Most important hunting gear???

[WestTnMan]

Binoculars for sure.

[Curveman]

I had to go back for my arrows once!        

 I wouldn't go into the woods without a knife. Since I always have at least my Kershaw Scallion with me, I would not go back if I forgot my hunting knife but to me, going back for A knife would be worth it. In a survival situation it is the best one thing to have in my opinion. Good luck finding that sharp rock and building a shelter with it when it is freezing under two feet of snow and getting dark fast! Yes, it can be done-but I'LL go back for a knife.

[MI_Bowhunter]

Originally posted by BobW:
the "but-out-tool".....      I"M KIDDING!!!!!

Now thats funny!!

[TRAP]

I could get by without alot of things, I've field dressed deer with Zwickey broadheads on more than one occasion.  I wouldnt go hunting without a grunt tube and a diaphram turkey call.

Trap

[wahoo]

water and a filter system

[joekeith]

Originally posted by lt-m-grow:
Nothing.  

 

I am surprised by some of the answers...you mean you cannot make it 2-4 without a drink, chew or a knife? Seriously?

Who knows it won't end up being alot longer, accidents do happen.

[Montyc]

Respect for mother nature and the animals I hunt.  When I lose it, or forget it then I should go back home.

[SouthMDShooter]

Originally posted by John Scifres:
I hate being without a knife but I wouldn't go back to get it.  A broadhead or broken rock can gut a deer.

A compass and map is required in wild places but I live in Indiana.

Honestly, there is nothing I would turn around for assuming bow, wallet (tag, license, and credit card) and proper clothing were with me.

My goal in life has become not to get more, but to learn how to need less.

Have you or anyone else here actually gutted a deer with a rock, I know it can be done but seriously? haha

[John3]

In my opinion some of these answers are about being comfortable. Water/dip/snickers,,,ect are all about making a day in the woods more enjoyable.

I should have added a "reserve" can of Red Seal in my pack... You can never run out sitting in a blowdown...LOL


JDS III

[Bjorn]

I didn't go back and read all the posts-what about toilet paper?

[SOS]

Brain.

[Deadsmple]

The only thing I would head back home or to the car for is a pack of Lucky's.
   

[joe skipp]

Unscented Baby Wipes work better than TP....never leave home without them.

[Skinny Little Runt]

TP to mark a trail when tracking(go before you leave home). Mother nature will dispose of it when your gone.

[HAWGDOG]

I hate to get so deep, but the one thing that
none of us should lave behind is " the love of the hunt". If you don't have it, then don't go.  

[Jacobm]

If it's more than a day trip, I'd have to say an alarm clock.

[mcgroundstalker]

A picture of my wife in her high school uniform. Works all the time for keeping my hands warm!  :rolleyes:

... mike ...

[Curveman]

[TRAP]

I get cold hands also.  Could you send a copy of that picture to me????    

Trap

[foxbo]

What is a can of red seal? Never heard  of that one.
I normally don't go into the woods without my Modern Calls hands free gunt call if I'm whitetail hunting. I've seen it work way too many times. I also won't be found without my small puffer bottle of corn starch to detect the wind direction.