Your Favorite / Essential Gear

[DXH]

What items do ya'll use or are considered mandatory on a hunt?
Jackets? Scent covering? hats..gps, thermal undies, hunting pack etc

[rastaman]

My bow and arrows!  i could probably get by without the other pack full of stuff i take!  :D

[Spinealigner]

My safety harness, I won't go in a tree without it.  I hate heights.

[Stumpkiller]

I really like my Jack Bowers side quiver.  I like my Bushnell 8x26 WP binocs, but they are not essential.  Don't use scents or attractants.  In another thread on knives I realized I carry five when hunting!

One little gizmo I really like is the solo-stalker broadhead sheath I lash to the upper limb and then a chopped Piggy-Backer lashed to the lower.  Makes a one-arrow bow quiver for the fast second shot or to hold the arrow when stalking.

   

   

I've got an old floppy ASAT polar fleece "boonie" style hat with a longer brim front and back.  No idea who made it (I got it from Three Rivers years ago).  Perfect bowhunting hat as the brim doesn't interfere with the string but keeps rain and snow off my neck and glasses.

Here's both in action.

 

[Gray Buffalo]

This is all I need.

 

[Cottonwood]

The Bow and quiver for sure, but soft fanny pack for rope, extra knife besides the one on my belt and some water and TP.  I don't need anything else.

[ron w]

Always have a good knife,,,,,whether hunting or not!!

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

Randal blade, thermacell, toothpicks, Beechnut chaw and Petzel headlite. Sometimes I remember to bring my bow and arrows.

[YORNOC]

Merino wool long underwear and socks. It will save your life!  Best stuff out there.

[PEARL DRUMS]

The tiny piece of private land I am allowed to walk on without hassle, and alone.....priceless.

[Airborne]

Out west your binoculars are as important as your bow.  Buy the best you can and let your eyes do the walking!

[Izzy]

I gotta say my fleece balaclava and my thermax long undies.

[buckster]

Toilet paper!  

[Kapellmeister]

Wool!  Outerwear, underwear, socks...
I don't know why, (considering all of my own "built-in insulation") but I get cold easily.

[The Night Stalker]

body heater suit

[Mojo Rising]

Swarovski optics!

[lpcjon2]

Poly pro underwear,Longhunter shirt,Compass,flashlight,knife,bow,and arrows. Thats about it and some time to go hunting would be great.

[Chris Shelton]

you guys should see me walkin around the woods of western Maryland! It looks like I'm hunting the back woods of Colorado or Alaska! I think I could actually live in the woods for a couple days with the crap I take with me!

no not really, but I do carry alot, I've got a big pack with aluminum frames hidden within.

My camera is almost as important to me as my bow! But really I ditch the pack sometimes and just walk into the woods with my bow in my left hand and my camera on a tripod in the right:)

[Bowwild]

This year:
The Stick 58", 46# LH Recurve, 4 Beman MFX Classic arrows, Helix broadheads, 1 judo point, Mathews twist on/off Bow Quiver, Sika day pack with: Beanie, nylon head cover, two gloves, extra haul line, roll of orange tape,compact folding saw, two tiny flashlights, down vest and Under Armor sweat shirt. Thin gloves UA which I almost never wear. Hunting license and ink pen. Please don't puke...range Lieca rangfinder.

Cell phone in case I fall and can't get up.

Most of the time I'm hunting less than 1 mile in the woods and field behind my house.

[Forrest Creature 1]

KOM wool.