Whats in your stalking kit?
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Like that old joke... You're not here for the hunting, are you.
I second all of your items, especially the last one!
HonestJohn
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Tbh, I try to carry almost nothing when I stalk. Rifle and Binos and sticks. Knife and a couple plasters, head torch if evening stalk, tramadol and diazepam if the back goes again! Learned that lesson the hard way. On the hill, I add snacks and a drink, and yellow vests for marking the deer. Travel Light! As my brother in law used to say
NZ has gone from the raincoat tied round the waste and possibly a compass to scenes like out of the US where they look like they have the entire camp on the hunt.
For meat I have a homemade pikau , sew on straps to bottom of an army laundry bag with harness string passed through grommets in the top with a sliding lace locker.
For meat I have a homemade pikau , sew on straps to bottom of an army laundry bag with harness string passed through grommets in the top with a sliding lace locker.
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Same with some of the the UK guntubers.
The latest thing has been external framed backpacks that are almost twice the weight than internal and then the pack carriers buy the most expensive lightweight gear to fill them.
The idea took off in the US military, carrying mortar rounds, the the tactical US hunter saw it had to have it with molle and camo, Charlie saw how many they were selling to the tactical hunters and copied and made samples for alibaba then the Australasian companies Spika in Aussie, Bushbuck, Hunters Element in NZ. saw it and popularised carrying more weight on the back.
The idea took off in the US military, carrying mortar rounds, the the tactical US hunter saw it had to have it with molle and camo, Charlie saw how many they were selling to the tactical hunters and copied and made samples for alibaba then the Australasian companies Spika in Aussie, Bushbuck, Hunters Element in NZ. saw it and popularised carrying more weight on the back.
Which is even more hilarious when they’re stalking roe deer 200m from the car park and the most challenging terrain is a particularly deep tractor rut…
Yeah, Alice packs can go f themselves!
1000kilograhams
Active Member
Yes indeed, ALICE was truly ****, those poor old Yanks... at least MOLLE/PALS are quiet, reliable and things stay put.
Seems somewhat overkill for most things and it's a good way to scare the normies even more if they do stumble across you
I have a minimal Baretta chest rig, certainly way off of a full vest or looking reminiscent of a plate carrier (except may go the the truly clueless) and it's ranger green / RAL 7013 instead of camo, but I couldn't bring myself to wear it just yet.
I do reckon if you're not planning on going prone much, or at all, and have to cover distance it could be quite handy though, convenient sized pockets / pouches and the mag pouches can sit unused and flat with their tabs tucked in and out of the way.
Still maybe a little GI Joe imo, but never say never
The new Alice version ILBE is in a carbon fibre, which evolved from a polymer resin full frame. The pack straps onto it with a real lumbar locking waist belt to reduce permanent spine shortening results.
A load of meat out is the real issue. Most tend to stuff gear away in the bush with bivvies set up. The education period is usually short.
A load of meat out is the real issue. Most tend to stuff gear away in the bush with bivvies set up. The education period is usually short.
RescueMe0007
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The only unusual item I carry (and only in the summer) is a head cover (looks like a bee keepers hood) in olive green that I picked up in Canada. An absolute god send when gralloching a deer, when the midges are contriving to eat one alive, makes an incredible difference.
I have several times thrown the deer into the truck and driven down the road to find a windier or drier spot to do the gralloch.The only unusual item I carry (and only in the summer) is a head cover (looks like a bee keepers hood) in olive green that I picked up in Canada. An absolute god send when gralloching a deer, when the midges are contriving to eat one alive, makes an incredible difference.
I can tolerate most things, but there comes a point with midges…
Spear Chucker
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Pipe...midges don't like it up 'em.
My grandfather always reckoned if you were being eaten by midges, you weren't moving fast enough. Mind you, he used to say that when we told him we were cold too.
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