The sound of a cold hammer hitting a nail can be heard in the nearby woods as a procrastinating deer hunter builds their deer stand out of old pallets, left over two-by-fours and burlap sacks. Others are filling zip-lock bags with cookies, sandwich meats and crackers in preparation for the week at the hunting shack or Ice Castle Fish House / RV. Families from all over the state are making the drive to meet up with their hunting group. If you are taking part of this yearly “Blaze Orange Holiday”, stop by Smokey Hills Outdoor Store in Park Rapids to get the following things: □Deer hunting license- must purchase before opener to be immediately valid
□Hand & feet warmers
□Snacks packed in noise-free containers
□Blaze orange clothing
□Flashlight or headlamp
□Hunting/gutting knife
□Knife sharpener
□Ammunition
□Deer rifle sighted in
□Hunting rifle
□Folding chair
□Trail marking ribbon
□Compass or gps device
□First aid kit
□Deer urine
□Doe call
□Scent cover
□Playing cards, poker chips, cribbage board
□Binoculars or spotting scope
□Backpack
□Folding saw
□Rope/deer cart or drag
□Game lift device
□Sunrise/sunset table (see below)
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