Planning your hunt
Planning for your hunt should happen well before the vehicle is packed with your equipment. Making a plan is simple. Write down details such as:
- location where you will be hunting
- names of your hunting partners
- contact numbers
- route you will be taking
- time you will leave
- time you expect to return.
Leave this plan with a family member or friend, and keep a copy in your vehicle. Knowing the weather conditions for the hunt, terrain of the land, type of animals being hunted and what equipment you will need are other factors that will help you prepare for the hunt.
Once you’ve made a hunting plan, it is important to stick to that plan. For example, once you are out in the bush, do not suddenly decide to hunt in another area that was not indicated in your hunting plan. If you do and something should happen to you, emergency crews will not know where to find you.
Also, if you decide to extend the length of your hunt without first telling your contact person, they might panic and contact emergency services unnecessarily.
