The ultimate front-county hunting set up?

[KenLee]

A beat up Chevy Avalanche with a lift, completely bald tires, and a big LED light bar is a must.

Gaaaawd darn, you must know my brother

 

[Hnthrdr]

This thread hits me to the core- as a Midwest whitetail guy, all we knew growing up were the waffle knit cotton baselayers, orange Walls bibs/coat from Fleet Farm, some 800gr Rocky boots, and the tasco blister pack binoculars.

It was a hell of a good time too

I bet you even killed some bucks with that “kit” funny what we think we need sometimes to be able to kill an animal

 

[sndmn11]

Rusty kitchen knife should do the trick for anything you need done in the woods.

Miracle blade III

 

[Hnthrdr]

Miracle blade III

Slap chop for making burger

 

[sndmn11]

Slap chop for making burger

I'm certain everyone who was in their early twenties and moved out on their own in the late 90s early 2000s has or had the miracle blades.

We've got two blocks on the counter.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

A model 98 Mauser in 8mm (no scope), a few extra rounds, a piece of rope, a pocket knife, half a sandwich, crappy old leather boots, army surplus camo, grampa's old orange vest and you're ready to roll.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Remington 700 in 6.5 creedmor with talleys and a nice vortex crossfire. Keep it tipped out the truck window ready to go hot at any time providing it doesnt go off on its own . Most likely a Yeti coffee cup in the cupholder of the brodozer rollin on 35x12.5r22 toyo mt's. And about $5k in sitka crap just so they can survive the elements when they get out of the truck to go pee.

Good chance they have the radio cranked up, serenading the wilderness with Luke brian singing I'm a princess. Obviously Locally hated and cumings bro stickers all over the place too.

Truck bed full of empty white claws

 

[long hunter]

This should get you started in the right direction.

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I have one of the Mossberg's in 450 Bush Masters good gun for 100yards and under in the eastern mountains on white tails.

 

[PineBrook413]

Make sure to never shoot your rifle. Maybe just shoot 2 shots at a stump on your way to your first spot.

"yep its still 3" high and 6" right"

 

[EvanG17]

This thread hits me to the core- as a Midwest whitetail guy, all we knew growing up were the waffle knit cotton baselayers, orange Walls bibs/coat from Fleet Farm, some 800gr Rocky boots, and the tasco blister pack binoculars.

It was a hell of a good time too

So true man... I had hand me down camo from a place called goodwill lol. Had a Remington 870 with a bead, boots from Walmart, and binos from grandpas pickup that were blurry as could be and could not be focused

 

[cnelk]

If you’re on the Front Range you can’t leave home without rag wool gloves and hat

 

[HighUintas]

Remington 1100 smoothie was my deer hunting gun. 12 gauge slugs have created the best blood trails from a firearm I've ever seen.

 

[signing off]

5" expandable broadheads that are as limber as baling wire. Forward opening for maximum leverage.

 

[haywoodhunter]

This should get you started in the right direction.

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I’ve never been accused of knowing what looks good when it comes to clothing just ask my wife. But daggum those boots are hard to look at.

 

[Crowmangler]

Don't forget the bag of Doritos & pack of Marlboros just in case there's still any deer within a half mile

 

[Hnthrdr]

Don't forget the bag of Doritos & pack of Marlboros just in case there's still any deer within a half mile

Marlboros are cover scent for rednecks

 

[sconnieVLP]

This thread hits me to the core- as a Midwest whitetail guy, all we knew growing up were the waffle knit cotton baselayers, orange Walls bibs/coat from Fleet Farm, some 800gr Rocky boots, and the tasco blister pack binoculars.

It was a hell of a good time too

Man, this is way too accurate. I need to dig out the pictures from my first year hunting. Hand-me-down bibs and jacket that were two sizes too big, set of binoculars that were probably $8.99 at FF, old snow boots, and an iron sight 870 shooting rifled slugs that were likely 20 years old.

I remember walking out to my stand opening morning fully dressed like a blaze orange marshmallow and being so sweaty that I ended up getting down and walking back in before 8:00am because I was so cold.

Oh, and the treestand consisted of a steel ladder leaned up against the tree that led up to some 2x4s nailed together and some OSB laid across the top. Can’t forget the 5 gal bucket with a camo/blaze cushion with those little styrofoam beads that would inevitably end up everywhere when the cushion exploded.

 

[Jimmy]

And if you see another hunter pulling over, speed up and pull over beside him. Be sure to slam your door as hard as you can so he knows you're there. Then start using your rifle scope to scan the hillside for the buck he might have seen.

 

[KenLee]

Don't forget the bag of Doritos & pack of Marlboros just in case there's still any deer within a half mile

I swear my first wife read books while chain smoking and killed more deer than anyone I know in the late 80s-early 90s...with long blonde hair blowing in the breeze.
She went the first year our son hunted in 94, then quit.

 

[Hnthrdr]

And if you see another hunter pulling over, speed up and pull over beside him. Be sure to slam your door as hard as you can so he knows you're there. Then start using your rifle scope to scan the hillside for the buck he might have seen.

Dudes using scopes as primary spotting optics kill me… the absolute abundance of cheap/ inexpensive & relatively good binos and the availability of them. Everyone should have a pair