Hunting Hunters

When you are planning on going on a family hunting trip, there are a number of things that you simply should not be leaving home without. It does not matter what type of game you are going for, there are some things that you really just cannot leave home without. Keep the following list of things in mind when you are packing to hunt with your family.

Bring Granola Bars – Regardless of whether you like them or not, you are certainly going to be glad that you have them if you end up getting lost or hungry. They are definitely easy to keep, they last a long time, and they are packed with good stuff to keep you feeling healthy while you re out on a hunt. They come in a wide variety of flavors and there is nothing wrong with getting the chocolate variety if what’s what will make sure you bring them.

Bring Dehydrated Meals – Everyone seems to hate dehydrated meals, but only until they need them. You do not have to eat them if you do not want to, but you should absolutely bring them anyway. Pack enough to handle three weeks worth of days out there. They are light, small and super portable and they may actually mean the difference between life and death for your entire family. The meats and pasta dishes are generally the best ones to go for. Rice packs are also excellent, and they puff up to provide a lot of food for the tiny package.

Bring Mixed Nuts – Trail mix nuts are great and M&M candies also fall into this category. The candies are going to provide an excellent amount of glucose for keeping your body going, the nuts are going to contribute to the protein that you need, and the salt will also be helpful for obvious reasons as well. Trail mix mixes are not generally perishable meaning that they can be kept for a really long time to sustain you during your trips.

Bring a GPS – This is a must have in this day and age. You can get a GPS that will broadcast your position so that if you get lost, people will know where you are. Make sure that you keep one of these on you all the time in case an emergency happens and you need help.

Bring Extra Ammunition - You will never know when having extra ammunition is going to come in handy, so take the better safe than sorry approach and come prepared for everything.

Bring First Aid - Finally, make sure that you have a first aid kit containing the basic necessities and flares and other things. Make your own if you’re not satisfied with commercial options – Just make sure that you bring a first aid kit of some kind, especially when hunting with your family.

Photo Credits: Camp ASCCA

Originally posted 2009-09-03 03:07:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Anyone who thinks that deer hunting is just about finding a deer in the woods and doing some deer shooting is missing some important points. Presumably if you’re deer shooting you’re trying to kill the deer so that you can eat it. That makes it important that the deer is killed in a certain way. Improper shooting and haphazard shooting can result in meat not being usable.

If the deer is shot in the wrong area of the body, the meat in that area may not be edible. And if you’re going to kill a deer, there’s no point in having any of it go to waste. It’s a matter of respect of yourself, the animal and the environment to eat what you kill. If an accident happens and some of the meat is wasted then it is simply an accident. You need to do what you can to get the animal in the right area to try to prevent those types of accidents.

It’s important to learn proper deer shooting so that you kill the animal as quickly as possible. Not only is that more merciful because the animal won’t suffer, it also is better for the meat. If the animal is just wounded enough to die slowly, then it becomes ill and that affects the quality of the meat. The worst case scenario for this is if you wound the deer and it gets away from you and you have to follow the trail of blood to find it hours later. This will happen from time to time no matter how experienced someone is but working hard to prevent it is a good goal for deer shooting.

The brain, heart and lungs are the fastest way to kill the animal. Few people try for brain shots because the head is a smaller target. But those shots are the fastest way to kill a deer and probably the most merciful. A shot in the lung will also kill the animal but not quitas quickly. Hitting a deer in the side and stomach area is probably going to kill it much more slowly and much of the meat in that area will be wasted especially if the animal suffers for long time.

Deer shooting in the heart will kill a deer faster than a shot to a lung in most cases. The problem with a heart shot is its location and how hard it is to get it. Shooting from the back of the shoulders can often destroy a lot of that meat, depending on how the bullet goes in. The goal is to rupture as little meat as possible and keep the flesh intact as much as possible. Field dressing is also important to preserve the meat. The blood needs to be drained from the animal quickly as well.

Field dressing a deer involves removing the organs to make the deer lighter and easier to drag. Then when you reach your destination the deer should be hung so that the blood can run out of the body cavities and keep from spoiling the meat.

Photo Credits: James Jordan

Originally posted 2010-04-02 09:03:09. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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