Tipmoose started this tradition and it looks like it could be fun so I'm going to give it a whirl as well. I'm in the process of getting things set for my first boondoggle for this season....Im headed North for bear and maybe a turkey if I get some time.
Today I'm setting up my hunting pack and while the contents may change as the season goes on there is a few things I try to always have with me. Fire starters, at least a few methods to get a fire going. ( matches, Bic lighter sealed inside plastic bag, small candle, fuel cubes, etc.) I always carry spare fuel cannister and a few pads for thermacell especially early season. A spare knife and some paracord.
I also put together a small kit for marking a blood trail. I know some believe in using tp for this and while I always have some of that I find survey ribbon is easier to see and un effected by weather. Blood trail in the rain or in a swamp where you drop the tp in a puddle and see how that works for ya.
I set up a couple of these in the past I use to use 35 mm film canisters but you never see them things anymore. These are canisters that hold test stripes for glucose meters so anyone that uses them probably just throws these out when they are done. I rolled about 25 ft of ribbon on a pen and just dropped it in with the end sticking out. That will keep it neat and I don't have to deal with a whole roll unraveling in my pack or dropping it out of the stand. those canisters are also handy for putting a couple of cotton balls in and then putting a few 209 primers on top for muzzleloader they won't rattle when ya walk.
Anyways that's what I'm doing getting ready to roll North soon.
Today I'm setting up my hunting pack and while the contents may change as the season goes on there is a few things I try to always have with me. Fire starters, at least a few methods to get a fire going. ( matches, Bic lighter sealed inside plastic bag, small candle, fuel cubes, etc.) I always carry spare fuel cannister and a few pads for thermacell especially early season. A spare knife and some paracord.
I also put together a small kit for marking a blood trail. I know some believe in using tp for this and while I always have some of that I find survey ribbon is easier to see and un effected by weather. Blood trail in the rain or in a swamp where you drop the tp in a puddle and see how that works for ya.
I set up a couple of these in the past I use to use 35 mm film canisters but you never see them things anymore. These are canisters that hold test stripes for glucose meters so anyone that uses them probably just throws these out when they are done. I rolled about 25 ft of ribbon on a pen and just dropped it in with the end sticking out. That will keep it neat and I don't have to deal with a whole roll unraveling in my pack or dropping it out of the stand. those canisters are also handy for putting a couple of cotton balls in and then putting a few 209 primers on top for muzzleloader they won't rattle when ya walk.
Anyways that's what I'm doing getting ready to roll North soon.