idahoelkinstructor

I leave monday for our opener on TUESDAY, not that I am excited or anything. Anyway this ismy list please add anything you might think of that I have forgotten.

Hunting License and Elk and Deer tags
Bow, tunedand ready to go
Back up Bow, also ready if needed
Bow Case
Arrows with broad heads for both bows
Broad head sharpener
Arrow Case
Broad head targets (to be left at base camp) and George the 3D deer target
Extra String loaded with the necessities
Portable Bow Press
Small Bow Repair Kit with tools
Tree stands
Full body safety Harness for tree stands
Montana Decoy Cow III aka Matilda
Scent Control Eliminator Products
Elk fire/cow in heat (elk lures) Products
Rattle Bags (for elk believe it or not)
Scent Dripper (again for elk)
Elk Calls (too many to mention)
Deer Call
Hyrogen peroxide for blood trailing
Orange Flagging Tape
Day Pack and Fanny Pack
Pack Frame
Rope at least 50'
Knives
Pack Saw
Knife Sharpener
Watch
Flashlights/ Headlampsand extra batteries
Water Filter
Spotting Scope
Binoculars
Range finder
Maps of the area
Small emergency/First aid kit
Fire Starter and Flint and Steel
Camera and film
Food / Water
Fully loaded camptrailer for base camp
Tents, sleeping bag& pad for spike camp
Clothes
Hunting boots and an extra pair of shoes
Face paint or face mask
Alarm clock
Toilet paper (a MUST!!)
Game bags
F&G regs (to provea argument with a stupid F&G officer)[:-]
duct tape
extra battery for camera
disposable lighter
2 way radios and battery
garbage bags
lanterns with mantles &propanefor blood trailing at night!
compass


Anything else you can think of? Go ahead and add it.
I'll edit this as I think of more.

gselkhunter

Jason, I didn't see a compass or GPS on your list. Get a good one.
Gselkhunter

PhoenixMA

you forgot an 8oz flask filled with good corn squeezin's to drink a toast to a successful hunt.[8D]

Good Luck

Dirt2

I named my Montana Elk Decoy "Wapitilda"!

ShatoDavis

Camo Clothes. Warm and cold weather variety. I may be splitting hairs but I once went hunting and got all the way to camp before I realized I had forgot my Woolies.

Idaho hunter 58

extra bow, bow sting, bow press, bow tool kit??? lol hmm... I definitly wouldn't call you unprepared! Damn, lol but it def sounds like you are going to have a good time! Good luck!

BTW where in Idaho are you hunting?

121553

Jason, seems like you got it all together except the T. V. Guide. I need to rent you for a week or so.

Bobby

idahoelkinstructor

Idaho hunter 58, I am hunting a new area this year close to my home here in south east Idaho. Its only about a hour drive to where my base camp (truck and trailer)will be. My spike camp will beanywhere from 4to 8 miles in depending on where the majority ofelk are found. Right now I am finding elk very close to where we will park the truck and trailer. I might as well hunt them close in the beginning for the first 3 days and then go deep later on. I am huntingtuesday tofriday morning and then coming home for a friends wedding. After that I plan on evening and day hunts for the next 2 weeks until Sept 17 then I'll be gone for a solid week during the rut!

Greg, to be honest I don't own either a compass or GPS right now. I do know how to usethem and have borrowed both friends andfamily GPS's to practice with. I have owned a compass in the past and agree I do need at least one with me. So I will go look and compare prices, maybe if the price is right I'll buy a GPS too, but I do want a good one and am willing to wait until I have the moneyfor one that will suite me.Do you have arecommendation for one that is not too expensive?

handloader1

Extra battery for camera, disposable lighter, G&F proclamation,2-way radios, log book, garbage bags, rags,duct tape, epoxy for repairs, bailing wire, gambrel,pully system, come along, large bag of canning salt for cape or hide, and game bags. Good luck on your hunt!!

gselkhunter

Jason, I have an eTrex by Garmin. It was the cheapest one I could get at $100.00. No bells and whistles, but it works and is fairly simple to use. I carry a compass also, started using one when I was 10. I am better with the compass, but am learning to use the GPS. And I have to admit, I am not using as much trail marker tape as I used to, but I still carry too much of that to. But it sounds like you are ready to go, I start tomorrow morning. Been a very ruff summer, so I have very little scouting done. We will see if I can still fly by the seat of my pants. Good luck Jason, kill a whopper!
Gregg