Carrying anything new in bird vest based on field experience?

[Clovis]

I am wrapping things up for this bird hunting season and starting to think through lessons learned and what to change for next year. This past season I had a spent shell stuck in shotgun barrel a long way from the truck and so have started to carry a folding cleaning rod set up. Small and light and could also be used to clear a barrel plugged with snow or mud. Anyone else carrying something new based on experience in the field?

 

[chemist]

Not sure about a new experience this season, but based on previous seasons I now carry hemostats, a small bottle of goldbond, and toilet paper.

 

[Clovis]

is the Gold Bond for you or your dog?

 

[chemist]

Gold bond is for me. The hemostats, are for my dog if he gets into a quill pig. I found my multi-tool to be inadequate. On that note, I also have a thick wood dowel that I drilled a hole in each side of with a rope run through to hold their mouth open.

 

[RockAndSage]

I picked up a bird finisher/dispatcher: https://adrenal-line.com/collections/finisher

 

[Spindrift]

Extra whistle for rangey pointers...losing a whistle can ruin a hunt.

Stout wire cutters

Quikclot, medical stapler and hemos.

5 yards of Paracord.

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