What do you carry into the woods?

[SKITCH]

Well I'm gearing up for a 2nd year in the woods with a bow. Looking at long day trips hiking in an average from 1-4 miles.  Last year I carried too much crap and was wondering what your set ups were for days like this.  Thanks for the help. This is a great place to help speed up the learning curve!

[Shawn Leonard]

I carry all my clothes in a pack, normally go to my stands in my long underwear. I bring some snacks and fluids. I do very little hikiing only to and from stands. I carry a lighter and water proof matches. I also carry some parachute cord, my binos and my cell phone. Shawn

[string wax 2]

AT LEAST 2 KNIFES A CELL PHONE  WATTER FOOD FIRE STARTER  BOW AND ARROWS OH AND A SMALL FOLDING SAW

[Sean B]

It all depends where and how I'm hunting.  I have a spot on public land where I have a 2 hour hike up hill.  I'll carry my clothes packed onto my Loggy Bayou climber with out a hand climber.  Its really light weight.  If I'm hunting all day, during the rut, Ill have a pee bottle, a few snacks and water.  I always have a small 1st aid kit, a compass,2 knives, cord, TP, doe bleat, water proof matches, compact bino's, a head lamp or flashlight and a cell phone.

[ronp]

2 compasses and an 8x11 print of a topo map of the area I'm in.  2 knives.  Lighter and some matches. Dragging rope.  Trail mix or something lite to snack on.  Small, first aid kit in a Sucretes container.  A little bottle of water.  Maybe a small emergency poncho if it looks like rain.  And if it's cold a hand warmer pac or two. That's about it.  No cell phone because I don't have one.

[ronp]

I have also brought along a small thermos of coffee cocoa mix if it is really cold.

[3Feathers]

Hey Ron I thought I was the only one who didn,t have a cell phone!!!!

[Rob W.]

I usually carry an extra string, knife and matches in my quiver. This is what my haversack usually holds. On overnights or long trips I replace a water bottle with a Sawyer filter and add a tarp. The dry bag usually has zip ties, rubber gloves, etc. and the survival kit goes in.

   

The little survival kit holds a bunch.

   

[Jack Rehacek]

I like to travel light.So I only carry a few things.My knife, a small flashlight ,a water bottle and a compass.If I am hunting in the U.P. I will carry a lighter also.Even when its cold outside I just take my time and try and not work up a sweat so I don't have to take extra cloths.It cracks me up when I see these hunting shows were a guys hunting on a field edge (where the truck dropped him off ) and he is going to be sitting only a few hours and has this huge back pack kramed with all kinds of crap.Its like do you really need all that stuff to kill a deer ?

[threeunder]

Things I always have are:
Kife
Windchecker
Cell phone
Water
Glucose tablets
Seat
Basic first aid kit

Depending upon where/when I am hunting I may add any or all of the following:
Camera
Daypack
Flashlight
Food
Deer drag
Rattle bag and grunt tube
Toilet paper
GPS
Compass

[VictoryHunter]

Water, phone, pocket knife, camera in a small day pack.

[J. Holden]

TOILET PAPER!  Everything else is a benefit.  If I don't have the t.p. then I'll for sure need it.

-Jeremy  

[ron w]

Most times way to much stuff.....

[ishoot4thrills]

Generic Baby Wipes.....      

[Cyclic-Rivers]

It all depends on the stand and how long I wil be out.  The one Item I always try to have is:

Toilet Paper, never fails.

next in line is:

rope and knife.

then light and lighter.

What do we take out hunting?  Well first there is the tedious job of wheeling out the camo spot a pot for the wife, then lunch, dinner with a light dessert, about a half gallon of water, some fruit, wet ones for the spot a pot, and then of course there are the Huntmor chairs and the ghillies, and and... what I love about this trad stuff is how pure and simple it all is.

[tradarcher816]

I like to pack some first aid, and rations to last a day or more. Not saying a ton but enough that if I have to spend a night or two I've got fluids and calories to keep moving or think straight.  I also like to have the basics, navigation and fire building supplies incase I need them.  Para cord, knife, duct tape, maybe a dry change of socks and a layer or two of clothes. I try to keep all of these in plastic to make sure they stay dry. With my folding saw I'm usually confident in what I have..... Oh yeah T.P. never forget the TP

[Jakeemt]

Aside from bow and arrow. Knife, water, game tags,and snacks. This is in area's I am familiar with. I have never hunter conservation land larger than a few thousand acres so don't especially fear getting lost.

[Jakeemt]

Ohh yeah. Add in tobacco and lighter.

[LBshooter2]

Think of it this way, 4 miles in and you suffer an injury which prevents you from walking out , can you survive the night or two?  Bring the stuff that will help you survive.