Hunting Prep

Dr. Joel preps as Isaac makes fun of his dress shoes with Carhartt jeans

Ever wonder what you take in the woods to deer hunt?

I take a backpack full of:

1 Rain Suit (incase the skies get angry)

1 knife for field dressing

2 flashlights (for getting to and from the hunting area in the dark)

1 set of rattling antlers (to pretend bucks are fighting so other deer will come check it out)

1 grunt tube (to pretend I am a buck so other bucks will come try to fight me)

1 doe in estrus can call (to pretend there is a doe ready to be bred...this actually works)

1 set of binoculars

1 rangefinder (to determine how far away the deer is because distance is everything in archery)

1 windchecker (a no scent powder to determine wind direction)

1 pencil for filling out tags

1 set of tags and hunting license

1 rope for lowering and raising my bow into the tree stand

1 camera

1 cell phone for texting my info when the big boy hits the dirt

Whatever food needed for the day

And finally...a bow and at least 3 arrows.

Now, combine that with all the stuff to prep your clothes and yourself, and you have a fairly complex task just to go sit in the tree for a few hours. The time and attention to every detail is actually quite amazing and part of what really makes it all fun.

Yes, I know I am ridiculous...but, it's almost time. Here we go....