A CHECKLIST FOR FRANTIC HUNTERS

It's Friday evening, and you raced home from work to pack and head out to your favorite hunting area. Time is short. You feel the pressure to remember all the necessities. Post this checklist on your refrigerator and it will come in handy during those frantic times. Cross out those items you will never need (for instance, decoys if you hunt at a club), and make photocopies so you're prepared for the entire season.

• hunting license and stamps
• reservation card
• money, ID, and gas cards
• Prescription medication as needed
• first aid kit
• thermos of coffee
• cooler with lunch and space for your ducks
• canteens of water for you and your dog
• gun
• decoys
• decoy or shell bag
• binoculars
• portable blind
• stool
• camo hat
• duck strap
• non-reflective sunglasses
• mosquito repellant
• sunscreen
• rain gear
• hunting jacket
• gloves
• hand warmers
• duck and goose calls
• waders or hip boots
• shotgun shells (duck and goose loads)
• watch
• shooting time table
• dog
• dog food
• dog vest/thermal wetsuit
• dog leash
• dog stand or platform
• camo face paint
• flashlight
• pocket knife
• cellular telephone
• toilet paper
• matches
• camera