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"for off trail exploring?"

If your planning on doing anything off trail I suggest some trail tape, 4 bucks from Amazon I love this stuff.

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I hunt but I haven't had the dough to do much range shooting recently. Planning on doing some hunting on public land this season.

What you need to know about hunting:

1. Hunting is like playing poker. Yes, there's a good deal of skill involved but it's hard to out-play the hand you're dealt. You can set yourself up in a good position but if the animals aren't moving or have moved out of you're area there's not much you can do.

2. Don't skimp on gear. You're going to be sitting still for a while and you need to be comfortable. On hot days you need to have breathable clothing that still covers you. This is for 2 reasons. The first is so you don't sweat and stink up your site. The second is so you're not getting eaten alive by bugs. On cool days you need to make sure you're warm and dry. Especially here in Florida, get yourself some good boots.

3. If you can find a farmer that has a bunch of land and is growing feed crops (alfalfa, hay, corn) and will let you hunt his/her land, you've hit a gold mine. I'm not from around here and last year was my first Florida hunt so I don't really know anybody with land yet. In Michigan, where I'm from, half of my friends owned farm land so I had no shortage of places to hunt.

4. Plan out your site well in advance. This is where tracking skills come into play. You're not just looking for hoof-prints in the mud, you're also looking for areas of brush that have been pushed down or to the side unnaturally (game trails). Once you find a game trail or a network of trails, you're looking for one of a couple of things. The first thing you want to try to find is the water source. Animals are going to have to come for water at some point so you maximize your chances by setting up in view of the water source. If you can't find that then you need to look for a choke point in the game trail(s). Lastly, if you can't find either of those, looks for secluded area near there of pushed down brush (the bedding area). The bedding area is usually surrounded by thick brush for cover (deer down here love those palmettos). Try to find these areas several weeks before you plan on doing your hunt to give time for your scent to wash away as well as to allow you to familiarize yourself with the area. Mark your path in and out with trail marking tape.

5. Don't use calls unless you've studied what the animals actually sound like and have practiced replicating that with your calls at home. If you sound weird to the animal, that's just going to scare them off. Also, know when the rut (mating season) actually occurs in your area. You're wasting your time if you're using calls outside the rut anyway.

6. Be safe. This isn't just about gun safety. Respect the terrain. If you injure yourself you could be in a world of hurt if you're out in the middle of nowhere by yourself. Again, clearly mark your paths in and out. You really don't want to get lost. Carry a compass, a sharp knife, a flashlight, and a way to start a fire in case you find yourself up shit's creek. These are the basic tools to survival and will get you farther than you think in a survival situation.

7. This is my most important one: respect the wilderness/wildlife around you. Pick up your trash, don't deforest any more than you need to, and don't kill anything that you don't intend to utilize. This isn't some hippie tree-hugger shit, if you don't respect the area around you then don't expect it to last too long.

My buddy and I are going to go and scout out an area for bow season (I don't bow hunt but he wants to get into it). If you'd like to tag-along and learn some of the ropes PM me and I'll let you know when we're going out. We're both in our mid-20s so it won't be you and a couple of old dudes out there. I live just outside Viera as well so it shouldn't be too difficult to set something up.