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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)







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