Season Gear

Deer season essentials

For the stand, the blind and the drag out.

• Rifle scope

  Clear glass at dawn and dusk is when most deer are taken.

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• Grunt call and rattling antlers

  Pulls a rutting buck in close through thick brush.

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• Trail camera

  Shows which bucks are using a lease and when they move.

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• Scent control spray

  Helps when the wind swirls around a stand.

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• Deer feeder

  A standard on Texas ranch leases where feeding is legal.

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• Ground blind

  Hides movement on a sendero or field edge without a tree.

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• Field dressing kit

  Gloves, saw and blades in one roll for a clean job in the field.

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• Laser rangefinder

  Know the yardage before you squeeze, especially across open sage and canyons.

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• 10x42 hunting binoculars

  The all-round glass for picking apart ridges and timber edges at first light.

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What we'd pack for a Texas duck hunt

Stay dry, stay hidden and set a spread that works.

• Insulated chest waders

  Dry and warm on a cold north wind in the marsh.

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• Mallard decoys

  A realistic spread is what finishes ducks in close.

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• Duck call

  A few soft quacks and feed chatter turn circling birds.

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• Layout blind

  Lets you hide in open fields and rice stubble with no cover.

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• Floating shotgun case

  Protects your gun in the boat and floats if it goes over.

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• Decoy bag

  Carries a full spread through mud without tangles.

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• Dry bag

  Keeps license, phone and calls dry in the boat.

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Cold-weather layers

For long sits when the north wind shows up.

• Insulated hunting jacket

  The core layer for long, still sits in the stand.

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• Insulated bibs

  Bibs seal out the wind better than pants on a cold morning.

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• Merino base layer

  Stays warm when you sweat on the walk in, and does not stink.

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• Heated gloves

  Keeps your trigger hand working on a frosty morning.

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• Hand warmers

  Cheap insurance in every pocket.

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• Insulated boots

  Cold feet end more hunts than anything else.

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• Merino hunting socks

  Warm and dry inside your boots all day.

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