Posts Tagged ‘equipment’

By:  Mike Price It was so cold that day in the swamp about 30 minutes south of Baton Rouge.  The temperature plunged to 19 degrees during the early morning hours, and the humidity was 80%, making the experience much worse than it actually was. The cold went right through our clothing and felt like it [...]

Well, with winter back in full swing across most of North America and the opener of hunting season far away, you may be wondering what you can do to get ready for next season besides read magazines and lurk around the internet. Right now is the perfect time to start thinking about getting in better [...]

Collecting hunting gear can become a whole hobby unto itself. Most of the hunters I know have enough gear to completely outfit at least two or three other hunters. While what you choose to carry with you on your hunt will be determined largely by where and for how long you are going hunting, there [...]

Having some basic survival equipment with you at all times can not only keep you comfortable in the woods, it can keep you alive. It is highly unlikely that you would become so lost that you could never be found, but it is possible that you could become lost or injured and have to survive [...]

This is the equipment that makes the difference between going hunting and going for a hike. Adding this hunting specific equipment to the clothing and survival gear from part I and II will complete the gear ensemble that you need to be an effective and efficient hunter. Rifle You wouldn’t be hunting if you didn’t [...]

The hunting method you choose has as much to do with you as it does the game you pursue. Not all hunting methods are suitable for all hunters, neither are all types of hunting suitable for all kinds of terrain. Physical limitations may prevent some hunters from being able to climb into a tree stand, [...]

The choice of when to go hunting is constrained by when hunting season is actually open. Deer season can last anywhere from just a few days to a week or more. In some cases, choosing when to hunt means choosing between first or second season as deer season is often divided up into two or [...]

Once you have decided upon a location to go hunting, it is time to go scouting. Scouting is the process of looking for game in the area you intend to hunt, before the opening of hunting season. Scouting before season will provide you with information about the area you plan to hunt and the animals [...]

Shooting a deer in the field is much different than shooting targets at the range. In the field, the distance to the target isn’t at exact intervals, the deer won’t hold still for long, and there are no benches. The basic fundamentals of marksmanship still apply just as they do on the range, but it [...]

Field dressing refers to the gutting and skinning of the game that you have harvested. Field dressing is the first step involved in preparing your game for butchering and ultimately consumption. Proper meat care is absolutely imperative if you desire to have good tasting, healthy meat from your deer. Once you have killed an animal, [...]

There is another way to field dress deer that has come to be known as the gutless method. The gutless method is just that, it eliminates the need to remove the intestines and internal organs from the deer. Rather than starting on the inside and working out, as in traditional field dressing, with the gutless [...]

If you are going to have your buck head mounted, you must skin it slightly differently than you normally would. For head mounting, the skin on the neck, chest, shoulders, and head must be removed very carefully working from the back of the neck rather than the front. To make a head mount, a Taxidermist stretches [...]

Choosing to butcher and process your own deer gives you complete control over the handling of your venison while saving you money over the long run. Processing your own also guarantees that you will be getting your own deer back. Meat processors do their best to keep the meat from individual animals separate, but it [...]