Whats in your stalking kit?
- Thread starter Slimwich
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but again tying a knot in the back passage isnt difficult....
But why would you need them at all?
You get extra marks when performing your DSL2 witnessed evisceration.
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Not from me you don’t!
Norfolk Deer Search
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^^^^^^^^ yup
Ranger22
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Because they are over thinking stuff, stuff that is so simple
Norfolk Deer Search
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That’s tripe, if you’ve got an AW that is that Anal you really have to worry about his own personal experience!
I carry a rifle and ammo, sticks, thermal, binos and a knife.. Might pop my phone in my pocket but it is usually pointless as where I stalk there is little or mostly no reception. Used almost uniquely as a camera.
In the pocket of my binos case there is a powder wind checker and the other side has one of those red hook extraction jobs- I can't remember the name but think they are German made. In the back I have a plastic coin bag which has toilet roll for cleaning the lense of the binos if it is very wet.
Back in the car I have a decathlon bag for putting the carcass in. Takes a red hind or multiple sika easily, my FAC is in the glove compartment of the car but have never been asked for it or even stopped while stalking. It stays there all year.
That's it.
In the pocket of my binos case there is a powder wind checker and the other side has one of those red hook extraction jobs- I can't remember the name but think they are German made. In the back I have a plastic coin bag which has toilet roll for cleaning the lense of the binos if it is very wet.
Back in the car I have a decathlon bag for putting the carcass in. Takes a red hind or multiple sika easily, my FAC is in the glove compartment of the car but have never been asked for it or even stopped while stalking. It stays there all year.
That's it.
TringSaint
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Gun, knife, deer sack (which holds first aid kit, nitrile gloves, ammo pouch and some para cord), binos, sticks and that’s it.
Everything else is not necessary but down to personal choice.
I told my one after I stopped about 10 yds into the stalk "please get on my right @#ik@@g side" as per the briefing lol
Bless Phil brought me a lovely knife for muntjac and I bent it taking of a Red Stags head
Rifle and associated accesories
quad sticks with 5th leg
bino harness that holds : LRF binos and my small thermal, a head torch, a red flashing bike light, some lens wipes, 5x round of spare ammunition, A couple of pairs of disposable gloves and a mora knife.
In one jacket pocket is an FFD, a torniquet and some celox.
In the other jacket pocket is a 500ml bottle of drink and a chocolate bar.
Sounds like alot, but is actually quite a compact setup. I used to take way more, then stripped back to what I consider the essentials.
In terms of clothing accesories gloves, face veil and hat are non negotiable for me, trousers and jackets I chop and change depending on conditions etc.
I do also have a sika sack that I'll sometimes take with me if on longer stalks, or leave in truck and collect later for extraction if shorter.
That has an S hook, a drag rope and a spare warm layer in it (in case im on a longer stalk and decide to sit up in a box/seat)
quad sticks with 5th leg
bino harness that holds : LRF binos and my small thermal, a head torch, a red flashing bike light, some lens wipes, 5x round of spare ammunition, A couple of pairs of disposable gloves and a mora knife.
In one jacket pocket is an FFD, a torniquet and some celox.
In the other jacket pocket is a 500ml bottle of drink and a chocolate bar.
Sounds like alot, but is actually quite a compact setup. I used to take way more, then stripped back to what I consider the essentials.
In terms of clothing accesories gloves, face veil and hat are non negotiable for me, trousers and jackets I chop and change depending on conditions etc.
I do also have a sika sack that I'll sometimes take with me if on longer stalks, or leave in truck and collect later for extraction if shorter.
That has an S hook, a drag rope and a spare warm layer in it (in case im on a longer stalk and decide to sit up in a box/seat)
Puds
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Rifle & full mag
Ammo case with 5 spare rounds
Sticks
Wind checker
Cherrywood call
Thermal
Knife
Unzipping blade & chest saw
Gloves
4 x S-hooks
Length of paracord & a drag handle (blue pipe with a loop through it)
Hi-viz orange fabric tape for marking shot sites etc (borrowed from some roadworks)
antibac hand gel
Bog roll
All of the gralloching bits get carried in an Ogdens toe sack.
