Last minute hunting tips

[bearmanric]

dont forget your camo gortex that is. i were camo but that is what gortex come's in. good luck every one. either going to Teanaway or far north. driving to cleleum or to mose's lake and get a room. depend's how tired i get. Rick

[billythekidrock]

Rick - good luck and take it easy.

[addicted]

yeah rick. hope your not out there alone. take it easy good luck

[wrangler]

um... whiskey.... hello! makes sittin under that tree a mile from camp at o'dark thirty a little easier. however, please leave the bottle at camp, a little flask is all ya need to get ya through the day!

[Skycruiser]

WRONG!!!

ALCOHOL AND HUNTING DON'T MIX!!!!! SAVE THE BOOZE FOR WHEN THE GUNS ARE UNLOADED AND TUCKED AWAY!

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[Hunting Cowboy]

Many good suggestions here. I would add a couple more.....
1) Have a map of your area and make a basic game plan. Be flexible and willing to modify your plans based on changes in the field. Be able to go with the flow. Trust your senses.
2) Set some sort of a standard or bench mark as to the type of animal you're looking for and then stick to it.
3) As the season winds down, don't panic. Be patient!
4) Sometime during the season, take a youngster hunting, even for just one afternoon.
5) Share your stories and pictures! Hero shots are a must, but don't forget a few scenery photo's, pictures of your camp, and your hunting partners.

Good Luck to all this season!

[billythekidrock]

um... whiskey.... hello! makes sittin under that tree a mile from camp at o'dark thirty a little easier. however, please leave the bottle at camp, a little flask is all ya need to get ya through the day!

Please tell us you are not serious...

WRONG!!!

ALCOHOL AND HUNTING DON'T MIX!!!!! SAVE THE BOOZE FOR WHEN THE GUNS ARE UNLOADED AND TUCKED AWAY!

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You are 100% right. They do not mix and it is irresponsible. I am hoping that the above post was said in jest.

[Ray]

I didn't take the comments about the flask too seriously.

Even so - there's nothing any one of us could do about it if in fact someone did decide to do that. Also, I don't think it necessarily means that we condone that behavior. I would say it is a poor decision to say the least. To each his own. I'm sure anyone who might become intoxicated out "hunting" wouldn't be any fun to hang out with anyway. At the same time I remember my heavy drinking days and a little flask would have been barely enough to wet my lips. I don't drink any more.

[1371Marine]

2 rolls...holy crap.
or you could just watch what you eat the night before     

One for the car, one for the pack. Trust me.

[1371Marine]

um... whiskey.... hello! makes sittin under that tree a mile from camp at o'dark thirty a little easier. however, please leave the bottle at camp, a little flask is all ya need to get ya through the day!

Please tell us you are not serious...

WRONG!!!

ALCOHOL AND HUNTING DON'T MIX!!!!! SAVE THE BOOZE FOR WHEN THE GUNS ARE UNLOADED AND TUCKED AWAY!

MODS: Please delete the above post.

You are 100% right. They do not mix and it is irresponsible. I am hoping that the above post was said in jest.

But it is nice to have when its time to gut your animal and haul it.

[ICEMAN]

    Oops almost forgot the most important hunting tip!

Initiate Family Appeasement Plan.

This plan may include; flowers for the wife at work, treats left around the home, a gift certificate for dinner out on you-whiile you are away, a nice card mailed to the family as you leave town, even a wild goose chase style game where a single note left inconspicuously out when you leave leads family members on a wild goose chase looking for the end prize. Or, mail the starting clue, so the game starts days later...

The point is this, if you are married....you need to think about those who hold the home fort down while you are away. Do something special, this goes a long way....

[ShirtGuy77]

Stay optimistic.  I am lucky because I don't get discouraged if I am not seeing a whole lot of animals.  I expect something to hop up at any time. 

And, Gold Bond!  I was let in on this little gem during our elk hunt last year and boy, I will never spend another night in the woods without it.  Simply amazing 

[arrowflinger]

Don't forget the cigars and kill bottle (Crown Royal)............

[jackelope]

makes sittin under that tree a mile from camp at o'dark thirty a little easier

If you'd forget the flask all together, you could be sitting under a tree 3 or 4 miles from camp...where'd you'd have left all the hunters in the dust and have the place all to yourself.
 
leave the booze for around the campfire in the evening after the guns are put away for the night if you gotta have it at all.

[arrowflinger]

That's why it is a kill bottle............after the game is in the tree and only for after it is in the tree................no drinking  here while hunting and really can't stand cigars.

Can you say Celebration.