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Fancy new phrase

huntin_addict

huntin_addict

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I see alot of guys like to throw around the phrase "kill kit". Maybe someone can elaborate about what specifically a kill kit is. As far as this ol' boy knows, isn't that a knife? I guess the only time I can see an addition to that is if a guy needs to quarter out an animal, then maybe a tarp and a couple game bags, but I'm serious, what is in this "kill kit" for you? Like I said, mine is a knife.
 
I'm dragging game out, not packing it out. But I always bring a knife, zip tie, pen with orange flagging wrapped around it, and tags in my kill kit. I can't cut boot laces on my muck boots and I find its easier to have everything in a zip up bag at the bottom of my pack.

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My "kill kit" is really a subset of my "necessaries kit", which includes: knife, latex gloves, TP, tourniquet, hand sanitizer, back-up head lamp, and a new trash bag. In TN, you can tag deer through the TWRA app on your phone, but I'd include tags if I was somewhere you needed them.
 
TNbowhunter said:
My "kill kit" is really a subset of my "necessaries kit", which includes: knife, latex gloves, TP, tourniquet, hand sanitizer, back-up head lamp, and a new trash bag. In TN, you can tag deer through the TWRA app on your phone, but I'd include tags if I was somewhere you needed them.
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Almost exactly the same contents as mine except I have a pelvic saw and webbing deer drag as well.
 
My kill kit is similar to everyone else's:
1. 3-4" lock back knife
2. License and related tags
3. 3 pens, if you don't fill out your tag its a Game Law violation!!
4. Rubber gloves
5. zip ties- ultra important item to tie the tags on- In NY you don't have to attach the tag until you get it to your house, barn, truck, ATV, etc. but after you make sure the deer is dead, you need to be filling out the carcass tag. I do it first and then put it away until the deer is ready to be driven home.
6. DIY Deer Drag, have had it for years its a loop of 550 cord with a pvc handle
7. Wipes
8. Ziplock bags for heart or liver
 
woodsdog2 said:
My kill kit is similar to everyone else's:
1. 3-4" lock back knife
2. License and related tags
3. 3 pens, if you don't fill out your tag its a Game Law violation!!
4. Rubber gloves
5. zip ties- ultra important item to tie the tags on- In NY you don't have to attach the tag until you get it to your house, barn, truck, ATV, etc. but after you make sure the deer is dead, you need to be filling out the carcass tag. I do it first and then put it away until the deer is ready to be driven home.
6. DIY Deer Drag, have had it for years its a loop of 550 cord with a pvc handle
7. Wipes
8. Ziplock bags for heart or liver
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#3... ***? No internet in NY?


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TNbowhunter said:
My "kill kit" is really a subset of my "necessaries kit", which includes: knife, latex gloves, TP, tourniquet, hand sanitizer, back-up head lamp, and a new trash bag. In TN, you can tag deer through the TWRA app on your phone, but I'd include tags if I was somewhere you needed them.
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You can do it in maryland, but i never have service at kill/recovery, and in PA I have to attach tag. I can't wait until I'm able to just get online instead of ziptie a tag.

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License with tags & pen I get, we always had to carry ours displayed on our back, so never considered it part of a "kill kit". They changed the law but I still wear / display it. Call me old school.
 
1. OE knife/saw combo w/ sheath and blades.
2. Tags/Pen/550 for attachment.
3. Ziplocks for Heart/Liver.
4. Back up batteries for lights.

I use my saddle ropes and leg power to attach to the deer and drag.
 
DeerLaughAtMe said:
#3... ***? No internet in NY?


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Yeah we do but the law still requires a completed carcass tag. They want to see physical tags completed regardless of whether you're dragging it or not, and if you have a carcass at home or on a truck for transport, you better have that already completed tag on the deer. So we always carry three pens because inevitably, in the cold temps if you only had one pen, it may not write for you. It is considered a game law violation if you have a deer without a completed carcass tag, either attached if you're done dragging it or at least filled out if you're still dragging it. Then, we have to report the deer within 7 days of its harvest date and you can do that via internet or cell phone call. I usually end up calling after I complete the tag and before I start field dressing then all the "clean stuff" is taken care of before I get to the "wet work."
 
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