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Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby cwoods » Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:58 am

I figured we could all benifit from one anothers list of helpful reminders before the season gets under way. What kind of final preparations do you have on your checklist and what are some you have already handled.

1- Sharpen knife. :mrgreen: I plan on using it early and often.
2- Wash and air out early season hunting clothes
3- Treat clothes w/ Deet for protection against ticks, red bugs, and skeeters.
4- Change batteries in head lamp
5- Tighten all bolts on lone wolf sticks and inspect straps.
6- Hunting Liscense back into wallet.
8- One last glassing mission before opening day pending wind direction on friday.
9- Make sure the Lone Wolf sticks and stand is strapped and ready.
10- Remove the wedding band. I got it stuck climbing down from a tree last year and got a severe gash.

Lets hear yours....


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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby Indianahunter » Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:00 am

Sounds like a plan. I just have to wash, sort and pack all my gear everything else is ready to rock! Of course I still have about 22 days yet.
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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby BackWoodsHunter » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:12 am

I've been meaning to start a similar thread about what are you most likely to forget!

I am ready to rock. A few things I am double checking are:

-Remembering my LW straps I took them off the stand and just bungee the sticks on so I make less noise unpacking stuff
-Remembering my release
-Airing out clothes
-Laying out maps and determining based on wind direction and food source what stand I will hunt. I was banking on soybeans being green but they are turning so I think I will need to change my already set plans for opener.
-Still need to find a good way to silent pack my camera arm and video camera to the stand I think I will put it in a backpack and carry it in my hand
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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby adrenalin » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:31 am

Anyone ever forget to buy their licsense and realize it last minute?
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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby BackWoodsHunter » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:34 am

adrenalin wrote:Anyone ever forget to buy their licsense and realize it last minute?



No way! How could you do that?

The worst I ever forgot was one day I forgot my glasses (everything is real fuzzy without them) another time forgot my release and on one late season hunt I forgot my gloves and froze...only takes forgetting once or twice and you never do it again!
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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby Dewey » Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:30 am

I like to test out my stand, sticks and safety straps before opening day on a tree at home to get familiar with everything again and double check everything. Nothing is worse than finding a problem on opening day.

As far as my bow, of course it is all sighted in with broadheads and I have been practicing with them for at least the past month for sure. Also, make sure I practice shooting with all of my hunting clothing/gear on to check for any issues.
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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby BigHunt » Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:38 am

im getting my equiment together this weekend everything else is good to go ....not to metoin i just ordered some stealth srtips from lou ..the hole package 8-)


thats about the only thing i need to get do then im a lonewolf :lol: :lol:
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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby Stanley » Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:35 pm

I have a pre made list and go through that.
1. Bow & Arrows
2. Hunting clothes & sea bag
3. Plastic box for hunting
4. Back pack
5. Extra arrows
6. Extra release
7. Toe warmers
8. Water for hand washing
9. but wipe
10. Water for drinking
11. Binoculars
12. Sleeping bags & pillow
13. Battery
14. Gas can for generator and 4 wheeler
15. Cooler for food
16. Tool box
17. Camera & batteries
18. Cell phone
19. Camp heater & gas
20. Towels for hand washing
21. Under wear
22. Spit kit
23. Food
24. Drinking water
25. Wrist watch
26. billfold
27. Ice for cooler
28. medication
29. check book
30. Pocket knife
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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby BigHunt » Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:51 pm

Stanley wrote:I have a pre made list and go through that.
1. Bow & Arrows
2. Hunting clothes & sea bag
3. Plastic box for hunting
4. Back pack
5. Extra arrows
6. Extra release
7. Toe warmers
8. Water for hand washing
9. but wipe
10. Water for drinking
11. Binoculars
12. Sleeping bags & pillow
13. Battery
14. Gas can for generator and 4 wheeler
15. Cooler for food
16. Tool box
17. Camera & batteries
18. Cell phone
19. Camp heater & gas
20. Towels for hand washing
21. Under wear
22. Spit kit
23. Food
24. Drinking water
25. Wrist watch
26. billfold
27. Ice for cooler
28. medication
29. check book
30. Pocket knife






nice stanly you dont mess around i see .... i like that 8-)
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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby GRFox » Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:11 pm

Stanley wrote:I have a pre made list and go through that.
1. Bow & Arrows
2. Hunting clothes & sea bag
3. Plastic box for hunting
4. Back pack
5. Extra arrows
6. Extra release
7. Toe warmers
8. Water for hand washing
9. but wipe
10. Water for drinking
11. Binoculars
12. Sleeping bags & pillow
13. Battery
14. Gas can for generator and 4 wheeler
15. Cooler for food
16. Tool box
17. Camera & batteries
18. Cell phone
19. Camp heater & gas
20. Towels for hand washing
21. Under wear
22. Spit kit
23. Food
24. Drinking water
25. Wrist watch
26. billfold
27. Ice for cooler
28. medication
29. check book
30. Pocket knife


Serious list Stan.

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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby Stanley » Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:05 pm

I hunt a lot away from home. Need to make sure I don't forget anything.
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby lynchpin » Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:01 am

Stanley wrote:I have a pre made list and go through that.
1. Bow & Arrows
2. Hunting clothes & sea bag
3. Plastic box for hunting
4. Back pack
5. Extra arrows
6. Extra release
7. Toe warmers
8. Water for hand washing
9. but wipe
10. Water for drinking
11. Binoculars
12. Sleeping bags & pillow
13. Battery
14. Gas can for generator and 4 wheeler
15. Cooler for food
16. Tool box
17. Camera & batteries
18. Cell phone
19. Camp heater & gas
20. Towels for hand washing
21. Under wear
22. Spit kit
23. Food
24. Drinking water
25. Wrist watch
26. billfold
27. Ice for cooler
28. medication
29. check book
30. Pocket knife


I like your list... I don't leave home without #9...life saver! You don't want to know how many cut off t-shirts I own! :lol:
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Re: Final Preparations Before the Season Opens.

Unread postby Haus86 » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:10 am

lynchpin wrote:
Stanley wrote:I have a pre made list and go through that.
1. Bow & Arrows
2. Hunting clothes & sea bag
3. Plastic box for hunting
4. Back pack
5. Extra arrows
6. Extra release
7. Toe warmers
8. Water for hand washing
9. but wipe
10. Water for drinking
11. Binoculars
12. Sleeping bags & pillow
13. Battery
14. Gas can for generator and 4 wheeler
15. Cooler for food
16. Tool box
17. Camera & batteries
18. Cell phone
19. Camp heater & gas
20. Towels for hand washing
21. Under wear
22. Spit kit
23. Food
24. Drinking water
25. Wrist watch
26. billfold
27. Ice for cooler
28. medication
29. check book
30. Pocket knife


I like your list... I don't leave home without #9...life saver! You don't want to know how many cut off t-shirts I own! :lol:


Or how many public parking areas and fence posts you've soiled!


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