James B. Breheny

Over the course of the next two weeks, I will have equipment for the expanded base camp delivered to the new site. We are receiving a new Stove, Tripods, Dutch ovens, and various outer gear.

We will also look at building a Fire Box complete with Fire prevention tools to go in the box.

Tomorrow is the first day of the season. I normally do not hunt squirrel but Gene asked me to go along with him and I agreed to.

I have everything packed and ready to go out in the woods for two days. I am actually looking forward to finding me a nice spot and take a  mid-day nap.We have not forgotten the videos for the base camps. What has happened has been a series of unfortunate events to the hunting truck. It will be fixed by mid September. Since the delay we have decided to expand on the base camp video including the scripts for the communications that go along with a proper base camp. Being a General class amature operator I will include the proper antenna setup.

We have white boarded all of the main topics to cover and this will be the first in a series covering extended hunts. If luck fares with us we will have access to an isolated cabin in the deep southwest of the state for deer season. A week in this setting will test gear and preparedness.

To follow up on the Browning BAR and X-bolt. They are nice rifles but I still prefer my Winchester M70 in .375. It truly is the only rifle I can rely on to complete a hunt no matter where I go. I am still saddened by the shuttering of the Winchester Arms company. We lost a big piece of history when that happened.To my readers, take care of your Winchesters for they will never again be made.Browing bought the rights to two models, one was the 1895. I cannot recall the other.

Monday if all goes well I will have the results of the hunt along with recipes!

Of all the rifles I have ever used . The ones that I enjoy the most are Browning rifles.Currently in the family we have two BAR’s, two BLR’s, one A-bolt, one Midas 20ga, one A5,

Tomorrow I will post up the range reports on the BAR chambered in 30-06 and the A-bolt chambered in 308. If I have time I will verify the zeros on the BLR’s. Being an ethical hunter I zero at 100 yards for confirmation and group patterns. I rarely take any deer or larger animals past 200 yards. That is my set limit. In the forests and woods it is more like 50 yards is a long shot..

Next week I will be posting up a video that will talk about stewardship and responsible fieldcraft.You will also see a proper base camp setting. Our contributing Field Reporter James from Joysey has offered to test the .375 against the 460 Weatherby magnum on penetration testing. And since he is from New Jersey he can afford the ammo.

2015 was a bust season, CWD seemed to be too much of a risk for our favorite hunting areas.This season we will be trying a number of different and more isolated locations.

This brings me to maps and topo work.Never rely on electronics or one of anything. Two is one ,and, one is none. two maps, two compasses are a must.This season will be different we will focus on Dan’s area so he can get some forest time in and food on the table.I will be focusing on GWNF and possibly an elk hunt in Colorado.

For this my firearms of this season will be. My Browning Auto 5 Magnum in 12 Ga.made in Belgium 1967. My Winchester M70 .375 H&H circa 1979 . These two firearms have a splendid history and a stellar reputation for getting the job done no matter the weather conditions.

I will be purchasing a new base camp tent as the last one after 20 years has finally had its last repair. I always set up a base camp with the expectations of having a friend or guest arrive.

1996 that is exactly what happened and I will speak of the events that transpired.

It was late into the hunting season and the weather on the Blue Ridge mountains was getting really nasty.I was hunting a wildlife management area that borders the Appalachian trail . This to me was always a good thing as the random hiker could always stop by grab some grub, rest up, or, use the Ham radio ,or, get a ride into town if need be.

This weather pattern was a prelude to the storm a few days later. It started with a rain which turned to sleet and then ice. I do not know what drives hikers to be out in that unworldly weather. Is it to test themselves? Their gear? Both? Needless to say I was going to strike camp the next morning if the weather thawed.Later on during the night I hear a hello the camp. Growling and mumbling I yell back hello I’m a Camp! Whatcha need ?

They said, just a fire as they couldn’t start one with a broken lighter! Grabbing my boots I headed out the tent and proceeded to greet them and stoke the fire. I had plenty of wood under the tarp and used it to make a good base and put out a great amount of heat. Then nature decided to let us have it.In fact there was no getting off of that mountain for a solid six days. I made some good friends that year. The value of a camp tent is that it sleeps 12 comfortably or less with gear. Your tent, you set camp with, may just save a life.

 

 

 

 

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Okay lets break the pack open Outer pocket zippered pouch right side lower.

H&H Gunshot wound gel QTY 4 awesome stuff very gooey and goes into wound cavity’s to stop the bleeding. Better than quik clot.

QTY 2 NCD needles for Chest Decompression procedure brought about by Penetrative wounds to the lung area. A procedure that takes practice and proficiency must re-certify as often as you can.

Nitrile gloves 8 pack you need to be a clean as possible.

Inner pocket of same pouch Hy-Fin chest wound patches Qty 8.

Quick Clot Gauze 2 packs for lacerations and long jagged perforations.

Tourniquets QTY 4 for arterial blood Loss control.

Hi-Vis Marking Panel with Coast Guard IR emitter and PLB/EPRLB

IR Chemlight and Red Marking Chemlight 1 Ea.

Casualty Bag Qty 1. This is the effects Bag NOT A BODY BAG DAMMIT !!!

Evidence Bag the Black Bag used for when the offending Knife or other device is recovered from the Wounded person. The Usual procedures follow pertaining to evidence collection.

Night Vision accessories to include range magnifier, Compass and PASGT/ACH mounts.

IR Flag.

Seat belt / Clothing cutter

Your Battle Buddies Back up Sidearm with two extra Magazines of Ammunition.

Compression Bandages QTY 2

That’s it for the outside.

 

Now lets poke about on the inside..

Opening it up and the first thing we see is the extraction kit./ the rig is actually a two piece works with riggers belt. That’s another topic for later on.

 

 

Extraction Kit QTY 1

SAM splint QTY 1

Emergency heating Blanket QTY 1

Emergency heating bag qty 1

Emergency trauma dressing qty 3

Poncho liner QTY 1

Quick Clot Gauze qty 2

Saline Flush QTY 6

Nitrile gloves qty8

leather gloves for extraction qty 1 pair

FUD Card qty 8

Print card for FORN qty 4

HY-fyn Burn Kit qty 1

Map Case qty 1

 

EVERYTHING IN THIS PACK REQUIRES SPECIALIZED TRAINING FIND AN EMT AND GET TRAINED