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 Inform guide of your physical and medical situation and limitations.
 Take all inoculations recommended by CDC for overseas hunt.

Make Your Hunt fun and Memorable Experience
 Help the guide load the packs on the horse; learn to tie the diamond hitch.
 Participate in some of the duties around camp. Help cape or skin your animal.
 Hunts do not run on a precise schedule – relax. Bring 2 paperback books for
possible days of bad weather in the mountains.
 Bring minimum gear in one medium duffle and a backpack to carry every day.
 No matter how well you prepare it is no disgrace to be out-walked by a guide half
your age that makes his living stomping around the mountains.
 When you are tired…. tell him. When you want to take a break or go back to
camp…. tell him. It is your hunt!

Shoot accurately - select appropriate gun and ammo for game to be hunted.
 Shoot accurately from 4 positions (stand, sit, kneel, prone). There is no bench rest
in the field. Shoot at least 100 rounds at 100-200 yards from the four positions prior
to your hunt.
 Be able to jog 30 yards and shoot accurately at 100-200 yards. Learn how to
control your breathing – take two deep breaths and hold for 5 seconds to slow your
heart rate before pulling the trigger.
 Be able to identify the kill zone for each animal from all angles and shoot quickly.
 Know bullet impact elevation from100 to 300 yards. If the animal is farther than
that..…. Get closer. Don’t just be a “shooter”…. be a “hunter” and stalk closer….
that is the true essence and joy of hunting.
 Remember when hunting in the mountains, the arc path of the bullet flattens out
and the bullet impacts higher when shooting steeply up hill and steeply downhill.
 If you have not sighted-in your new rifle as stated above…STAY HOME.
You could get someone killed…..and it could be you.
Know the game you are hunting - read about their habits and habitat.
(Reading List page 13)
 Know how to skin, cape, and care for your own trophies especially in Asia.
 Do not hesitate to tell your guide exactly how ‘your taxidermist’ at home wants the
animal skinned. If that offends him, be prepared to do it yourself.
 Measure trophies antlers or horns, and body length and girth before skinning.
 Take many pictures close-up of the animal and of the terrain for the taxidermist.
 Attach your name & address to skull, horns, and skin. (laminated business card )

Necessary Documents (Double check for any new regulations before you go)
 Register each gun, binocular and spotting scope separately (you may not take the
same combination on the next trip) with U.S. Customs (form CF4457) before

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