Preparing for a hunt

What season and which method of take are you considering?

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Originally Posted by sniper_tim

Depends on how you hunt. If you can "load the deer in the truck", you probably will only need the basics; required orange, license, hunter safety card if you are not "verified", rifle, ammo, field dressing kit (knife, sharpener, gloves, rope, zip tie, saw), binoculars, range finder, gps, some snacks/lunch, water, layered clothing, hand warmers, headlight, gaiters. You are posting this in December, are you hunting a late season this year or early next year, or are you preparing for next year? The "list" would vary greatly depending your hunting style and whether you will be hiking/away from camp/truck for extended periods. I've started a list that I give to my several of my hunting partners, let me know if you want it for ideas.

Cheers and good luck,
Tim

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that would be great I'm going early next year I will be hiking away from the truck. As far as loading the deer I can do it on my own my grandpa showed me how to load an animal on my own with some rope a pulley and a piece of ply wood. I am undecided on using a tree stand or a blind I got both on sale on Black Friday.

No matter the length or difficulty of the hunt I always take a basic survival kit. It contains: a space blanket, a lighter, flint and steel, something to assist in starting a fire (Esbit stove fuel, petroleum jelly soaked cotton balls or the store bought equivalent, small compass and iodine tablets. All housed in a Ziploc freezer bag. It weighs hardly anything but will help you survive a night in the wilderness. Things happen even on routine hunts that are easy in nature. It pays to be prepared.