Cool... Thanks again. I just bought a sleeping bag from Cabela's that goes to -30 (I like to be toasty at night ), and I've got a GPS although I admittedly need to become a lot more intimate with it. I've got a buddy who captains our local National Guard battalion whom I'll hit up for some pointers; they used the heck out of 'em in Iraq, he told me.

So far, I've got: 1) Get my butt in shape! 2) practice shooting from my knees, and/or one knee, and 3) start working on my calling a bunch!

Keep the tips coming gang!