More Tip's

Yesterday we shared a couple of tips that we asked you to comment on and add too.  Here are a couple of more tips: 

3.  Speaking of gadgets.  “GPS” what a neat invention, but don’t forget your  human senses.  Vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch.   I have never had so many hunters lost until the invention of the GPS.   I have had hunters spend the day looking at the palm of their hand and not see their surroundings. They don’t listen to the sounds of the forest, a broken limb, the crushing of leafs under hoofs. They don’t smell the musky scent of an elk, taste the pine needle that is full of vitamin C, or touch a rock with a strange design.   Don’t get me wrong a GPS is great, but stop and use the senses God gave you.  You will be surprised how much you have been missing.   Technology doesn’t make up for basic woodmansip skills.

4.  Being quiet when you hunt is so important.  Today we have so many choices on what to wear for our hunt.  I tell all my clients if you are buying new clothes before you take the tags off throw them in the freezer for a day.  The next day take them out and rub the material together, if it is loud and crunchy and reminds you of a child walking in snow pants take them back.   Some clothes are quiet until they get cold and we all know hunting season in Montana can be very cold and windy.

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