The green high school diploma has been passed, the first hunting license has been obtained, now it can begin - good luck!
In order for you to hunt successfully and ethically, you need some equipment. Although your collection of hunting gear will continue to grow over the coming years and will also be tailored to your needs and your style of hunting, there are some essential items that every young hunter should acquire at the beginning of their time as a hunter.
Before a weapon can be purchased, a gun safe must first be acquired.
Only then can you take care of the right hunting weapon with optics, which also includes a gun sling and a case or gun bag for transport. Additionally, a gun cleaning kit should be purchased for proper maintenance.
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Zeiss Conquest V6 2-12 x 50
To protect your hearing from the gunshot noise, you should also consider electronic hearing protection. Especially in tight shooting ranges and small hides, the noise is reflected off the walls, which can be particularly harmful to your hearing without protection. Even outdoors, sound levels over 130 decibels can cause irreversible hearing damage, which is why shooting without hearing protection is strongly discouraged - a single shot can be enough to cause harm.
To safely observe and identify game, acquiring a pair of binoculars is essential. Theoretically, you could also observe wildlife with the scope on your weapon, but this is impractical due to the length of the weapon and, on the other hand, it is unethical to take aim at animals that may not yet be identified as game.
Furthermore, a high-quality hunting knife should be purchased right at the beginning, as it is constantly used during hunting and is essential in many situations - a high-quality knife can last many years - those who skimp on the knife will end up buying twice!
You should also have weatherproof clothing from the start. Without it, walking through the hunting grounds can become a strain and provide little joy. A weather-resistant, preferably quiet hunting backpack or a similar hunting bag, as well as a hunting hat or cap complete the basic equipment.
As you will quickly notice, there are many other items that can influence your hunting success and simplify many hunting situations for you. For example, a small bone saw is very helpful in relation to field dressing. It makes it easier to open the abdomen and chest cavity if desired. Such a tool is usually included in a professional field dressing kit.
A stalking stick / shooting stick is also often very practical. If the game is not within shooting distance of a high seat, you can approach it and have a useful shooting rest at hand in open fields with the help of the aforementioned stalking stick.
Since setting up and taking down usually occurs in the dark, a headlamp is indispensable. Flashlights are less recommended because using them leaves one hand less free than with a headlamp, which should have different light intensities. Additionally, it is advisable for it to have red or green light functions, as these are less detectable by game.
Gear Tester Festival: The Best Opportunity for Weapon Tests
If you want to experience and test hunting equipment and weapons in a practical way, you should not miss the Gear Tester Festival. Here, visitors have the unique opportunity to try out various weapons such as silencers, shotguns, and handguns under real conditions and get a feel for their handling. From shooting from a goose hide to innovative applications - the festival offers an ideal platform to test products up close and get comprehensive information about the latest developments on the market.
Once the game is down and has been taken care of, the right retrieval aid can save you from the laborious dragging or carrying of the game. The further transport to the cooling cell can also be made uncomplicated and, above all, clean with the right equipment in the form of a game carrier for the trailer hitch or a game tray for the trunk. There are many other pieces of equipment that are useful and helpful. However, with the equipment mentioned above, adequate and ethical hunting can already take place, and the first hunting successes can be achieved.
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