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Old 04-04-2005 | 11:48 AM
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Turkey calls.
Slate and mouth calls,
first aid kit, water, snacks.
rest depends on where i'm hunting,
if i'm going +1 mile into the woods, first aid kit is larger, and i pack more stuff,
i also pack lighter in spring with the noon deadline as opposed to fall where i can hunt all day,
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Old 04-04-2005 | 02:50 PM
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Box call, slate call, mouth calls, owl hooter, crow call, knife, gloves, shells, water, pruners, and permit.
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Old 04-05-2005 | 07:04 AM
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primos box cutter
redhead slate call
cody woodsman glass
primos and knight and hale mouth call
primos kee kee and cuttin striker
binoculars
feather flex decoy
winchester 3 1/2 #5's (maybe hevishot after i pattern it)
primos crow call
knight and hale owl call
knife
lighter
if im on my land i usually bring a pistol with snake shot in it.....too many run-ins with those rattlers
compass
allergy medicine
and the 2 things i cant do without in the woods: WATER AND MY THERMACELL
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Old 04-05-2005 | 07:58 AM
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WEll i take a fanny back also so my vest isnt so heavy in one portion.
Glasses
bino's
mouth diaphram
slate call
wingbone call
crow call
water/food
camera/video recorder
shells
gloves/mask/hat
chewin tabbacco
gum
baby wipes
flash light
change of socks
Water
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Old 04-05-2005 | 08:20 AM
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the 1 thing I wouldn't be w/o in the turkey woods is toilet paper!!!
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Old 04-05-2005 | 09:05 AM
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I like the pruners. Great idea.
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Old 04-05-2005 | 10:31 AM
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In my Super Elite vest I have a handful of mouth calls (Primos stacked frame True Double II, K&H Screamin' Hen IV, MADD High Frequency triple reeds, others), two box calls, three slates-glass, slate and frictionite, five strikers, a pushbutton call and the K & H fighting purrs, sometimes a gobbler shaker, insect repellant, chalk and the Primos call conditioning stick.

Locator calls--owl, crow, coyote, pileated woodpecker, and sometimes a peacock call, though I don't like it much.

I bring a pruner, a fold-up saw and a multi-tool knife.

I bring/wear a headlamp in the early dark. I also carry, but rarely use, glow in the dark tacks for evening roosting and finding the spot the next morning. (GPS has taken over that role.)

I bring plat books, aerial photo maps, my license, a pen, and my permission letters.

I carry from 1 to 4 decoys of varying manufacturer, size and style, depending on my mood, location, planned hunting activity, the time of the season and the weather. Often I also carry a fishing line and reel for creating motion in the decoy(s).

I bring an orange bag for carrying my turkey out.

I carry a handful of spare shotgun shells. (This year I'll be shooting Federal Mag Shok Flite Control Heavyweight 3 1/2 inch # 6 shot shells, 12 gauge.)

GPS, compass, cell phone, and FRS radios if I go with someone else.

Aloe Wet Wipes (in the travel pack) for tp.

Camo facemask, camo make up, spare facemask.

Camo gloves and a spare set.

I wear Tingley rubbers over my Cabela's Silent Stalker hunting boots When needed, lightweight nylon hip boots for crossing deeper streams.

I also always carry my Laser rangerfinder, sometimes around my neck, sometimes in my vest, and sometimes in my backpack. I rarely carry binoculars, except out west, but I have them if I need them.

Then in my backpack (which has my Primos "Real Wing" tied to it) I carry:

Since I usually go out intending to stay out for the whole day, a day's supply of food--a.m. snack, lunch, p.m. snack, beverages (pop, though in the past I've even carried in a thermos of coffee) and more snacks.

I also tote along my raingear, extra gloves and a warm hat, and a beaded cushion. And strapped to the backpack is a webbed foldup seat. Later in the day, if the weather warms up, I stuff or strap the extra clothes that I wore at dawn, such as my jacket, in or on the backpack.

I'll also usually carry a camo blind of some sort, expecially if hunting with someone else. That blind can vary with the weather, from a simple camo on sticks blind through a large camo umbrella style blind to an Ameristep Doghouse blind.

(When I plan to use the Doghouse, I'll also carry a fold up canvas seat or two.)

If I go with someone else, I'll also sometimes carry a camcorder and tripod, and, if there's not room enough in my backpack, I have been known to carry a Playmate sized cooler full of food and beverages.

Finally, of course, I also carry a gun, a Mossberg 935 turkey gun with Rhino choke, sling, and LimbSaver recoil pad and, new this year, a Bushnell Holoscope and Lazy Leg attached shooting stick/gun support.

That is a fully rigged list. About half the stuff is for when I hunt with another.

On a nice, warm, spring day, with no rain in the forecast, if I'm alone and in familiar territory, hunting reasonably close to my truck, I'll pare back to as little as a hat, facemask, gloves, webbed seat, two mouth diaphragms, license, cell phone, gun and a pocket full of shells, and leave the rest of the stuff in the truck in the two big Rubbermaid tubs I store most of the stuff in (where I also keep a tape measure and 50 lb. fish scale, among other items).

By the way, almost all the stuff I have was given to me as gifts by family members, purchased at a discount during after-season sales, with gift certificates or other money-saving practices such as Cabela's Club points or Purina dog food club rebate certificates, or purchased on eBay at auction for less than retail.
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Old 04-05-2005 | 10:32 AM
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dip. Don't forget the dip!
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Old 04-05-2005 | 12:03 PM
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Primos power crystal
Three strikers
lynch world champion
lots of mouth calls, mostly quaker boy
Primos gobble shaker
Hen and jake decoy
Chalk sand paper
Binos
crow call
owl call
water and snacks
camera
knife
bug spray and head net
cigar for cellabration
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Old 04-05-2005 | 07:02 PM
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I almost forgot.....i cant do without my Copenhagen....dip and the woods just kinda go together
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