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Olympus's thread on solo hunting inspired me to start this thread, so here goes. Yes, I hunt alone, probably as much as I do with friends. The difference is that when I'm solo, I take some additional precautions. First, I let the woman know where I'm going, as in the nearest address. I also show her on a map the general area (on a map I leave with her) or even a lat-long. This information isn't for her to go looking for me- its to pass on for whoever is looking for the body. If she was to try to find me, there would be 2 lost people. In addition, I carry a survival kit. I ALWAYS have a 70 oz camel back filled, knives, chem lights, 2 flashlights, fully charged cell phone, map/compass, biodegradable engineer tape, snacks, and clothing that will see me through the next 24 hours. My survival gear for a solo hunt has the following: 15' paracord, a cheap poncho, a broken down MRE, a lifestraw, magnesium fire starter, wire saw, a military IFAK first aid kit, 2 pencils, 6 tracer rounds (turns your hunting rifle into a flare gun) and a pad of waterproof paper. When I hunt solo I use either 223 or 308 cause there's no tracers in 243. The IFAK attaches to the outside of the camel back with the MOLLE fasteners. The rest of it goes in a fanny bag I wear but when I go up a tree I leave it at the bottom rung or on the equipment line. Its not that much more stuff but its cheap insurance. I got some pretty in-depth survival training in the military, and was trained to get by with much less- but why not be prepared? Does anyone else do this?