What's in your pack?

[Jegs.mich]

Batteries+ to in bags

[Gdpolk]

Food/water
Toilet paper
Kill kit appropriate for whatever species I'm hunting
Flashlight
Spare bowstring and shooting glove
License/hunters ed card/permit if needed

Anything else will be dependent on season, topography, and weather.  If I'm a 15 minute walk from the truck which is 30 minutes out of town, there's no precipitation, temps and winds are stable, and I'm chasing a little ole whitetail or squirrels then I'm not lugging around ANYTHING else extra.  If I'm backpacking in 2-3 days from the trailhead into a wilderness location that's several hours from the nearest hospital by car in ideal conditions...well I'm likely to have some communication, fire making, spare clothing, first aid kit, shelter, etc.

[Roger Norris]

One thing we all need in our packs....and handy so that you can grab it quick...is a stop the bleed kit.

CAT-T's, Israeli Banadages, Quick Clot....all of it.  And know how to use it. I refresh on a stop the bleed class about every 18 months. Most of the tactical competitions I do have a stage centered around applying a tourniquet quickly and continuing the fight with one arm, etc.

Think about it: We spend our time in the woods, usually alone, usually AT LEAST a brisk walk from our truck. We climb trees, use razor sharp axes, knives, not to mention broadheads. Bleeding to death 500 yards from your truck is a really dumb way to die.