RE: (Getting ready the don'ts)Firearms
Already forgot one. If your going to hunt open country with the opportunity to shoot some distance. Sight your rifle in for 200yds and nothing beyond. In the past some hunters have showed up with a 4 to 5 inch high at a 100yds zero and shot clear over and animal at 200 to 250 yds. Most rifle shoot flat enough you won't need anything beyond the 200 sight in.