Use this hunting checklist to help prepare for your next hunting or outdoor adventure.Pre-Trip Planning:
[     ] Apply for special licenses, tags, and permits. Check local regulations for details.
[     ] Contact hunting buddies to ensure they're prepared
[     ] Leave a written plan of your hunt with friends or family members in case you get lost or in the event of an emergency. Provide dates, locations, contact information, medical information, etc.
[     ] Obtain written landowner permission if necessary
[     ] Pre-season scouting and observation
[     ] Purchase food and drinks
[     ] Purchase gas (propane, vehicle, etc)
[     ] Purchase or reload ammunition
[     ] Purchase plane tickets (for out-of-state hunts)
[     ] Reserve camp site or hotel room
[     ] Schedule vacation time
[     ] Sight in rifle Archery:
[     ] Arrows
[     ] Bow
[     ] Bow string wax
[     ] Broadheads
[     ] Case for bow and arrows
[     ] Broadhead cement
[     ] Sharpening file
[     ] Quiver
[     ] String silencers
[     ] Shooting glove or tab Calls, Scents, Decoys, and Lures:
[     ] Game scents and attractants
[     ] Game calls and lures
[     ] Masking scents
[     ] Decoys (turkey, duck, etc) Clothing:
[     ] Blaze orange hat or vest (required by law in some states)
[     ] Camoflauge clothing (shirts, hats, jackets, coats, pants, and gloves)
[     ] Camoflauge rainwear (jackets, coats, and pants)
[     ] Facemasks or balaclavas
[     ] Hunting boots
[     ] Other clothing (see camping checklist)
[     ] Scent control or masking clothing (shirts, hats, pants, gloves)
[     ] Hunting waders and wading boots Dog Supplies:
[     ] Dog carrier or kennel
[     ] Dog bed
[     ] Dog vests and boots
[     ] Dog food and water
[     ] Dog first aid kit Field Gear and Accessories:
[     ] Camping gear (see camping checklist)
[     ] Cleaning kit
[     ] Colored ribbon (for tracking purposes)
[     ] First-aid kit
[     ] Game bags
[     ] Ice (to pack in game cavity)
[     ] Game pack or cart
[     ] Safety and emergency gear
[     ] Salt
 
Guns and Ammunition:
[     ] Ammunition of the right caliber
[     ] Bipod
[     ] Gun case or sleave
[     ] Gun chokes
[     ] Gun cleaning kit
[     ] Gun sling
[     ] Rifle
[     ] Scope and scope cover
[     ] Shotgun Knives and Tools:
[     ] Bone saw
[     ] Fixed blade knive
[     ] Knife sharpener
[     ] Game shears
[     ] Folding knive
[     ] Multi-tool Licenses, Tags, and Regulations:
[     ] Bird stamps
[     ] Game regulations book for the current year
[     ] Hunting licenses
[     ] Hunting tags and permits Miscellaneous:
[     ] Game cameras
[     ] Game feeders
[     ] GPS Optics:
[     ] Binoculars
[     ] Riflescope
[     ] Spotting scope
[     ] Rangefinder Stands and Blinds:
[     ] Blind material
[     ] Hunter's seat or cushion
[     ] Safety belt or harness
[     ] Tree stand ladder stand, or tripod stand Post-Trip:
[     ] Fill out and mail harvest report card
[     ] Process game
[     ] Contact taxidermist
[     ] Clean gear and store properly for next trip or season
[     ] Contact private landowner where you hunted to share your experience and thank them