Hunting tip #1 through .......

[nast70]

I just replied to another thread about licenses on your person, and realized I have a legit tip!
I plasticoat all my licenses to waterproof them. Cut them small enough to fit inside the license sleeve you get at Cabela's with the tags and wire in behind. One per tag/license. easy to keep track of them.

[Pathfinder76]

I carry my licenses and tags in my bino harness. I’m never without binoculars.

[C-Lublinkhof]

Get some small zip ties. I keep a few in my bag, they are handy if things break and also when you harvest something. When you are cutting out the anus, zip tie it closed to keep all the poo in and also use it for a better grip to finish cutting around it.

[gmathers2]

Originally Posted by Roebag

Is my homemade packable meat drag/pulk. Straps to my pack when not in use hauling meat bags. Board 1 ties to board 3 for the toboggan shape. then pull rope go through board 2 directly onto the meat bag(s). Works great

My buddy suggested this, made dragging my buddy's buck out so easy. Light and easy to pack!

[6.5 shooter]

10-12 feet of surveyors tape If you get an animal it will mark the return path if you have to leave the animal find help etc..or God forbid you wound one it markers you starting point so you can do your circle search pattern and always find your last blood spot if you need to start over.

[mattthegorby]

Originally Posted by graybeard

To start, nice kit Chuck....I think this will be an interesting thread, good idea...

Tip:

1/ I put two wraps of electrician tape around my recoil pad / where the stock meets/joins the recoil pad. No more fumbling for a roll of tape.
Once a shot is taken I tear some tape off to re-do my muzzle.

Once the season is over, it gets removed.

2/ Squeaking nylon back pack.
I bought some fall and winter white polar fleece from a fabric store and my wife made a bag to put over my pack..... No more noise.

She made it in the same fashion as a pillow case and added a draw string at the top. Cost about $3 and took her about 10 minutes.

I have been doing the same thing to stop my nylon down jacket and nylon primaloft pants from making noise. I wear soft shell pants and a hoodie one size too big over top and it drastically reduces the noise by eliminating that nylon on nylon swoosh.

[mattthegorby]

- For all the neat freaks out there I have attached a bit of paracord and a small quick link to the upper grab loop on my pack so I can hang it from a tree rather than place it on the ground while I am waiting on game, making camp, or just need to rumage through my pack. Weighs nothing and is so incredibly handy - one of those things I tried on a whim to keep my bag dry when shooting in the winter time and now I couldn't imagine not having it set up like this.

- I also carry a light, but substantial saw that makes throwing together a little blind on a hill out of deadfall and a couple branches a 10 min job.

- Finally, I have this little frame with straps that converts my thermarest to a chair. Weighs very little and I am carrying the thermarest anyway for the night. So warm and comfortable for a 4 hour sit in the snow.

[Positrac]

I hang a foot long piece of fine thread off the end of my rifle barrel with a piece of electricians tape. With the rifle in a safari sling I can glance at the thread to quickly see what way the wind is blowing. It’s a trick my dad taught me when I first started out and it helped me be pretty successful hunting Blacktails on Vancouver Island where knowing which way the wind was blowing became vitally important. I’ve shot a lot of deer under 30 feet in the timber and you can’t do that if the wind is blowing towards them...

[bucksnbears]

Shower caps make for good scope covers in wet weather.
Cheap and effective.

[happy honker]

Great thread.
Here's a couple of really simple ones I've adopted over the years.

1) baby wipes or disinfectant wipes...awesome as an alternative to TP, and great for cleaning knives, utensils, hands, etc.

2) I debone my animals in the field, so I pack a small folding table in the truck and cover with some poly and use as a butcher table. It makes the work really clean and easy, and clean up is super simple and quick. For those of you on here who say it's way cleaner to butcher at home, I totally disagree. I do everything in the field on this table and bring meat home without a single hair or one leaf or twig in anything. The meat can go right into freezer bags or the grinder as soon as I'm home. (or the frying pan!)

3) Machette. I always thought a machete was a bit of overkill, but a friend of mine from South America gave me one after I took him out on a hunt with me years ago. Man is it ever handy. For clearing brush and sight lines, it's second to none and I've also used it for marking trail when scouting or looking for a place to put a new tree stand in. A machete is an underused piece of kit in North America and sure has made my life easier a bunch of times in the field.

[happy honker]

Originally Posted by bucksnbears

Shower caps make for good scope covers in wet weather.
Cheap and effective.

Wow, great idea! I use a shower cap to protect my camera lens so why not a scope?!
I've been using an old pair of gloves or mitts to keep over my scope in bad weather, but a shower cap makes great sense, thanks!

[GrouseHunter]

Originally Posted by happy honker

I debone my animals in the field, so I pack a small folding table in the truck and cover with some poly and use as a butcher table. It makes the work really clean and easy, and clean up is super simple and quick. For those of you on here who say it's way cleaner to butcher at home, I totally disagree. I do everything in the field on this table and bring meat home without a single hair or one leaf or twig in anything. The meat can go right into freezer bags or the grinder as soon as I'm home. (or the frying pan!)

