VOL.39 • ISS. 20
Hit The Rough Country For Public Land Bucks
Continued from pg 6
on the duration of your trip.
For this type of hunting I prefer a large high quality external frame
pack. An internal frame works fine for hauling gear, but the hunter
also needs to be prepared for packing meat and this is much easier
with an external frame pack.
Beyond the pack you’ll need a small stove, tent, sleeping bag,
sleeping pad, dehydrated meals, water purification pump and your
standard hunting gear such as your weapon, binoculars, knife, bone
saw, tags and hunting license.
If you aren’t up for a multiple day or even overnight backcountry
adventure you can day hike into either designated wilderness areas or
rough roadless areas.
Day hiking generally means that you’ll only be working around the
edge of roadless areas, but that’s okay. Remember, most hunters stay
within a mile of their vehicles. Spend 90 minutes and hike in a mile or
two and you’ll be all alone most of the time. Now that I’m well into
my 40’s this is my preferred type of backcountry hunting.
I still bring a pack frame along for this type of hunting, but I leave it
in my truck except for when I’ve got a buck to pack out of a canyon.
When I head out for a day of hunting, I carry a large soft daypack. The
pack contains my standard hunting gear, but it also holds game bags,
rope and emergency survival kit and enough food and water for two
days in the field. Basically I intend to return to camp every night, but
I have all the gear I need to spend a night in the field if the situation
arises.
When I get
a buck on
this sort of
hunt I butcher
it in place
and hang
the quarters.
If I tag the
buck early
in the day
I’ll generally
have it
packed out by
dark. If I tag
a deer late,
I generally
leave it hang
overnight and
return for it
the next day.
Hunting
Journal
3619
Sept 25, 2020
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