Global Sports: How to Pack for a Hunt

Saturday, November 20, 2010

How to Pack for a Hunt

By Kellee Krag


Hunting season varies from one area to another and depends on what kind of game is out there. For avid hunters, this is the time to travel to the thicket and look for animals to hunt. Experienced hunters start planning for the hunting time of year long before it comes. Last minute planning should only involve buying provisions and other knick knacks. Your hunting gear should be primed and ready even before the hunting time of year begins.

Preparations for the Hunting Season

Gadget Optimization

Your compass and other direction-finding gadgets must be calibrated. Clean your guns early, too. Your knives must have been sharpened and sheathed correctly. This could mean going to your gun smith and having your tools optimized for your use. Take a look at a few firearm diagrams to find out more about your weapons. If someone else owned the hunting rifle you have in your own home, you should check if you feel comfortable using it. Variations have to be done as early as possible so that you can practice shooting with these modifications in place.

Practice Target Shooting

Whether you use a bow or a gun, you want to be able to check the way it feels in your hands. Acquiring more skills with your gun will make you a better marksman. You want a lot of practice when you're coming up with changes. In particular, ad hoc firearms like improvised crossbows, should also be tested. Traps should even be examined. .

Gadgets or New Techniques

If you have been through earlier hunting seasons, you probably know that some tactics work only for a particular animal. Should you want to try using gun silencers, make sure you adjust your shooting accordingly.

Hunting Clothes and Provisions

You won't just be going out to hunt. You might be staying in base camps or forest accommodations where you will be far from civilization. Also, take your time shopping for safe clothes to wear in the hunting grounds. If you're driving, you should get your car readied so that you won't stall on the way to the hunting area.




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