Useless hunting stuff we own...........

i too have bought my share, but GPS sure wasn't a wasted item. Used them for years fishing, hunting and snowmobiling. Phone takes over most of the time now, but the little GPS is still in my pack with fresh batteries ready to go.
Butt out tool is the cats , if you clean animals that way. I don't much anymore but it does the job. Not necessary, but sure makes that part simple and easy.
Sitka clothes - I can't justify the cost but I sure would love to have some.

I've given away more crap over the years that I just had to have and used once. Easy to get sucked in.

Gave up buying extra crap for fishing and hunting years ago but not soon enough. Now I give stuff some serious thought before buying to be sure its something I think I really will use.

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Originally Posted by JBen

I got on board, I think around 2006-2008. And because I was doing a lot of work for magazines, was an "ambassador". If not for that, I wouldn't own as much as I do, and I now have a collection. The incerator bibs/parka and the same parka in waterfowl. Multiple Pants, shirts, a hoodie, and my first suit light pants/jacket in what they called mothwing. And its all, every single piece still going strong. Zipper for cargo pockets on the most heavily worn pants now gone. But the pants themselves despite hundreds, if not thousands of hours of abuse ( I wear stuff fishing, working in the yard, clearing snow). The only stuff that hangs most of the year is the whitetail incinerator. Want this to last 20+ years :) This is the same "incinerator" waterfowl parka I am wearing today with just a light shirt underneath. I think that year I brought both sets because when it's - 30 and showers are once every fw days....:) Image is from 2013. Likely around -10 to -20. I have other pictures where I'm covered in ice/sleet after hours in the stand. Do I care how I look? lol, not in the slightest

Is it "worth it"?
Not for me to answer. I am though a huge believer in getting the best boots/clothes we can. The world most expensive bow, tricked out and gadgets aren't doing anything if your going home early or staying indoors because its nasty out.

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Couldn't agree more. In my younger days , many fishing and hunting days ruined by me being too cheap to buy good outerwear. I've got that figured out now. Never regret purchasing quality clothing.

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Originally Posted by fishfood

I am the same way with the fishing gear mostly tackle lol. Buy alot of things on sale say I will maybe try it and never do.

I know it's not hunting related but its the same issue . Buy it cheap and and never use it lol.

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"some lures are made to catch fish and some lures are made to catch fishermen"

For me it would be a camo mesh sort of thing that you could put in front of you for cover. Only used it once for turkey hunting but with wind if it isn't tied down properly it could do more harm than good. The backside is also white instead of camo so if it gets turned over by wind you'll have white covering you instead of camo lol. I guess it could work if used properly but I find just brushing in using natural tree branches from where your hunting is way better.

Every scent control product and gimmick on the market. I religiously practiced cover scents, scent free detergent, spray on scent killer etc.. for about 5 years. Got busted more than when i wasn't using it. After stopping the stupid rituals i just played the wind and have been more successful than i ever was. Smoke cigars and drink coffee wearing diesel stained clothes and still fill my primary plus additionals every year and for the most at less than 25 yards.

Ya, lots of stuff I call junk, definitely am a less is more kind of hunter now.... I try and go with bare essentials, keeping it light..... I have way too much camo clothing that I seldom ever wear.....

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Originally Posted by ninepointer

-Butt Out
-99% of potions in bottles
-gut hook knife

Some stuff is quite useful for one application but quite useless for another. For example, at my central Ontario deer camp (deep woods rifle hunt) new guys show up with the following items that are of no value or benefit to that particular hunting style and terrain:
-bi-pod
-shooting stick(s)
-binoculars
-bull/target barrel
-3-9x (or higher) scope.

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Scent killer should be on the top of that list. Complete pseudoscience. Snake oil salesmen. Basic knowledge in deer biology or how scent is made completely refutes any "effectiveness" scent killers may have. Scent killer is a cover scent, it's just a stronger scent. Deer can smell weaker scents simultaneously... Even if scent killers "killed" all your scent, it wouldn't work. You'll simply produce more scent through sweating and breathing. Only way, and I mean the ONLY way to fool a deer's nose is playing the wind.

I've gone undetected within 5 yards of deer plenty of times, this was after sweating my arse off and wearing camo washed with the rest of my clothes. Heck I even throw some dryer sheets to make it extra soft. My dad's been hunting deer and black bear for 20 years and not once has scent been a primary issue when playing the wind.

This year ....

My Deer tag!!! ,,,, AND ..... MY DUCK STAMP Between cancellations, work, lockdowns etc. I got out ZERO!

I use very little equipment besides warm clothing and boots and a decent gun. Our fathers and grandfathers shot lots of game without many tricks.