Speedwell-Hunter
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Total malarkey, as is most scent stuff;
Do you trap CCagle? If so, use coyote bait as scent cover
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Do you trap CCagle? If so, use coyote bait as scent cover
Speedwell-Hunter
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I have a Badlands pack. I don't care much for it. My sandwiches get smoothed and I can never find anything in it without dumping the contents. But will say the quality is superb. And it is comfortable on the back.
Haven't seen anyone carrying a "butt out" tool. Along with a knife it is my highest rated object. I keep a monocular and range finder, food, first aid kit, and the wipes. I've mostly gone back to a minimal amount of stuff to carry. I remember the old days when you put a knife on your belt, bullets in one pocket and maybe a sandwich in the other and off you went to hunt all sorts of creatures, big and small. Now look at us, carrying 30lbs. of crap we don't need, but because some "expert" has it, we think we should too.
Swampster
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Bag:
Two knives
Hatchet
1 bottle water
2 16oz cans beer
Headlamp
Pockets:
Phone
Keys
Pocketknife
Two knives
Hatchet
1 bottle water
2 16oz cans beer
Headlamp
Pockets:
Phone
Keys
Pocketknife
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Same here. Some of the guys are auditioning for Survivor
But wouldn't that draw away the deer? Or do they just not pay attention to it?
If you're simply putting on your best costume and shuffling out a couple hundred yards within sight of the house, you don't need much. Pretty easy to slip back to the house and freshen up.
If you're on all day hunts a mile or two out, it pays to be prepared.
deerhunter10
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Same. I thought I had a lot turns our I don't have hardly anything compared to some. I have 2 pairs of gloves, a toboggan, range finder, grunt tube, knife, wipes. Sometimes Carry rattling horns. I'd hate to know how heavy some of yals backpacks are. We do keep our flashlights in our mule. Don't use one ever to walk in or out just to look for deer.
Where I'm going definitely determines what I pack. At most I bring knife, pelvis saw, headlamp, wipes, grunt tube, and a couple bottles of water & summer sausage. That's if I'm planning a dark to dark deep sit or going miles in on public. But if I'm less than a mile from truck I don't carry much other than what I'm wearing.
Just my 2 cents, a lot of people who posted should really consider a tourniquet and first aid kit. Accidents happen, and if you can't stop the bleed quickly you may not be making it home no matter how close the truck is.
Speedwell-Hunter
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Good point
Not actually sure now that i think about it
One i have is very skunky, so maybe not? Your take?
Tp
Facemask
Grunt call, can call, rattling bag
Bright eyes
Water
Coat and Warm bag (strapped to outside)
Knife and gut hook
Usually carry a granola bar in my pocket
Diet mountain dew (in my pocket)
Compass, whistle and lighter
Facemask
Grunt call, can call, rattling bag
Bright eyes
Water
Coat and Warm bag (strapped to outside)
Knife and gut hook
Usually carry a granola bar in my pocket
Diet mountain dew (in my pocket)
Compass, whistle and lighter
Swampster
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A lot of obsessions with toilet paper on these lists.
It only takes needing it once to never forget it again. Plus it pulls double duty (pun intended) for tracking.
Not sure, I would say it may mask it to where they ignore it possibly.
Whats up with the wipes. Ive hunted for 35 years and have had to poop in the woods maybe 10 times. Now i pee like crazy but yall homies must be eating too mexican food or something lol
I've only had to poop in the woods a few times as well, but every time would have wrecked a toilet. Not a pleasant experience and not something I plan on doing. The wipes are an insurance policy for that unexpected "oh $h!t" moment.
And when I gut and drag a deer it's nice being able to wipe my hands and arms clean before climbing into my truck. The wipes aren't heavy and they take very little space. A knife is top priority and wipes are right there with it.
