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    Question What to bring for the first hunting day trip?

    Hi all

    I'm looking to go on a day trip for my first hunting (in fact more like "walking with a gun on the back" type of trip) in Oxford Forest following the track.

    Is there anything I need to know and bring?

    Thank you in advance!

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    No shooting from the track
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    Good stuff mate. The packing list from Better Hunting is a pretty good starting point.

    It's a popular spot so I would make a plan as to some likely spots you might push off the track and take a look around if you feel confident.

    I grew up around there but have never hunted it, but I'm sure someone with local knowledge will be along to give you pointers
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    Printed permits too - easy to forget
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    Quote Originally Posted by veryfuturistic View Post
    Good stuff mate. The packing list from Better Hunting is a pretty good starting point.

    It's a popular spot so I would make a plan as to some likely spots you might push off the track and take a look around if you feel confident.

    I grew up around there but have never hunted it, but I'm sure someone with local knowledge will be along to give you pointers
    Thank you! The list is really useful!, as I'm not sure if I'm into the hunting, my first trip will likely be me walking around without firing any shot. The list for the day trip is certainly useful in this case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 308 View Post
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    exactly could not have put it better great advice 308 all he needs

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    No worries, the whole Better Hunting course is worth a look in. It's easy to get dissuaded -- I say this as someone who is largely self-taught and still learning. Just think of your first hunt as the first in a series of hunts. @Happy Jack's points about enthusiasm and powers of observation are good ones. Sharpen your senses and learn the geography of where you would like to hunt. Figure out what the habits of the deer are, what they are feeding on etc. Over a few visits you will get a better picture of the landscape and eventually this will bear fruit.
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    A bucket to put everything you learn on the trip into. You might not shoot an animal but remember any clearings where the sun strikes in the early morning and evening. Where you see any fresh sign. Where you are best to SIT, wait, and look, rather than clumsily tramping through the bush hoping to score something.
    That should fill the bucket up nicely.

 

 

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