Preparing for a hunt

[Irving]

What season and which method of take are you considering?

[archangel]

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

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.

[BryanC]

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.