Dove Season and Deer Camp: Engraved Gear for Opening Weekend

Dove season opens September 1st across Mississippi and Louisiana, and deer camps around Poplarville and Bogalusa are already stocked up for opening weekend. If you're buying for someone headed out, or outfitting your own camp, here's what actually gets used instead of set on a shelf.

Ammo cans that do double duty

Our engraved 30 caliber ammo cans hold more than ammunition. At camp they end up carrying knives, calls, batteries, and whatever else needs to stay dry. A name, set of initials, or a camp name on the lid keeps it from getting mixed up with three identical cans in the truck bed.

Knives and multitools

A pocketknife gets carried every single day of the season. Engraving a name or initials on the handle turns a tool everyone owns into one that's actually his.

What can you put on a knife without it wearing off?

Engraving cuts into the material itself instead of sitting on top of it, so it holds up to the kind of daily handling and cleaning a hunting knife goes through. Paint pens and stickers wear off. A laser engraving doesn't.

Camp signs and drink coasters

A lot of camps have a name, whether it's official or just what everyone calls it. A wood sign for the door or a set of coasters for the card table adds a little bit of permanence to a place that usually only exists in stories.

Do you need to wait until closer to the holidays to order hunting gifts?

No, and honestly earlier is better. Opening weekend gear needs to be ready before the season starts, not after. If you're planning something for a birthday or Christmas later in hunting season, ordering in September avoids the rush that hits every custom shop in November and December.

Whether it's for opening weekend or a gift for later in the season, tell us the material and what you have in mind and we'll get you a quote fast enough to actually use it this year.