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Old 09-18-2002 | 10:31 AM
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How many of you take some tools with you when archery hunting?
I take a small set of allen wrenches and a real small crescent wrench and small pair of vice grips and a pruning saw......
its bailed me out a few times. and the saw is a must for me..........

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Old 09-18-2002 | 11:11 AM
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I bow hunt not far from home so don't carry anything with me. If I was going on a trip to somewhere else I may carry something.
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Old 09-18-2002 | 11:20 AM
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I take a Nok Turner with me, and a set of allen wrenches.
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Old 09-18-2002 | 11:23 AM
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I take a small "tool box" with me whenever I go hunting. It has various articles in there. Anything from Allen wrenches to extra rubber bands for my broadheads to a small monocular for whatever.

Plano, the company that makes tackle boxes and bows cases, makes the kit that I use. Very handy.
















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Old 09-18-2002 | 11:29 AM
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I keep one of those leatherman multi-tools with me anytime I'm in the woods. I also carry a folding saw, lighter, and rope. The set of allen wrenches is a good idea. I'll have a set this weekend.
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Old 09-18-2002 | 11:36 AM
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I have never carried any tools to my stand, but allen wrenches, and pliers sounds like a good idea. I usually just have pruning saw and pruning shears thats it.
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Old 09-18-2002 | 11:43 AM
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I used to put a whole bunch of S*** in a small backpack or fanny pack, but this year I've tried to adopt a "minimalist" mentality. I only carry a Browining Buck Knife, binoculars, grunt call, small flashlight, and a small gut-kit which consists of rubber gloves and one of those individually wrapped moist towels.

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Old 09-18-2002 | 11:48 AM
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The only thing I carry into the woods is pruning shears. When we go to West Virginia, I carry a tool box full of tools, parts, etc. The tools and parts aren't for me, I shoot a longbow, but for the other fellas who all shoot compounds.

Several years ago I had to setup three bows that had just come out of the &quot;Pro Shop&quot; before the fellas left on the trip. Maybe it was the change in elevation, NOT, but I had to move the rest and signt pins closer to the riser to get the string &quot;behind&quot; the arrow. I also had to change the height of the sight pins to get them shooting deadon at 20 yards.

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Old 09-18-2002 | 12:42 PM
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The farther you travel from home, the more stuff you need to bring! If traveling internationally, you best have a set of tools with you. The Leatherman-type tools are great. I always have one in my fanny pack. Allen wrenches are a must. A set of Pliers, if it's not on your Leatherman-type tool, etc.

You don't need a whole big tool box, but a small set of tools and some basic items can really make a difference if you are sitting in a bush camp in Namibia with a broken bow!
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Old 09-18-2002 | 01:08 PM
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I take a few items but leave em in the truck. I hate lugging alot of gear into the woods.

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