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First post here. Greetings all!

For grouse hunting in Eastern Ontario, I usually bring:

Shotgun and shell belt.
Game carrier.
D.H. Russell No.1 in a custom sheath.
500 ml Nalgene full of water. Maybe a small flask if I'm in a single malt appreciation kind of mood. Possibly a couple of apples and some beef jerky if I'm going to be out for several hours.
Camera.

Knife and game carrier go on the belt, sundries in a small shoulder bag. I like to hunt pretty light. I've even tried hunting in a Utilikilt and Vibram Fivefingers, but that got very scratchy very fast .

Durn, Mike. You sure you don't need an old schoolbus? No wonder Joe likes hunting with you, all he needs to bring is his self and his gun!

My possibles are:

doublegun and shells

three bag belt bag

shades

cigars

Gerber multiplier

Dan's Windwalker snakeproof chaps

old Columbia shooting gloves, trigger finger cut off

and my buddy Greg's Ranger, tricked out for quail



We've got this thing figured out, eh Joe?

Stan

Beer.

For me it's my late fater's realtree camouflage "bush style" hat. The one he wore while in the VA hospital with his name and room number in permanent marker inside so he'd know where to go at the end of the day.

Thin but tough pigskin gloves that fit close but do not restrict finger and hand flex to ward off blackberry thorns and thornapple thorns as well as all sorts of other branches and puckerbrush snarls that would otherwise shred the backs of my hands and fingers. Anyone who uses fingerless gloves must not get into the thick stuff very much...

My frayed-at-the-cuff six-year-old waxed Filson Tin Cloth chaps for the very same reason but also to keep my legs dry in the morning frost or dew on the goldenrod and tall grass in the edge cover.

A bottle of water and a waxed vest with a game pocket ample enough to hold my wool shirt as the day warms or to hold my rain jacket in case the day turns wet.

A good friend and shooting companion who thinks and hunts much like I do.

When out for Sept. dove in TX its still chigger season and they will cross a trap to get to me. Single most important item to keep them at bay is an old sock filled with a handful of dusting sulfur & tied off. Keep it in a pound coffee can w/lid when not in use. Just bang it against yer boots, pants and around yer waist and they mostly stay off. A bottle of clear fingernail polish will suffocate the ones that bite you anyway, but that's post hunt therapy.

Another couple or three items worth packing are extra ear plugs and glasses for those invariably not having them. FWIW, I've found the clear poly glasses sold at most sporty stores & the Wally Marts for 'air soft' use have the highest protective impact ratings and they are inexpensive. Always pack at least a roll of paper towels.

I've also seen times when having some Zantac for the over exuberant and Immodium for the unfortunate was most appreciated.

A good friend to hunt with
Steve

Valium



Prozac..................for me



More Prozac when your pup points a Missouri squirrel in front of 3 witnesses

Fox shotgun
Field bred Springer
RST shells
License
Filson shelter cloth vest
Beans brush pants
whistle and counter
snap leash
bottle of water
cell phone (turned off unless an emergency)
Bird knife
Hunting buddy

I hunt quail in "the shadow of the fence" along the Arizona/Mexico border.For the past few years, in addition to my LC Smith 16ga.,and typical quail gear, I pack 6 rounds of 00 buck, a .357 revolver for backup, and a cell phone.Unfortunately, the scaled quail population in southern Arizona has suffered greatly from the cumulative effects of global warming-birds are scarce.Its a very different situation from the care free days of my youth when quail were abundant and rattlesnakes the only threat! Some times I wonder if its still worth the risk,but,sunrise on the desert with a nice double across your arm is a wonderful thing not to be missed!