I’ll take binos too if after roe or fallow, but as most of my stalking is in woodland after muntjac I don’t tend to bother as they are shot on sight.
Ammo case with 5 spare rounds
Sticks
Wind checker
Cherrywood call
Thermal
Knife
Unzipping blade & chest saw
Gloves
4 x S-hooks
Length of paracord & a drag handle (blue pipe with a loop through it)
Hi-viz orange fabric tape for marking shot sites etc (borrowed from some roadworks)
antibac hand gel
Bog roll
All of the gralloching bits get carried in an Ogdens toe sack.
I’ll take binos too if after roe or fallow, but as most of my stalking is in woodland after muntjac I don’t tend to bother as they are shot on sight.
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Let me rummage through your carp fishing kit and I'll guarantee its stuffed with non-essential items right down to the tactical wheelbarrow!
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Norfolk Deer Search
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No im the polar opposite, I stripped down to basics a long long time ago, all my gear is built to last, yes I do have a power barrow, that’s only because I knackered my back dragging a red spiker out of a ditch!
Norfolk Deer Search
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When I was an AW and you were on my ground, which 99% you would’ve been FOC it was all about getting on with the job, shoot 1 galloch quickly and cleanly as possible and onto the next one!
None of this 1 deer BS back in my day that’s for sure!!
None of this 1 deer BS back in my day that’s for sure!!
We ARE lucky you grace us with your presence !!
It's many years since I last went stalking (getting back into it now). However, I've worked in remote, conflict-affected/non-permissive environments for many years, and there are some cross-over 'non-negotiables' I might suggest. These have a place in your bag, or on your person.
1. Trauma focussed IFAK (individual first aid kit). This is not the same as a small first aid kit, because it's primarily focussed on heavy bleeds: Two 'CAT' tourniquets, adapted to be ready to self-administer, a Sharpie pen to write on the injury site or forehead the time of application, and a good field dressing. Keep this on your person and tell people you are with where they are and how to use them. Canine IFAK too, if you work with one.
2. A small 'booboo kit' is useful (e.g plasters, tick remover, tweezers, electrolyte powder, pain relief, a sling bandage) and can live in your bag.
3. Small tools appropriate for field stripping your firearm - Hex keys, turn screw and a paint lid lifter to help get a stuck case out (usefully many also double as a bottle opener)!
4. A length of sniper tape or fabric repair tape, wrapped around something like your knife sheath. Useful for fixing torn waterproofs etc.
These items take up no appreciable room, but when needed will save a hunt (or your life).
1. Trauma focussed IFAK (individual first aid kit). This is not the same as a small first aid kit, because it's primarily focussed on heavy bleeds: Two 'CAT' tourniquets, adapted to be ready to self-administer, a Sharpie pen to write on the injury site or forehead the time of application, and a good field dressing. Keep this on your person and tell people you are with where they are and how to use them. Canine IFAK too, if you work with one.
2. A small 'booboo kit' is useful (e.g plasters, tick remover, tweezers, electrolyte powder, pain relief, a sling bandage) and can live in your bag.
3. Small tools appropriate for field stripping your firearm - Hex keys, turn screw and a paint lid lifter to help get a stuck case out (usefully many also double as a bottle opener)!
4. A length of sniper tape or fabric repair tape, wrapped around something like your knife sheath. Useful for fixing torn waterproofs etc.
These items take up no appreciable room, but when needed will save a hunt (or your life).
Norfolk Deer Search
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Thanks
But that’s just the way I rolled back then, all bar 1 level 2 portfolio was done on my ground for free, back then I genuinely believed in giving back, then they made it a 1 stalk wonder and that’s when I closed the door on my AW status.
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