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    Ive spent the majority of my life most of it with my Dad not exactly hunting but harvesting a deer or two per year to supplement food cost and we really enjoy the taste. My two boys(22 and 15) have really taken an interest in it. I currently have a
    .270 bolt, .35 lever .50 black powder, slug barrel for 12ga, and a 405 crossbow.

    What are some can't do without accessories that y'all recommend. Wife and Mom are asking for Santa list.

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    If you have a place large enough, you probably need a game feeder & game camera. Lots of good ones out there to choose from. The feeder brings in the does......which brings in the bucks......and you get pictures to show you what you’ve got coming and when. I enjoy the feeders & pictures more than the kill. Once you shoot, the work begins.

    I use American Hunter feeders. I have two of them. They are digital & programmable for several feeding times per day/week with various timed settings for the actual spinner going off. I do daily at 7 a.m. for 5 seconds and again at 4:45 p.m. for 7 seconds. I’m an afternoon hunter. Seems like more show up late in the afternoon than in the morning.


    I use Stealthcam cameras and picture viewer. I have two cameras & one viewer. I have 4 SD cards so I can switch cards without missing any camera time. Camera uses AA batteries and viewer uses AAA’s. They have good battery life during the season. I like my setup. No complaints.


    As you can see.......it works.

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    Thanks. I'll put a camera like that on the list. I do use gravity & bump feeders.

    Anybody ever use scissors instead of gut hook?

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    Get the camera that will send you pics rather than having to visit it. I have the old type and managing to get to it to check on things can be inconvenient and fun to see pics show up.
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    The boys will need their own cameras at least two each plus yourself. Maybe a good pair or two of binoculars, I use 10 x 50 because of the area I hunt. Good stands and good clothing and boots. I use a small ditty bag to carry my scents and light in along with a bottle drink and pack of crackers. Maybe a back pack type for the boys! I have a good folding knife and case for gutting. There is a lot of thing you need but keep it simple. LOL Good luck to you and the boys! If you can get cob corn in your area put some of that out along with your shelled corn, it makes a difference I promise.

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    Camera. Not that you can't kill nice bucks without one (my dad does or has opportunity every year) but it is just another way to make hunting a year round activity and something you can get your kids to be a part of as well. My kids get a kick out of looking at the pictures with me at home and they like going and putting the cameras out and changing cards. They really like dancing and making funny faces for the camera to capture.

    Binos are handy as well if you don't have a solid compact pair. I hunted for years without packing a pair but started about three years taking them along. They really help at picking deer parts out of the woods when you may just catch movement. I also use them duck hunting too as you can see what types of spread others have out and can see what types of birds may be rafted out across the lake.

    One of the leather rifle shell wallets is nice too. Holds five rounds quietly in your pocket. Just make sure you don't store them in their long term as the chemicals used to tan the leather will corrode the brass of the shell casing.
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    Game Cameras, Automatic feeder, and a good set of Binoculars if you have a place where you need to look a ways off, or need to look in the woods, helps you pick out things you cant see with you eye. They are way easier to watch a field at first/last light, or anytime for that matter, then having to look thru your rifle scope. Cameras and feeders are all according to how much land you are hunting also. If you are hunting 20 acres, a camera and feeder would probably be all you needed. If its more then you would want multiple of all these things. We don't have automatic feeders, we have homemade trough feeders they are a real pain in the butt filling every week. We are going to buy some automatic feeders so we dont have to go out there as much. When they are sho nuff eating the feed, I put out 300-350 lbs a week between 6-7 feeders
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    Binoculars. Game camera whole corn. Shelled corn and feeders.

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    Get some Scent Thief. Cheaper than ozonics, and very effective. Tried it for the first time this year and had more close encounters than ever.

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    OPTICS ! I love Nikon scopes and Binoculars .
    Put the scope on the 270 and rock and roll them .
    Use the Binos to find them .
    if you can get a metal feeder it will outlast a plastic one
    squirrels eat right thru the plastic ones fast .
    a varmit guard on the feeder mechanism is needed too .
    ALWAYS secure the feeder legs really well to the ground .
    a good back pack to carry your stuff .
    knee high water proof boots .
    one pc insulated coveralls .
    fingerless gloves .
    a decent camera with a zoom lens maybe ?
    sometimes you wish you could capture moments in the woods from a distance .
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