6mm Remington
Ammo Smith
- Feb 27, 2006
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Roger the guys have gave great advise. I really like to keep a bunch of scent free butt wipes in my pack in addition to the toilet paper. I keep the TP in a zilock bag as well as the bottom wipes. I use the heavy duty quart bags for bottom wipes and same for TP. It really comes in handy to keep a guy fresh! Also nice to use the wipes to clean hands and knives when finished dressing animal.
As you are staying in cabins and weight isn't a problem I'd think about taking a PEET boot dryer also. Sure nice to get the sweat and moisture out of your boots so they are nice and dry in the morning. I'd take a good pair of solid built leather boots and a pair of pack boots in case it's winter conditions. I use Schnee's Hunter II's AND really like them. Not sure about you but my hands are always hot and I don't wear gloves unless it's really cold. My hands sweat a lot so my gloves get wet even if they aren't subjected to snow and rain. I like to have two or three pairs of gloves that way I can change them out and give the others a chance to dry out at camp.
Make sure you bring extra ammo. If you guys are driving up and not flying, I'd take an extra rifle that was also sighted in. I've done that here in Montana for example going over to where I hunt antelope, deer, and elk when I can draw in central Montana. I might be 350 - 400 miles from home. Nice to have an extra just in case.
Elkman had some great ideas for carrying in the pack. I agree with what he suggested. Fire starter and extra fire starter, and lighters (2 or more), and a striker type of fire starter also. I suggested the treking poles and those sure can come in handy for keeping your balance when hiking and help prevent taking spills. It really saves on the legs. I never go anyplace without my headlamp and a small flashlight with extra batteries for them. Really help for those walks in or out in the dark!
Besides your phone for pictures I really suggest a small quality digital camera. You can take both pictures and video with them and the picture quality is excellent. It's really nice to have those pictures later on for memories of the trip. I now it seems a pain to take them but they sure are nice later on!
Keep a good attitude and really enjoy your experience. I sure wish you the best. Make sure you drink lots of water so you don't get dehydrated. I know from experience that you can really get some cramps if you don't keep up on the fluids. I've had them so bad a couple times I couldn't even walk for a few minutes and had to just sit down and relax. Keep some advil or aleve something along those lines to take at night as I've found that helps too. Every night in camp really concentrate on making sure you get some fluids in your body. I've found it really helps me out a lot.
You have to wear hunters orange in Montana. I like to wear one of the soft fleece types of black and orange camo vests. I don't wear any more orange than I have too. Yes other hunters need to see us and it makes sense to wear it, but I don't wear any more than I have to.
Best of luck to you guys.
Had to add a couple more Roger. I really like wool and I wear a light wool jacket and wool pants when it's cold and snowy. I also typically wear a lighter weight wool shirt. Of course you have to wear something underneath it, and I like a light weight wicking type of material and longjohn.
As you are staying in cabins and weight isn't a problem I'd think about taking a PEET boot dryer also. Sure nice to get the sweat and moisture out of your boots so they are nice and dry in the morning. I'd take a good pair of solid built leather boots and a pair of pack boots in case it's winter conditions. I use Schnee's Hunter II's AND really like them. Not sure about you but my hands are always hot and I don't wear gloves unless it's really cold. My hands sweat a lot so my gloves get wet even if they aren't subjected to snow and rain. I like to have two or three pairs of gloves that way I can change them out and give the others a chance to dry out at camp.
Make sure you bring extra ammo. If you guys are driving up and not flying, I'd take an extra rifle that was also sighted in. I've done that here in Montana for example going over to where I hunt antelope, deer, and elk when I can draw in central Montana. I might be 350 - 400 miles from home. Nice to have an extra just in case.
Elkman had some great ideas for carrying in the pack. I agree with what he suggested. Fire starter and extra fire starter, and lighters (2 or more), and a striker type of fire starter also. I suggested the treking poles and those sure can come in handy for keeping your balance when hiking and help prevent taking spills. It really saves on the legs. I never go anyplace without my headlamp and a small flashlight with extra batteries for them. Really help for those walks in or out in the dark!
Besides your phone for pictures I really suggest a small quality digital camera. You can take both pictures and video with them and the picture quality is excellent. It's really nice to have those pictures later on for memories of the trip. I now it seems a pain to take them but they sure are nice later on!
Keep a good attitude and really enjoy your experience. I sure wish you the best. Make sure you drink lots of water so you don't get dehydrated. I know from experience that you can really get some cramps if you don't keep up on the fluids. I've had them so bad a couple times I couldn't even walk for a few minutes and had to just sit down and relax. Keep some advil or aleve something along those lines to take at night as I've found that helps too. Every night in camp really concentrate on making sure you get some fluids in your body. I've found it really helps me out a lot.
You have to wear hunters orange in Montana. I like to wear one of the soft fleece types of black and orange camo vests. I don't wear any more orange than I have too. Yes other hunters need to see us and it makes sense to wear it, but I don't wear any more than I have to.
Best of luck to you guys.
Had to add a couple more Roger. I really like wool and I wear a light wool jacket and wool pants when it's cold and snowy. I also typically wear a lighter weight wool shirt. Of course you have to wear something underneath it, and I like a light weight wicking type of material and longjohn.
