HUNTING GEAR
HUNTING GEAR — Tools for Food, Skill, Quiet Power & Real Self-Sufficiency
Hunting is older than speech.
Older than tools.
Older than the idea of “society.”
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Before farms, grocery stores, or governments existed, humans survived — and thrived — by hunting. It shaped instinct, discipline, awareness, and courage. Those instincts still live in you. Modern life just buries them under noise, screens, jobs, and convenience.
In the Unencumbered life, hunting is not a “sport.”
It’s not about ego.
It’s not about trophies.
It’s about capability.
It’s about protein.
It’s about self-reliance.
It’s about knowing you can feed yourself — any day, anywhere.
This is my real, working hunting kit.
No fantasy.
No theory.
No “influencer gear.”
Just the equipment I actually carry into the woods and trust with my life and my food.
WHY HUNTING MATTERS IN THE UNENCUMBERED LIFE
Hunting teaches what nothing else can:
Patience
Awareness
Stillness
Precision
Self-control
Responsibility
The value of food
Respect for life
Confidence in your own abilities
Hunting is grounding.
Fishing feeds your calm.
But hunting wakes up your instincts.
You become a participant in nature — not an observer standing next to a cooler.
In a balanced Unencumbered lifestyle:
Hunting provides roughly one-third of your total protein intake.
The rest comes from fishing, foraging, gardening, and preserved foods.
Hunting isn’t something you do constantly.
It’s something you do when you need to, with purpose, skill, and gratitude.
THE HUNTING KIT — What I Carry and Why
Hunting isn’t one tool.
It’s a spectrum — from silent tools to precision firearms.
Each category has its purpose.
Below is the full breakdown of what I use and why it works.
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1. SLING HUNTING — Quiet, Simple, Capable
Backpack: Light hunting daypack
Tools:
Pocket Shot Slingshot
Simple Shot Slingshot
Gearhead Archery T15 Pro Slingbow
Diamond Mini Breakdown Bow
Slings and slingbows are some of my favorite tools because they’re:
Silent
Simple
Stealthy
Legal almost everywhere
Ultralight
Perfect for small game
A slingbow turns into a compact, powerful bow that fits inside a pack.
A Simple Shot slingshot is dead-accurate with practice.
A Pocket Shot is almost too effective.
These tools connect you to the primitive version of hunting — where skill matters more than gear.
2. SMALL GAME & FOWL — Rimfire Tools for Real Food
Backpack: Lightweight, fast, simple
Weapons:
Ruger SR-22 (pistol)
Ruger 10/22 Takedown (rifle)
Keltec PMR-30 (.22 Mag pistol)
Ruger Precision Rimfire (.22 Mag rifle)
Mossberg 500 Pump Combo (.410 shotgun)
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Small game and birds are the daily bread of survival hunting.
Perfect targets for these weapons include:
Squirrel
Rabbit
Dove
Duck
Quail
Pheasant
Goose
Raccoon
Camp pests
Why this category matters:
Quiet
Cheap ammo
High accuracy
Minimal recoil
Simple maintenance
Efficient protein
The Ruger 10/22 Takedown is a legend.
The SR-22 makes a perfect small-game sidearm.
The PMR30 gives you capacity and firepower in a featherweight package.
The .410 shotgun is excellent for fowl and close-range field use.
Rimfire is survival king for small game.
3. TACTICAL TOOLS — When Things Get Serious
Backpack: Defense-capable, higher readiness
Weapons:
Ruger 5.7 (pistol)
Ruger LC Carbine 5.7 (rifle)
Keltec KSG .410 pump (shotgun)
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This category isn’t about “looking tactical.”
It’s about protecting yourself in uncertain situations:
Predators
Wild hogs
Two-legged threats
Camp security
Isolation scenarios
The 5.7 platform gives you:
Low recoil
High velocity
Flat shooting
High capacity
Lightweight ammo
The KSG .410 is a practical defensive shotgun without bruising your shoulder every shot.
This section isn’t fantasy.
It’s preparation.
4. LARGE GAME — Real Meat, Real Power, Real Responsibility
Backpack: Frame pack for hauling weight
Weapons:
Ruger Super Redhawk .480 (pistol)
Ruger SFAR .308 (rifle)
Benelli SuperNova 12 gauge (shotgun)
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Large game means serious meat:
Deer
Hog
Turkey
Elk
Caribou
Antelope
But it also means:
Real tracking
Hard work
Clean shots
Heavy loads
Proper preservation
These tools are not “fun guns.”
They’re working tools for when you truly need calories.
The .308 SFAR gives you power in a lightweight platform.
The .480 revolver is a back-country monster when it needs to be.
The Benelli is pure reliability.
WHY THIS KIT WORKS
This kit covers every survival situation:
Silent tools → for stealth and small game
Rimfire tools → efficient food gathering
Tactical tools → defense + uncertain territory
Large game tools → long-term meat supply
No fluff.
No wasted weight.
Every item overlaps with another for flexibility.
The Unencumbered hunting kit is about:
Capability
Confidence
Respect
Simplicity
Real-world function
Hunting changes you.
It brings your instincts online.
It resets your understanding of food, patience, and gratitude.
THE UNENCUMBERED WAY OF HUNTING
Hunting is not aggression.
It’s participation in the natural world.
When you hunt:
You listen more than you talk.
You move slower than the wind.
You learn yourself as much as the land.
You reconnect to something honest.
Hunting teaches:
Respect
Resourcefulness
Restraint
Discipline
Gratitude
This is not about killing.
It’s about living wisely, minimally, and intentionally.
Hunting is the bridge between nature and necessity —
between the human you were built to be and the human society tried to turn you into.
This kit isn’t a fantasy loadout.
It’s capability.
It’s food.
It’s skill.
It’s freedom.
It’s Unencumbered.