Things you forgot.....

[JackOfAllTrades]

I discovered I had forgot to bring any ammo.

Popping into a local sports store would not work for me. Most of the time I've got my wildcat 30-338 Ruger77. I'd have a tough time finding any of the in the box. She'll prolly chamber a .308 Norma but I haven't tried. Still prolly will never see any of the on the store shelf either.

Was up in the hills one time. Tough climb with full packs -had just summitted the ridge and was taking a rest before descending the other side down another 1,000 ft to the lake. Wally starts walking off a leg cramp. We'd taken all our gear off and set our rifles down. From around the bend I hear him sort of whisper/yelling, "Bear, Bear, Bear". By the time I came runnin with ole' Bertha, that big blacky was ducking into the woods on the far side of the meadow.

Had he not forgot to take his rifle while walking off that cramp, he'd have a much bigger Bear on the wall than the one he does now. I remind him of that once in a while.

-Steve

[cackle]

I forgot my license when we went pheasant hunting once.  My dad left his deer tag at home on opening weekend a couple of years ago.  We were two hours away from home.  The funny thing is he took a shot at a whitetail buck and missed.  When we got home he realized that he forgot it... Good thing he missed!  I would'nt want to try and explain that to a game warden.  Oh yeah,  one time at elk camp my buddy locked his keys in his truck when he was warming it up on opening morning.  It's a good thing we had three trucks with us.  He drove my truck home to get his spare key while dad and I went hunting.  He lived in Zillah at the time and we were hunting outside of Yakima.  Missing opening morning always hurts.

That wasnt jeremy was it?

[ing]

I forgot my license when we went pheasant hunting once.  My dad left his deer tag at home on opening weekend a couple of years ago.  We were two hours away from home.  The funny thing is he took a shot at a whitetail buck and missed.  When we got home he realized that he forgot it... Good thing he missed!  I would'nt want to try and explain that to a game warden.  Oh yeah,  one time at elk camp my buddy locked his keys in his truck when he was warming it up on opening morning.  It's a good thing we had three trucks with us.  He drove my truck home to get his spare key while dad and I went hunting.  He lived in Zillah at the time and we were hunting outside of Yakima.  Missing opening morning always hurts.

That wasnt jeremy was it?

Yeah that was Perm.  He was haulin ass cause he made it back to camp around 9 am.  Sad thing is he ended up shooting a bear shortly after he got back.  Tracked it all day and never found it.  Just quit bleeding if I remember right.  he never found it the next day either.  Oh yeah, when I got back to camp I jumped into my truck and the tank was almost empty.  He was in too much of a hurry he forgot to fill it back up.  Little *censored*...

[heavy hauler]

wow there is some stories in this thread that sound like country songs

[uncoolperson]

wow there is some stories in this thread that sound like country songs

anyone good with a guitar? I want an mp3

[halflife65]

I parked at a landing and stepped out of my truck to get ready to start walking and the wind blew the (somehow) locked door shut with my pack inside and the truck still running.  It was first thing in the morning, so I just went hunting (at least I was wearing orange, had my rifle and 6 bullets in my pocket.)  It was an old truck and still had wing windows so later I was able to walk down to where some loggers were working and borrow some tools to break into it.  Screwed up the rubber around the window, though.

[georgia redneck]

Opening weekend couldn't go to my favorite spot so hunted near home. Got all the way there and realized i had brought my 30-06 and needed my shotgun drove all the way home the realized I had put my shot gun under the seat the night before so I didn't forget it.

[Caretaker]

Shot a deer in Ohio many years ago, after confirming she was down I put my gun in the trunk along with my keys, too bad the doors were locked too.  Middle of a cornfield, deer down, locked vehicle with my gear inside. Luckily the land owner let me borrow his car and I drove 2 hrs home and got my wifes keys and drove back. That was a long night.

[bobcat]

Caretaker,  damn I would have thought hard about breaking out a window instead of the 4 hours of extra driving.   

[Caretaker]

Oh, I thought about it believe me!  Problem was I couldn't afford the window repairs at the time.

One other time on a several day hike my hemmoroids were a acting up and I forgot my cream, sheet....never do that again, that was one sorry ass hike   

[Crowns]

I once forgot my hunters education card on a trip to Wyoming. I didnt realize that proof had to be carried in person, thought that since I mailed in a photo copy to apply for the tag that it would be sufficient enough. I had to drive like 8 hours the day before the season opened to get to a store with a fax machine. My mom faxed a copy to me and I was back out hunting. Was lucky we got there a few days before the season, would have hated for something like that to cut into my opener.

Have also forgot my removable magazine once.

Binos on a shed hunting trip also. Which all you shed hunters know, is about as bad as leaving your rifle.

[ICEMAN]

One other time on a several day hike my hemmoroids were a acting up and I forgot my cream, sheet....never do that again...

Some things are better not discussed with friends.... 

[Pat/Rick]

Forgot a sleeping bag, once.

[grizzlygibbs]

Very first year hunting i was around 11, had a doe tag, the only thing i had to get ready was my gun and my doe tag.  I remembered the gun and forgot the doe tag, we had to turn around to go get it, we were about 30 miles out of town!     after i got the boot out of my ass i vowed to never forget anything again!  so now when i get ready to go hunting i make a list and put everything in the rig/or in a pile next to the door.  my wife always giving me *censored* about bringing everything i own hunting, and i say "at least i didnt leave it at home"

[strutnrut1984]

left my shotgun at the shore as we rowed out to some islands to goose hunt