First hunting trip out of state

[kentrek]

I'll be staying in my cousins wall tent...he said we will be hunting units 14-16a....I'm not afraid to wear out my boots...that's most likely what I'll be doin I'm just lookin into all my options

I am to the point now that I am doing just Mountain House so I don't have to mess with coolers of food

I gotta disagree with this...if your at the truck there should be plenty of room to bring comfort food...like instant idaho mashed potatoes & spam

BLRman is a weirdo 

[300rum]

Put everything on a Cabela's card from now until Oct.  Buy your license in Postfalls on the way up (I think they open at 8?).  Use your points on your tags and you will get a significant discount. 

I always throw 5 gallons of gas in the back of the truck.  Take your spare out from under the truck and throw it in the bed in case you get a flat.  Check the air pressure on you spare.  Keep a shovel in the back of the pickup.  Carry a saw, where I go there has been quite a few fires and if the wind picks up I am cutting my way out of the mountain.  You might think I road hunt but I don't, I just drive about 20 miles or so to get to the doors of the Church.     

[Karl Blanchard]

I'll be staying in my cousins wall tent...he said we will be hunting units 14-16a....I'm not afraid to wear out my boots...that's most likely what I'll be doin I'm just lookin into all my options

I am to the point now that I am doing just Mountain House so I don't have to mess with coolers of food

I gotta disagree with this...if your at the truck there should be plenty of room to bring comfort food...like instant idaho mashed potatoes & spam

BLRman is a weirdo 

. I will have you know that if its not a backpack hunt I almost always have a can of spam in my pack for a mid day warming fire roast!  Who's the weirdo now?!?!?!?!

[Karl Blanchard]

Rad made a very good point about taking in the hunt.  I struggle with this a lot.  I hit it from dark to dark every day, and don't slow down until its time to go home.  I'm horrible about taking pictures too.  I know full well that I'm doing it too   one thing I am religious about us my journal though.  Plan is to put it all into book form one day.

[Bigshooter]

Unscented baby wipes can be handy if you are driving to your camp. I laughed the first time a friend brought them, now I keep them in my truck all the time, great for all sorts of wiping. 

+1

[deerhunter_98520]

I'm making a list thanks guys  I plan on eating well....I'm going to take  things that I can premake and wrap in foil to throw on the stove or fire and warm up to eat...breakfast burritos, enchiladas, etc and I will have a box of wet wipes  I would of never thought of extra laces....I plan on taking lots of pics...I need to get a smaller camera...I don't know if I want to pack around my DSLR....saw, shovel, and extra gas is on my list...I'll type out my list later of what I have so far

[RadSav]

I plan on taking lots of pics...I need to get a smaller camera...I don't know if I want to pack around my DSLR....

I love the pictures I get from my DSLR, but I find I take 1/10th the pictures when that is all I have with me.  I have a little Canon PowerShot that fits into a pouch on my belt.  It takes reasonable pictures and it only takes one hand to grab on the go and get a few quick snapshots.  These little camera's keep getting better and better every year too!

Just wish I could find one that takes great pictures and uses AAA batteries.  That way I could have camera, flashlight and headlamp all with just one type of battery.  Though in twelve days in NWT I took well over 200 pictures and only used 1.5 of the little Canon batteries.

[RadSav]

Remembered a few more I wish I had brought on some of my first out of state hunts.

If Bowhunting;
Extra release!!!&!
Extra Bowstring (used)
Extra broadhead blades
Blunts or Judo's
Entire backup bow and arrows if possible.

Maps
Eye drops

[Karl Blanchard]

Pre prepping food is a good plan.  Stews and Chili's are great items you can pre cook, toss in ziplocks, then freeze.  Spaghetti sauce is a good one as well.  I've also pre mixed pancake batter in a ziplock too.  Tear the corner off, squeeze out the batter and then toss the bag when your done.  No mess to clean up.

[kentrek]

Pre prepping food is a good plan.  Stews and Chili's are great items you can pre cook, toss in ziplocks, then freeze.  Spaghetti sauce is a good one as well.  I've also pre mixed pancake batter in a ziplock too.  Tear the corner off, squeeze out the batter and then toss the bag when your done.  No mess to clean up.

  and all jokes aside spam mixed into anything seems to keep me going and going and going...like BLRman said, on day trips have a small spam and some crackers or chips mixed in.....drink lots of water 

[3nails]

 A journal. Write down the days events, weather, game sightings, etc... 
 
 For meals we rotate between hot dogs and hamburgers. Bacon and eggs for breakfast.

 A gallon of the hard stuff. I mean full throttle whole milk!    Leave that watered down garbage our wives make us drink at home.

[RadSav]

I've also pre mixed pancake batter in a ziplock too.  Tear the corner off, squeeze out the batter and then toss the bag when your done.  No mess to clean up.

We now carry this stuff in the trailer.  Slicker than slick!!

[deerhunter_98520]

Great ideas guys keep them coming 

[Karl Blanchard]

I've also pre mixed pancake batter in a ziplock too.  Tear the corner off, squeeze out the batter and then toss the bag when your done.  No mess to clean up.

We now carry this stuff in the trailer.  Slicker than slick!!

[Whitpirate]

I'll be staying in my cousins wall tent...he said we will be hunting units 14-16a....I'm not afraid to wear out my boots...that's most likely what I'll be doin I'm just lookin into all my options

I am to the point now that I am doing just Mountain House so I don't have to mess with coolers of food

I gotta disagree with this...if your at the truck there should be plenty of room to bring comfort food...like instant idaho mashed potatoes & spam

BLRman is a weirdo 

He doesn't cry when I bring my coolers and cookers for some reason I don't see the Mt. house out then.