Predator gear list

[ZRob97]

Hey guys, wanted to see what y’all are carrying for a predator trip.

Right now Im using my mystery ranch mule with a foxpro hammerjack, bog pod adrenaline bipod, btr stool, vortex 10x42 in fhf chest pouch and a 6.5 creed with a 3-15 I use for about everything that I’m not hunting with a bow.

 

[Alchemy]

Sounds great, keep it simple. I do carry a mouth drag along with everything you mentioned above

 

[ZRob97]

Sounds great, keep it simple. I do carry a mouth drag along with everything you mentioned above

Forgot to mention my old primos hand call. Always keep it tucked away incase the electronic goes down

 

[bigmtnhntr88]

Pretty similar except I prefer a turkey chair or predator chair so that I'm sitting lower to the ground and slightly more concealed. The only other addition is a very short, lightweight tripod that my shockwave is mounted to which gets the call up off the ground a little and really projects the sounds out farther.

 

[FLATHEAD]

I have an old Primos Turkey vest with a butt & back pad, FoxPro Inferno, and a Thermacell.
Rem. 870 stuffed with #2 Hevishot or a Marlin 25MN in .22 mag./Leupold 3x9, shooting 50gr. Fed.
Hollow Points.

 

[TMillett]

I like to keep an MFK diaphragm in my mouth. I have stopped a lot of coyotes that have been shot at or busted me with a quick yip on the diaphragm. It’s is nice to be able to stop them for a follow up shot.

 

[TheGDog]

Depending on your terrain where you are, you'd also want to get yourself a Predator Seat Cushion. They hve a back to them with 2 braces in it for support that is click-belted to the pad you sit upon to provide back support for you while on the sit. Find one with the thickest sit pad you can find. And also bring along a Z-lite sit-pad to enhance the padding for extended sits, like if you end up using the Predator cushion as a sit for Duck hunting nestled into the brush on the edge.

ALWAYS remember to bring some mouth calls. Because you never know when it'll happen that the device will get buttons and switched turned on accidentally when in your pack, so energy gets burnt during the drive-in and ya find out you're SOL on the eCaller (also a good reason to always bring extra batteries/packs.

And there's this 3D Fox Calls in the UK, they make a Mouser call and a Squealer call. Now I never leave onto a hunt without those tiny calls! They don't weigh anything, and the Mouser call can sometimes draw in curious/concerned/maternal Rabbits as well. No weight penalty, easy to blow and not feel winded, easy to blow hands-free. EDIT: underneath my mesh facemask, so out of sight too!

Also there's pair of liner gloves out there that has a little sewn-on pouch to stuff a Diaphragm call into. That's useful for holding it at the ready!

If weight is a concern get the Kwik Stix shooting sticks. I use them most of the time. Taken Ground Squirrels to like 104yds off them, so should work well for a farther out yote, like 200-250yd should be doable off them long as supporting hand holds the rifle to the bipod, and how that creates like a triangle of opposing forces to help lock-in your aiming. Can sometimes be a lil bothering setting up for the shot ahead of time when soil is soft with lots of decayed leaf material and stuff like that, those smallish tent-pole sized sticks sink into the soft stuff a bit sometimes. Usually just requires a minor move a lil one way or the other to where you put the sticks down at so they don't sink in.

If I'm going expressly for predators, I'll bring the Primos Trigger Stick sit-height tripod if I know I'll be encountering a lot of steep hillsides as where I'll be selecting my sit at, to overlook the eCaller/Decoy from up aways.

And for predators... find you a very warm camo'd puffy that's ultra packable! Recently got one from Cabelas I'm diggin' on! That VSX camo, Very warm layer. Like it'd have to be in mid 40's before you'd likely even want to put this jacket on because it's soo warm! But It's not really waterproof, so I bring a rain shell as well just in case.

EDIT: And Definitely get you a North Mountain Gear Leafy Suit! And if very hot where you are, the Kill Suit Mesh Ghillie Suit (the SAPR version, don't get the pants, bad idea) they sell at AllPredatorCalls.com for Desert Environments! You disappear in that thing and it's good about letting air thru with the breeze, so you're not dying in the heat. And.. a Natural Gear Mesh Face Mask! My all-purpose works with everything facemask!

