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AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper before you head out on your next hunting trip whether you're taking
your bow or your rifle make sure that you update and check out the gear that's in your hunting pack
I normally don't go through my son's hunting gear but I've been helping him
because he had a devastating house fire and most of his belongings were destroyed but
underneath a pile of debris in his garage I found his hunting bag I went through it for him to see
if there was some gear and supplies that were not damaged and would still be great to have
luckily most of the things in his sturdy backpack were fine the first things you always need to make
sure that you include in your pack is your license any permits that you need and a map
of the area where you might be hunting make sure you have a sturdy base layer of clothing
one of the worst things that happens if you get too cold also if you begin to sweat you want to
make sure that your base layer is moisture wicking so that it pulls the moisture away from your skin
next make sure you have a thermal layer a nice sturdy rain jacket and a pair of rain pants
have some gloves and a sturdy extra jacket in your hunting pack you might want a couple of
hats and make sure that you have a blaze orange hat and vest if that's something that's required
where you hunt everywhere you go doesn't require blaze orange but it can be a great idea to use it
whether it's required or not hunting pack must have a bandana and a head lamp with
extra batteries in case you're still trying to get back to your base camp in the dark maybe you want
a spotting scope or a range finder and a pair of binoculars AlaskaGranny son uses a small pair of
binoculars I prefer a larger pair of binoculars when I'm out in the woods make sure you bring
a compass and a knife or two the bear grylls survival knife is extra nice because it has so
many different functions and it's inexpensive some of the features bear grylls survival knife include
fire starting it has emergency communication guide on the back it has a whistle with a little bit of
paracord on the handle the combo blade is nice it also has a feature on the nylon sheath that when
you pull the knife in and out it has a built-in sharpener that keeps your blade ready to go
my son also has the Wyoming knife which is a skinning tool it has a surgical steel blade
a leather sheath and I thought it was nice that it comes with the printed directions you can see that
the printed directions are not clear anymore they become wet and they're sort of hard to read and
I tried calling the company to see if they could send him a new paper copy because I thought it was
very handy information and they told me they don't mail that out anymore but that you can download it
off of the website you'll want to include a buck bag game bag matches some fire starters alcohol
wipes a first aid kit and he has some pop-up towels that you they're like little tablets
and you dip them in water and it opens up to be a much larger like a washcloth size towel bring
your bug repellent and a Nalgene water bottle make sure to include a few Katadyn water purification
tablets should you be caught off guard and you're out there longer than you expected and you need
more water you want to make sure that you have a way to purify water easily what are some things
I AlaskaGranny include in my hunting pack that my son doesn't include I like to include sunscreen
baby wipes I have a little small umbrella got at the dollar tree because if you're stuck out and
you're waiting for the weather to clear putting up a little umbrella can help shelter you which
is easier than setting up a whole tarp I also like to bring a piece of cordage hand warmers
sunglasses I like to use a collapsible monopod that's actually like a hunting hiking stick but
it also has a v on the top and you can use it to sturdy steady your rifle when you want to take
your shot make sure you bring some sort of a GPS or communication device tell someone where you're
going a good safety strategy is to leave a card on your dashboard in when you leave your vehicle
it gives your emergency contact information vital name your contact information the phone number of
your cell phone the trail you were heading out on and the date and time that you left
then if for some reason you don't make it back to your vehicle it's there information right on
the dashboard people know who are we missing how long has this car been here how can we get a hold
of them and the people that would be looking for them and where do we look because the information
is right there on the card so luckily the hunting gear in my AlaskaGranny son's hunting pack
is mostly in great shape he just needs to add a few things back into it to make sure
that he is ready to go the next time he has the opportunity to get in the outdoors leave a comment
below what are some items that you like to have in your hunting pack before you head out on the
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