Save Your Hunting Trip – Own the Right Equipment
Don’t you hate it when you have a hunting trip planned and the forecast calls for terrible weather? Have you ever canceled a camping trip because it was too cold or snowy? I don’t have that problem anymore. Last November I decided to go to hunting camp with my brother and some friends. We made our plans a couple weeks in advance so we’d have plenty of time to get our camping equipment ready. As opening day of deer season got closer, I watched the Weather Channel and things didn’t look good. The forecast was for a snowy, freezing week but we knew it wouldn’t keep us from bagging our deer.
You see, I had postponed too many camping trips in the past and recently bought a four season camping tent and some warm sleeping bags to stop it from happening again. The tent sleeps eight people so I knew we would have plenty of room for the four of us and our gear. I also knew we’d be warm and dry because the four season camping tent is made to withstand strong wind and heavy snow.
As Friday approached, I packed all my equipment with complete confidence that we’d be going camping as planned. What’s even better is that guys without the right camping equipment would be staying home. Fewer hunters in the woods would mean more deer for us. Also, doesn’t it seem like the deer know just when the season starts? Well, maybe because of the lousy weather they wouldn’t hide quite so carefully.
The weekend finally arrived and we stowed our camping gear in the car and started to back out of the driveway. All of a sudden I realized that we didn’t have the picnic backpacks with the sandwiches for our first day in it. We don’t cook on the first day because by the time we get to camp and set up our gear, it’s too late to bother cooking. After the first night though, we cook all our meals on our portable grill.
Finally we hit the road. I couldn’t wait to get to the woods and set up our camping gear before the snow and wind set in. For me nothing is better than a weekend at hunting camp with my best pals and the anticipation of the hunt to come. Stay tuned and I’ll tell you how we did on our winter weather hunting trip.