 

[BigCountry344]

Anyone have an update on this? Mine is:

• Rifle with bipod & scope & shells
• Shotgun and shells
• Rangefinder
• Electric call with Decoy
• Toilet paper
• Headlamp
• Sunglasses & Hat
• Water bottle
• Earplugs
• Knife
• Rubber gloves

• Pad or chair pack
• Bandana
• Camo clothing, gloves, beanie
• Hand calls

 

[6mm Remington]

Small day pack with TP, bum wipes, water. I have a Sceery mouth blown rabbit call and a small black mouse bulb squeeker. Ruger 1B 6mm Remington with Harris bi-pod attached, 10x25 Leica Ultravid binoculars, and a sleeping pad or similar waterproof cushion to sit on. Benchmade pocket knife.

 

[TheGDog]

Forgot to mention. If predators isn't the main goal of the outing, but could be something I want to switch over too? I've been including in the pack the Pocket Prey lil Ultra UltraLightweight eCaller it's an excellent small option to bring along just in case. And the Primos Third Degree hand call. As just kinda like my baseline options Then if I wanna try my hand at hand-calls, I'll also elect to bring a lanyard that's some some on it.

The newer Pocket Prey eCaller now has 3 sound, and also does Fawn distress and something else... besides the original one that's a Baby Rabbit type of call.

That way if you've been blowning hand calls all day and just feel done with it, you can elect to switch over to the Pocket Prey, to take a break.

It does work well. It's just different in execution since they'll be coming in directly towards you. So ya gotta be ready to see them coming in.. so you can drop the lil caller to focus on your weapon of choice, at the right time.

The uh... lil tail-strippers.. that have two drag ropes with steel ring loops on the ends, for lassoing around that paws for carrying them back to the truck? You NEED that thing!

 

[justinspicher]

I'm pretty light with gear as I am generally covering ground. The only real difference between my predator and big game is the kill kit and the calls I use. Everything else is basically the same.

 

[cornstalker]

Suppressed Bergara .22-250 with Harris 13.5-27" bipod. (For tall cover I use a Bog Pod Red-Legged Devil with a saddle)
Sly Dog Ground and Pound Predator chair
Lucky Duck Revolution call with a shorty tripod for tall sage.
(I use an old FoxPro GX7 Fury on backpack hunts)
Binoculars
Rangefinder
Mouth calls for backup. (one jackrabbit, one coaxer, one howler)
Location appropriate camo. Mostly M2D for the yellow grass on Colorado's eastern plains.
Paracord drag
The remote for my caller and mouth calls are on a paracord lanyard.
Electronic ear pro if I am using a rifle that is not suppressed.
Small water bottle and TP if I will be over 30 minutes from the truck.
Nitrile gloves.

 

[yeahkkyle]

I hunt 98% of the time at night and the vehicle isn't ever more than 100yrds away. Keep my pack in the vehicle with bullets, digital scale, spare gloves, tp, bug spray and spare batteries. Usually its drive up to a spot, park the vehicle, walk 50 yards and set the call out another 20-30 yards, hunt for 20-45 minutes and move to the next spot.

Gun w/5rd mag stays on tripod walking in/on stand. X24 over my shoulder via single strand of paracord. Chest pack with remote and thermal scanner externally attached. Inside pack is 20k battery for scanner, 3(idk why 3 haha) extra bullets, 3 AA batteries for tx1000 remote if they die on stand, drag rope, Primos catnip mouth call, spare battery for thermal scope, and headlamp.

Daytime I carry the rifle with swagger bipod or a shotgun(3 extra rds in my pocket), x24 over shoulder and remote on lanyard around neck, sometimes a small stadium chair.

I try to keep it light even though I'm not walking far from the vehicle. I tend to move on to the next spot within 20-30 minutes unless I get an answer, then I will work them or move closer if needed.