. It's right there and ready !

Get you Some Fixed sights,,,,You aint got time to be moving around....

I prefer to shoot sitting down if at all possible. I had to stand and shoot 2 of the six deer I killed with my bow last year. I feel more comfortable shooting them while sitting for some reason.

I always use an EZhanger to hang my bow on.

I change the blades on my broadhead every time I kill a deer with them.

I use my rangefinder as soon as I get in the tree to range my surroundings but I keep it real close at hand just in case I am unsure when a deer steps out.

I keep a constant check on the wind direction.

Shoot a Rage Extreme

Thermocell

Once I get settled I always pull my range finder out and get me some distances ranged so i don't have to do it when it's shooting time.

Good advice right here

have Shaw build you a string. I think its bout time for a new one.

The absolute best advice I can give is to leave that damn bow laying at the house and let your .308 go to work.

If you spine shot a deer, climb down and put in your second shot at close range, no reason to risk another bad shot.....or 2.

Don't hold back ... Go the extra mile .. Follow your instinct .. Hunt hard and smart .. Be confident ... The best time to hunt is - every chance you get

Play out EVERY foreseeable scenario when hunting a new stand. Where to put the bow hanger, standing, drawing every direction, sitting and reaching for the bow...everything. A big 5yo+ nanny will likely still give you a big screwing but at least you'll be well lubed.

This season will be my 38th chasing deer with a stick and string. Not getting caught drawing is one of the hardest things I had to learn, can't be bought, taught or faked, you have to learn on your own. Whether you have one or several around you it is a challenge, thats why I love it SO much.

So true ! ..

Once a new stand is in place, sit in it for an hour or two and get used to adjusting your positions. Check your lines of sight and see how much noise the stand will make after it's settle in the tree for a few days by itself.

When climbing in an area for the first time trust your first instincts on where to climb. I've changed my mind on trees before climbing several times and it cost me shots on deer.

when getting in the stand for the 1st time, make sure wasp hasn't decided to take up residence.

Practice, practice practice at 50-60 yards. It makes those 40 yards and in shots seem really easy when it really counts.

I call #2 Aim small miss small... Use it in every pistol class I teach.

Stay standing as much as possible.

Unless you like to shoot sitting.

Try to remember the deer are not there looking to climb your tree and eat you, try to stay calm, but dang I get tore up!

If setting up climber in the dark, make sure tree is alive. Saves time and could save your life. Made that mistake once as a a kid.

One thing I do that I think helps not being noticed while drawing back on a deer is to push the riser away from you instead of pulling the string back. I've always had a habit of holding my elbow out when drawing back and I think that's what the deer sees.