Originally Posted by
UncleNorby
You will need some clothes, but don't be fooled into believing they have to be special purpose "hunting" clothes. You can get by for a while with things you wear for other activities outdoors. A good pair of boots alone could bust half your budget or more, so focus on necessities, like meeting the hunter-orange requirement. Also, don't wear white. I read that deer see blue better than other colors, so stay away from blue.
Gun, bullets, drag rope, knife, compass (maybe), grunt call. I hunted quite a bit with just these items and clothes I already had.
Thanks for the suggestions. I backpack a lot so have some good boots. We have a 500sq inch requirement for blaze orange so I guess that would be about a full vest and hat.
Looks like all I need is a grunt call, drag rope, and some clothing. Do I need to worry about the special scent stuff? How about the scent free laundry detergent and stuff like that? Any good quality inexpensive camo you recommend?