Hunting requires more than just grabbing your gun and taking off for the woods. If you prepare before hand, you can easily have a successful hunt. Your result could be groceries on the table and even a nice mount over the fireplace. You may not need all of the following, depending on what kind of hunting you plan to do, but here is a list of things you may want to consider:
First Things First:
Decide on your vacation days
Get hunting license
Get special tags or permits (if applicable)
Hunter safety course
Purchase ammunition (or reload your own)
Sight in rifles
Scout area to hunt
Find a butcher to process your deer (if you’re not doing it yourself)
Vehicle maintenance
Clean-up and make repairs to hunt camp
Weapons and Ammunition
Rifle and sling
Shot gun
Bullets/Buckshot
Scope
Gun cleaning kit
Bipod
Bow/Cross bow
Arrows/bolts
Hunting Gear
First-aid Kit
Tree stand (and safety belt)
Sharp hunting knife and knife sharpener
Bone saw
Ropes and/or bungee cords
Camping equipment
Seat cushion or hunting chair
Compass, maps, and/or GPS unit
Flashlights, extra bulbs and batteries
Blood tracking light
Colored ribbon for marking tracks, stands, blood trails, etc.
Binoculars
Range finder
Game calls
Masking scents
Game scents and attractants
Gambrel and hoist
Supplies
Day pack
Water (for drinking and for cleaning up after field dressing)
Thermos
Food box (things for you to eat)
Ice and ice chests
Plastic bags
Hand wipes and paper towels
Toilet paper
Mosquito repellant
Clothes
Orange vests (if required)
Camouflaged clothes
Coat
Hat
Boots
Extra Socks
Gloves
Rain gear
Face mask
If Dog Hunting
Dog box
Tracking collars and receivers
Food & Water for dogs
Tracking light on truck
Personal Items
Prescription medicine
Wallet, picture ID, credit cards, money
Spare keys to truck and hunt camp
Cell phone (some forest areas will not have coverage)
