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Take necessary safety courses. Purchase a license, if necessary. Put together emergency supplies. Choose your tactic. Practice your hunting tactic. Choose a location.
Many states and areas require you to take a mandatory course in hunter's safety before you can be issued a hunting license, especially when hunting with a gun. Be sure you comply with all regulations, or else you could be fined or suffer other legal consequences, like incarceration. Depending on the area in which you live, you may be able to hunt some animals, like small game, without a permit as long as you adhere to your region's hunting regulations. While you are hunting, an accident might occur that may require medical attention, or you might have to spend the night in the elements waiting for help to arrive. Don't be caught unprepared. Make sure you have:  Extra daily medication (e.g. insulin, blood pressure pills, etc.). Cell phone or two way radio (in waterproof case). Appropriate clothing for changeable weather (rain gear, etc.). Lighters/fire starters. Metal cup. Waterproof light source (e.g. headlamp). Whistle or signaling device. Emergency shelter (e.g. space blanket). Survival knife. First aid kit. Emergency rations (granola, meal replacement bars, etc.). Map and compass. There will be different methods for hunting the game you choose to as prey. Ambush hunting, stalking, and hound hunting are popular methods employed to hunt various prey. You will need to research your prey to decide upon the most effective style. If you plan to hunt from a portable tree stand, you will want to  be familiar with carrying and climbing with it before your hunt. The same applies for fashioning a blind, or for the procedure for stalking game. Your prey will likely have an ideal habitat. Here you will have a better chance of finding your prey while you hunt. Research the ideal habitat of your prey, paying attention to notes about migration and yearly changes in behavior, and find some locations near you where you can hunt your game. Hunting on public land is legal, so long as it is not in violation of state, federal or regional restriction, you have the proper licenses, and you are following state, federal or other applicable hunting regulations.