I've Been Invited on a Hunting Trip

[petey]

If you can handle a 12 gauge a 30-06 is nothing. Two different styles of recoil albeit, where a shotgun is more of a push than a rifle's recoil punch. Don't get too worked up about it though. Nothing kicks more than a 12 gauge (3" mag shells) in my mind and I'm a little dude and shoot all types of magnum rifles. Just practice and learn the rifle and you'll be good.

You're lucky if everything gets outfitted for you! Creek washing can wake you up for sure, and there's no rule that says you can't heat up water. They make all kinds of cool stuff now, from camp showers, to portable potties. Check out Cabelas camping section and you'll see.