{"id":3445,"date":"2020-09-28T15:30:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T19:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/?p=3445"},"modified":"2022-12-06T14:41:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T19:41:48","slug":"3-days-until-opening-day-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/3-days-until-opening-day-checklist\/pentecostkyle12\/hunting\/09\/28\/2020\/3445\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Days Until Opening Day Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are only 3 days from the opening day of whitetail deer bow season here in Michigan. Soon we will be heading out with our treestands into the woods. Historically, I have found myself up late the night before the opener doing all the last minute things necessary to get ready. In the spirit of better preparedness, I made this list of things to make sure you have ready. Good luck out there!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Practice shooting your bow with the broadheads you will hunt with. Make any sight adjustments if needed. Don&#8217;t assume the broadhead will fly the same as your field points.<\/li>\n<li>Wax your bowstring.<\/li>\n<li>Know where you&#8217;re hunting and when on opening day. Have a specific tree in mind to set your stand in, don&#8217;t just go in blind and pick one on the fly. Decide if you will hunt the morning, evening, or both. This will largely depend on access. Have a plan.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your hunting clothes are washed with scent-free detergent and stored somewhere they will remain scent-free until you go to put them on.<\/li>\n<li>Check your treestand or saddle setup. Is everything working properly? Do you have all the ropes and straps you need for it?<\/li>\n<li>One is none and two is one. Have backups of essential gear in case you lose something or it breaks in the field. At a minimum, I would always have a backup bow release, backup flashlight, backup knife, and backup gear pull rope. A spare car key stashed in your hunting pack is never a bad idea either\u2014trust me.<\/li>\n<li>Get tracking permission on neighboring properties. If you shoot a deer and it runs to the neighbors land you want to have advance permission to track it there.<\/li>\n<li>Rest up and take care of anything around the house that needs to be done. If you&#8217;re like me, when hunting season starts my mind goes one track for a while.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are only 3 days from the opening day of whitetail deer bow season here in Michigan. Soon we will be heading out with our treestands into the woods. Historically, I have found myself up late the night before the opener doing all the last minute things necessary to get ready. 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