List of gear taken to the field?

[John146]

Originally posted by Mint:
Along with my bow and quiver

1. Saw
2. Headlamp
3. mainbeam flashlight
4. pull up light rope
5. knife
6. gps & compass
7. iphone
8. snack bar
9. face mask & gloves

This is exactly what I carry plus one thing more. Pruning snips.

[PeteA]

Haversack:
Back tag
Small water bottle
Snack bag - minimal, 2 bars,apple, snickers
FAK/TP  
Extra glasses
Bight eyes
Compass
Calls: bleat/grunt
Binos
Extra glove
Gut bag
Pruner


Pee bottle?
Wool pullover
Ghillie hat
Bungie cords 2

Pockets:
Walk in gloves
Gloves: full left, 2 fingerless, glove liners
Neck gaitor
Face mask
Arm guard
Glove
License
Knife
Cork
Phone

[Chain2]

I don't go across the street without a compass. I forgot to mention I don't go across the street without a fire starter either. Where I live there is always drinking water somewhere nearby.

[mangonboat]

Buck Folding knife , Original Leatherman and Mini MagLite with LED all on on my belt,

zip lock bag with firestarters, toilet tissue and 20' of pink surveyors tape in a pocket   (bag does double duty for heart and liver if I do well)

Silva Boy Scout compass,survival whistle and extra shooting glove and 30' of parachute cord in a pocket.

Optional backpack with hand axe, Camelback water reservoir, protein snack bars, digital camera, compact binoculars, paperback book .

[gregg dudley]

If I am going to a known stand location I carry very little: bow, quiver, arrows, tab (2) knife, pull rope, safety harness, flashlight, compass, flagging tape, wet wipes, phone, binoculars, minimal first aid kit and water bottle.  If I am carrying a stand in, I will add a saw and hand clippers.  Obviously, a backpack hunt or a hunt in unknown territory requires a little more preparation and may include items that would be helpful if forced to stay overnight.

Like someone else said, I consider binoculars to be essential gear.  I wear mine on a harness across my chest and use them all the time.

[JEFF B]

jmar595 for a gambrel i use a rope and a branch sharp at both ends works a treat
as for stuff to take hunting two energy bars water bow arrows knife  back pack       thats it.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I guess i spent too many nights in the woods in nasty conditions years ago because my day pack weighs 25-30 pounds with water bottles full. i never hunt without it. Every time i leave the rig, i'm prepared to survive 3 days..... You don't want to see the list... Trust me... it's all there.

I even carry a butane pack stove & lantern, which a lot of guys think is over kill. i also line the bottom of my pack with an 8'X 8' tarp.....

Spend the night in the pouring rain on the edge of a cliff unprepared sometime and you wish to god you would have been..... i hunt some rugged country where you seldom see another hunter sometimes.

After a couple guys almost died in our elk hunting camp not being prepared, that extra weight in the pack isn't so bad really.

[jmar595]

Wow, there's been some good stuff on here. I've noticed TP pop up on quite a few. The sharp stick is a good idea, I bought two boat hooks and took the clasp off and sharped them up. Wrapped them with a piece of pig mat and taped them up. Light and they don't clank around.
 I think my list is getting lighter. This is the first season I've gotten out to the woods more than a few times, and plan to keep it up.
 So far mine is,
  bow
  arrows (and I now have a quiver I can add to the list)
  pocket knife
  gut knife
  camera
  water bottle (flat one looks like a canteen)
  (have extra water in the car waiting)
  calls (deer grunt, turkey, and squirrel) I use these to help make natural sounds
  deer pee (its getting into the rut now)
  face mask
  orange hat
  orange vest
  license
  tags with zip ties
  Granola bar, but I've ditched the plastic wrapper from the first time I went out with a NOISY bar that I couldn't eat because it was so loud. I use cloth sacks for these now.
  small water filter and rollable bag for it
  compass
  make sure an apple or something is in the car
  I have a bone saw that I can put on my belt, but just keep in the car for now

[**DONOTDELETE**]

The cure for noisy wrappers is using zip lock freezer bags for trail mix, jerky, and goodies....I use a small tupperware container for my food and slip the bags inside it.

TP in a zip lock bag is definitely in there. Very valuable in the back woods. Some boys call it "Mountain money"

[awehrmann]

Bow
Safety Harness
Quiver
Fixed blade knife in sheathe
Shooting glove
Pack (gloves, extra knife, tp, tags, calls, zippo, 50' of para cord, 100' of 3/8" rope)
CCW Glock

And my Asbell jacket (maybe most important)

[Wudstix]

Bow G/N quiver with four or five arrows
Knives, usually three.
  - Utility
  - pig sticker
  - folding Kershaw
Drag rope
Water
gloves and cap(orange)
face cover
cell phone
compass
Fanny pack with shoulder harness(tp, tags, para  cord)
Hunt Government land so no CCW (XDs 3.3 .45 ACP)

Extended trips
hammock
sleeping bag
small water filter and rollable bag for it
compass
Cliff bars and snacks to get me by
Shrew hawk
Compact shears