Who uses a watch while hunting?

[greencop01]

I hang my watch on a branch or next to me where I can see it w/o moving my head. Use it to time between my calling and for quitting time. Also like one gentleman here to time the 30 min I'll wait past when I want to leave. Several times I've killed the biggest birds I ever shot waiting that 30 min. And sometimes when the 30 min are up I start to stand with my hand on the ground rustling the leaves in the process and get hammered with a gobble at close range. Talk about looking slowly with  trying to get my gun in the right direction all the while hoping I don't booger him........like getting caught with your pants down..... 

[Crotalus]

Stopped wearing a watch probably 10 years ago then 4 or 5 years ago I bought a Garmin Fenix. Wear it 24-7 now.

Use it to track my hunting treks through the woods and when I am on stand I enable the text feature so I can read incoming texts without getting my phone out.

[Cut N Run]

With mid day quit times, never leave camp without one. Keep watch face on the inside of my wrist so I don't need to roll my wrist to see the time set up and holding the gun.

^^^This.  All I need to do is move my eyes to check time.  I like to keep track of when I hear the first gobble and how long it takes him to get on the ground. Also like to know what time I shoot.

Jim

[Sasha and Abby]

I WEAR a watch daily...  it helps me keep tract of the time.

[Meleagris gallopavo]

With mid day quit times, never leave camp without one. Keep watch face on the inside of my wrist so I don't need to roll my wrist to see the time set up and holding the gun.

^^^This.  All I need to do is move my eyes to check time.  I like to keep track of when I hear the first gobble and how long it takes him to get on the ground. Also like to know what time I shoot.

Jim

I do that too.  I like to know when the gobbling is going on and the times I see birds.  Helps me pattern them and make plans for the next hunt.


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[WildTigerTrout]

I am old fashioned and have worn a wrist watch for many years.  My phone stays in my pocket on vibrate.

[WV Flopper]

 To my knowledge, I have never worn a watch to the woods.

I do now carry a phone with me, full time now. It has several purposes, time, weather, mapping. I have never used a watch or time to dictate calling, have always let the situation produce the calling. Typically, by lunch time, if nothing is shaking, I have covered enough ground that I have had enough for the day.

As long as I am where I want to be before the first gobble is mouthed I am on time. When I get home is erelevant, I am doing what I love to do.

[Greg Massey]

Only time i wear a watch is during turkey season, it's as important as my cell phone almost..

[Marc]

I try not to wear a watch...  Especially if I have to be home at a certain time...

[Mossberg90MN]

Well looks like I'm getting a watch for Turkey season.

It is good for keeping track of first light and sunset.

Thanks fellas!


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[old3toe]

  Being a machinist for a long time at one point it was to dangerous to wear any kind of jewelry, watches, rings, or necklaces. After not wearing the stuff for a while you get used to it and now I can't even wear the stuff even sometimes. I don't miss it. If I don't have my phone I just don't know what time it is. Life is a little more peaceful that way as well. The clocks in my vehicles are usually wrong too.haha Keeps me on my toes?

[THattaway]

Have used a wrist watch for years for turkey hunting. To verify sitting 10 minutes after last call before moving. The results have been good.

[dah]

Take a watch every hunt for a multitude of reasons , most of them already stated , shooting time is between 9:00 and 12:00 , don't want to be caught napping .

[Ihuntoldschool]

I don't call by my watch because turkeys don't wear watches or time their calls according to how many minutes/seconds have passed. I do wear a watch to keep track of the time and how many minutes/hours left to kill a gobbler before quitting time.

[Kylongspur88]

Yes. Minimizes movement and keeps me off my phone.