Plan a Hunt
Modern conveniences – from GPS to GORE-TEX – make hunting safer, more comfortable and more effective. But there's no substitute for good old-fashioned planning. Whether you're gearing up for the hunt of a lifetime or planning a day trip, the following tips, lists and links will make you the most prepared hunter in the woods. What you bring out is up to you.
| Trip Planning Tips Once you finally decide to take that hunting trip of a lifetime, how do you go about booking it? We get asked this question almost every day, and here are some planning tips we've learned over the years. |  | Weather Just when you think you have this hunt planning thing all figured out, Mother Nature says otherwise. Find out what she’s up to on the following links. | | Maps If you're prone to zigging when you should be zagging, these links will set you straight. | |
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| Licenses On-Line Why stand in line for a hunting license? Go online through this service offered by the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. | | State DNRs (Department of Natural Resources) State by state hunting info, from regs to special hunter notices, all at your fingertips. | | Travel Agents & Booking Sites There are hundreds of outfitters ready and willing to guide your dream hunt. Some, of course, are more capable than others. To help your search and ease your mind, here are four sources to try. | |
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| Gearing Up Eliminate the guesswork of packing. Use these checklists as a guide and customize as you go. | | ||||
