Heading out scouting this weekend... some thoughts i have every year

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6. Testing and dialing your gear and food.

I think this cannot be overstated. You never know how your gear is going to react until you actually get into the woods. Its always the small stuff like your long sleeve shirt gets too hot and you cant roll the sleeves up or your trail mix melts in the sun 2 hours into the trail or your new boots dig into your shins when you go down steep shale etc.