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that can blow your cover. Transfer food to a quieter,
more neutral-colored bag or container if necessary.
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Bring a small trash bag to avoid accidental littering
on the marsh.
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Use hand sanitizer before you eat. Jenny knows
a duck hunter who contracted giardia after wading
through a pond.
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Use a dry bag to protect food from moisture.
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Hard cheese keeps well in the outdoors. Babybel is
a favorite – the wax sealing provides some protection
from heat, being smashed in your pack and grimy,
bloodstained hands.
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Jerky, summer sausage and meat sticks are high in
protein and heavily salted. They can last several days
without refrigeration, and if you've been sweating, will
help replace the sodium you've lost. See page 40 for
Spencer Brooks of Bennington, front, and Terry
Bisgard of Omaha enjoy a laugh over cooking
breakfast in a pit blind.
The sun rises over Elwood Reservoir as Kaleb Berggren
and his dog watch as decoys are set out.
PHOTO
BY
JULIE
GEISER
PHOTO
BY
JENNY
NGUYEN-WHEATLEY
