The holidays are just around the corner and for many people it can be difficult knowing what to buy someone who hunts.

This can be because they already seem to have everything there is to have or because they hold opinions on certain brands or products that make it so you don’t want to buy the wrong thing.

Here are a few suggestions that might help you surprise that special someone this year.

Almost everyone who has a trail camera knows that once you find a good location to put it, you’ll find another location and wish you had another camera.

Even if that isn’t the case, the technology has allowed current models to be so compact that upgrading cameras would be a smart idea. Cameras now run of AA- or AAA-size batteries, can have 20-megapixel image clarity, and hold big enough memory cards to store months of photos without filling the card.

Some models come as cellular options, which means the camera can send you pictures straight to your email or smartphone. With cellular cameras, the camera essentially is a cell phone and you must pay for a monthly plan to allow the camera to send those pictures. Traditional trail cameras can be bought as a package from most companies so everything you need to use it is included (batteries and a memory card).

If you don’t want to buy a camera, accessories are good choices also. Having extra memory cards, or just ones with greater storage, doesn’t hurt. Another option might be a memory card reader that plugs into a smartphone. That way they can look at the pictures on the card wherever they want instead of being forced to use a computer.

There are few things more annoying that putting on boots that are wet on the inside from either getting water in them or from sweaty feet. A boot dryer can dry a pair of moderately wet boots in a few hours (completely soaked boots can take 12 hours or more). Some boot dryers allow you to buy extensions so that you can put hip or chest waders on them or accessory pieces to dry gloves or mittens. I have a portable pair that can be plugged into a 12V port in a car or into a standard household outlet.

In recent years, ozone production devices have become popular for scent control applications. Some units are designed to run off from batteries and are used in the stand or blind to help cover up human scent. Other units are designed to treat clothing and equipment before going afield, and are less expensive than the battery-powered options.

Ozone is made up of three oxygen molecules, compared to the usually two molecule form that we breath. That extra oxygen easily breaks free and binds to bacteria and other odor molecules. The key with ozone is not to overuse it. Long exposure can deteriorate some materials, such as elastic, making them brittle and easier to break. I have even seen an ozone producing boot dryer, so it will dry the boots and the ozone will keep them from smelling like dirty feet!

If you need ideas for stocking stuffers- disposable hand or foot warmers, field dressing glove kits, headlamp, flashlight, pocket knife sharpener, screw-in gun/bow hooks, hoist rope, and scent control products (deodorant, body wash, etc.) are all great choices.

Holiday Hunt- After writing a column on the topic recently, I felt that it needed to be noted that the NYSDEC announced on December 7 that the Proposed Regulation to allow counties to opt out of the Holiday Hunt has been withdrawn following the public comment period. This means that the muzzleloader/crossbow/archery season will run from December 26 through January 1 in all of the Southern Zone of New York.