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Offline Skycruiser

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Last minute hunting tips
« on: October 10, 2007, 02:03:57 AM »
If you've got a good tip, share it here.

80% of successful hunting is simply being there and being alert, so:
a) hunt from legal light until legal dark.
b) bring what you need to stay comfortable and mentally aware.
 
For me, this includes:
  2 qts of Gatorade and enough food.
  extra socks, a spare T-shirt and a warm sweater.
  a flashlight I can hold in my mouth with spare batteries.
  a map and a compass.

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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2007, 06:28:03 AM »
Patience
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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2007, 06:35:53 AM »
Use your eyes. Look thru stuff. Do not expect to see a deer standing in the open, on a ridge, with the sky as a backdrop.

Slow down and hunt.

Use the wind to your advantage.

Slow down and hunt.

Use your binoculars.

Slow down and hunt.



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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2007, 06:51:42 AM »
Sight your rifle in before opening day, I hate opening morning and someone is blasting away (sighting in the gun) because they either missed a shot or procrastinated.

I'm also a fan of the headlamps now, they are more convenient than the flashlight in the mouth.
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Keep your nose in the wind and your eyes on the skyline

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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2007, 07:46:29 AM »
have fun...don't worry about it and don't get pissed if you're not seeing the right animals...take what all the other guys said above and roll with it. you'll find em!!!
after 2 days of seeing nothing but does and fawns last year...i really started getting frustrated. this will never happen again.

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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2007, 07:46:52 AM »
oh yeah...and don't forget your tag!
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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2007, 09:15:21 AM »
 Don't forget at least two rolls of TP!!
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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2007, 09:25:51 AM »
2 rolls...holy crap.
or you could just watch what you eat the night before  :chuckle:  :chuckle:  :chuckle:
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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2007, 09:43:57 AM »
lay all your gear out infront of you before you leave the house.
dont forget your change of socks haha(smdave last year)
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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2007, 10:11:09 AM »
Need to pack the camera............
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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2007, 10:59:04 AM »
 ... With extra batteries....

 -Josh, I like crude oil coffee in the AM hunting. Works like Drano...
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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2007, 12:01:52 PM »
Never hunt a stand if the wind is wrong, no matter how sweet a stand it is.
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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2007, 01:52:17 PM »
Quote from: jackelope on October 10, 2007, 09:25:51 AM
2 rolls...holy crap.
or you could just watch what you eat the night before  :chuckle:  :chuckle:  :chuckle:
I don't need two rolls but making sure that you have some is a good idea. My old nickname "one sock" was for the very reason that I forgot to bring some.  :chuckle:
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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2007, 02:22:33 PM »
Be on top looking down and if you see a buck bedded don't be quick to shoot it.  More than likely there are bigger ones just out of view.  Take your time and glass the surrounding area.


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Re: Last minute hunting tips
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2007, 02:30:07 PM »
dont miss  :DOH:
dont burn out on the first day. but dont be lazy.
dont forget your  orange
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"Right now, I am thinking that If my grandmother was here, she would be lecturing me about how there are poor people in Africa, that would just love to have a Ruger, I would just say "Great, granny, lets just ship all the Rugers to Africa!"


Loving life in the Great Northwest one day at a time.

It sounds like it's time to get a new gun.
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