If you’ve never deer hunted on public land, there are a lot of little things you would never think about if you were hunting a 25-mile stretch of road with all your gear conveniently located in your truck or cab.
These crucial pieces of gear have a nasty habit of tripping you up as you learn the ropes of hunting on public land. Luckily for you, I was caught without all of these items while deep in public land, so now you can avoid the pain of learning these lessons the difficult way.