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.
Last edited by DAM16SXS; 02/01/11 09:20 PM.