But what if you like having drinks when you are butchering, then you would be drinking and driving hehe

Good ideas

[happy honker]

Originally Posted by GrouseHunter

But what if you like having drinks when you are butchering, then you would be drinking and driving hehe

Good ideas

No, not if you're staying overnight, and the table is a great place to set your rye and ginger!
Also, you can also still have a couple once you get home and are running the meat thru the grinder!

[Jayhad]

I found reflective tacks , they push easily into trees and are ultra bright when hit with a flashlight even red light, with these I easily walk in to my blind or stand in the pitch dark with out having to access a GPS device which ruins my night vision

[GrouseHunter]

Originally Posted by happy honker

No, not if you're staying overnight, and the table is a great place to set your rye and ginger!
Also, you can also still have a couple once you get home and are running the meat thru the grinder!

With any luck I will be running 100 lbs of great venison through my grinder by the end of the week

[SamSteele]

I pack a bunch of zip ties and some grocery bags. Good for putting around the tail of a deer when skinned out without getting hair on the meat. Also good for the heart/liver/kidneys if you take those.

Small bottle of hand sanitizer to clean up after bathroom or gutting duties.

Wine bottle cork and a lighter. Burn the end and then use it to blacken your face instead of the grease stuff you can buy.

[Clint 0778]

Originally Posted by Positrac

I hang a foot long piece of fine thread off the end of my rifle barrel with a piece of electricians tape. With the rifle in a safari sling I can glance at the thread to quickly see what way the wind is blowing. It’s a trick my dad taught me when I first started out and it helped me be pretty successful hunting Blacktails on Vancouver Island where knowing which way the wind was blowing became vitally important. I’ve shot a lot of deer under 30 feet in the timber and you can’t do that if the wind is blowing towards them...

Will be using thread on my bow next fall elk hunting, great idea! Thanks

[H380]

A cheap pencil case from the dollar store makes a great tag and license carrier . I still put them in a ziplock bag tho to keep.dry .


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[sns2]

Originally Posted by C-Lublinkhof

Get some small zip ties. I keep a few in my bag, they are handy if things break and also when you harvest something. When you are cutting out the anus, zip tie it closed to keep all the poo in and also use it for a better grip to finish cutting around it.

Good thinking!

[Red Bullets]

Originally Posted by Jayhad

I found reflective tacks , they push easily into trees and are ultra bright when hit with a flashlight even red light, with these I easily walk in to my blind or stand in the pitch dark with out having to access a GPS device which ruins my night vision

I thought a bag of push tacks with 1 LED light in each would be good for marking a trail for the dark. Stick them in trees above the normal line of sight.

[4570]

Originally Posted by Positrac

I hang a foot long piece of fine thread off the end of my rifle barrel with a piece of electricians tape. With the rifle in a safari sling I can glance at the thread to quickly see what way the wind is blowing. It’s a trick my dad taught me when I first started out and it helped me be pretty successful hunting Blacktails on Vancouver Island where knowing which way the wind was blowing became vitally important. I’ve shot a lot of deer under 30 feet in the timber and you can’t do that if the wind is blowing towards them...

I used thread for years.
Or dental floss in a pinch.


Perhaps better (cause it is more sensitive) is get an MT plastic Dristan nasal mist bottle Dry fully with alcohol. Fill with talc powder.

[4570]

Orange model paint.
Sticks real good, almost like liquid plastic.

Stripes go on the camo stuff easily left behind, like walking stick and shooting stix, etc.

[graybeard]

Originally Posted by happy honker

Wow, great idea! I use a shower cap to protect my camera lens so why not a scope?!
I've been using an old pair of gloves or mitts to keep over my scope in bad weather, but a shower cap makes great sense, thanks!

Any tire shop will give you one;

I have used an old car/truck inner tube....cut a strip of 3" inner tube.....one inner tube is good for about 10 covers.... can also double for a bungee if needed.

[Pathfinder76]

Originally Posted by graybeard

Any tire shop will give you one;

I have used an old car/truck inner tube....cut a strip of 3" inner tube.....one inner tube is good for about 10 covers.... can also double for a bungee if needed.

A much better option.

[58thecat]

Just go out and enjoy nature....

[FellSwoop]

Use the meat vacuum sealer to pack spare undies, ammo, and anything else that you don't want to get wet if the boat goes over. I actually learned that motorcycling .

[propliner]

Use chapstick on squeaky sling swivels.

[New2Elk]

I was just going to add the chapstick as well, but on zippers. Makes a sticking zipper work like new.

[CanuckShooter]

Originally Posted by 35 whelen

I cut the finger off a black latex glove and use that for my Barrel works good

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Same here, works better than tape.

[graybeard]

Great tips here.....

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=354530