Pre-Trip Planning
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Apply for special licenses, tags, and permits. Check local regulations for details. |
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Contact hunting buddies to ensure they're prepared |
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Leave a written plan of your hunt with friends or family members in case you get lost or in the event of an emergency. Provide dates, locations, contact information, medical information, etc. |
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Obtain written landowner permission if necessary |
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Pre-season scouting and observation |
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Purchase food and drinks |
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Purchase gas (propane, vehicle, etc) |
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Purchase or reload ammunition |
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Purchase plane tickets (for out-of-state hunts) |
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Reserve camp site or hotel room |
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Schedule vacation time |
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Sight in rifle |
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Archery
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Arrows |
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Bow |
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Bow string wax |
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Broadheads |
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Case for bow and arrows |
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Broadhead cement |
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Sharpening file |
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Quiver |
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String silencers |
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Shooting glove or tab |
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Calls, Scents, Decoys, and Lures
Clothing
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Blaze orange hat or vest (required by law in some states) |
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Camoflauge clothing (shirts, hats, jackets, coats, pants, and gloves) |
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Camoflauge rainwear (jackets, coats, and pants) |
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Facemasks or balaclavas |
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Hunting boots |
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Other clothing |
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Scent control or masking clothing (shirts, hats, pants, gloves) |
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Hunting waders and wading boots |
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Dog Supplies
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Dog carrier or kennel |
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Dog bed |
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Dog vests and boots |
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Dog food and water |
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Dog first aid kit |
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Field Gear and Accessories
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Camping gear (see camping checklist) |
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Cleaning kit |
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Colored ribbon (for tracking purposes) |
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First-aid kit |
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Game bags |
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Ice (to pack in game cavity) |
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Internal organ bags |
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Game pack or cart |
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Rope, carabiners, and pulleys |
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Safety and emergency gear |
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Salt |
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Survival kit |
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Guns and Ammunition
Knives and Tools
Licenses, Tags, and Regulations
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Bird stamps |
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Game regulations book for the current year |
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Hunting licenses |
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Hunting tags and permits |
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Miscellaneous
Optics
Stands and Blinds
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Blind material |
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Hunter's seat or cushion |
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Safety belt or harness |
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Tree stand ladder stand, or tripod stand |
Post-Trip
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Fill out and mail harvest report card |
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Process game |
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Contact taxidermist |
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Clean gear and store properly for next trip or season |
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Contact private landowner where you hunted to share your experience and thank them |
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