Tazman

I can not beleive that every one forgot the most important item to take on stand!!! TP!!!!! Man if you don' t have TP it is garuanteed you will be throwing away a pair of drawers, cutting the tops of your socks or the shirt tail of your shirt! That and what do you mark the blood trail with?

davidmil

I got you all beat. You forgot all the duplicates I carry...like

EXTRA of all theses: flashlight, knife, gloves, headnet, glove liners, 4 or 5 pairs of rubber surgical gloves, 4 bowholder screw in things, power bars, grunt tube etc etc etc.

Plus camera and all the things you folks have mentioned EXCEPT GPS.

WANNABEES!!!

Tazman

david what do you do, drive your truck in and unload!!!! I carry as little as I can get away with, the only things I truly need is is my camo stool, bow, arrows, knife, TP, release, call a screw in bow hanger.

Jason N

bow with quiver and arrows
climbing stand
pull up rope
fanny pack
knife
drag rope
rag
rattle bag
grunt tube
bleat can
scent
scent wicks
binoculars
release
gloves
license
pencil
orange hat and vest(required here when concurrent with turkey or jr/sr doe hunt and muzzle loader doe hunt)
water bottle
food/snacks
safety harness
scent free spray
chapstick - second most important I agree!
cough drops
GPS
Flashlight
Watch
Two-way radio if I’m hunting with someone else

Yep, I carry much more than I need.....but if I ever need it I should have it! If it' s not on my person it probably in the truck!

YorkPaBowhunter

bow/arrows
knife
water
flashlight
gloves
drag rope

Thats it for me. I hunt close to home in archery. The treestands are already up.


Happy Trails

Mike from Texas

Most of my stuff is consolidated but there is a lot of it.

SOTP harness (can' t believe you guys forgot that)
Bow
Release
Catquiver with the following:
Arrows
Realtree 3 arm bow hanger
Digital Camera
Disposable 35mm camera
35mm film (for game cams)
2 way radio
Cell phone
GPS
Rangefinder
TP
Scent killer spray
Fold up Kwikee Quick 3 quiver
Tree bracket for quiver
1/2 dozen or so small screw in hooks for gear
Binoculars
Grunt Tube
The Can call
Leatherman
2-3 knives
Knife sharpener
License, Tags, Ty Raps, & fold up scissors
Gloves (thick & thin)
Facemask
Packable rain suit
Extra shirt/jacket
Some type of scent & scent bombs
Extra release (backup)
Batteries for GPS/rangefinder/flashlight/gamecam
LED headlamp or two
Flagging tape (for bloodtrails in case I run out of TP)
Extra socks
Chemical heat packs (when it' s cold)
Latex gloves


Hmmm. I think that' s all. No wonder my pack weighs 20 pounds. []

Len in Maryland

Davidmil:

Let' s see if I get it all.
Bow/arrows (6 arrow Tru-Glo quiver)
Rangefinder (attached to bow)
Bow sling
Binoculars
Wind indicators on the bow and on my saftey vest
Safety vest
Drag rope
Extra gloves
Extra hat
2-way radio with earphones
Extra batteries
2 flashlights (one orange and one blue light - both silver finish)
Boot Blankets
2 sets of Scent Blocker gear
Extra jacket
Extra socks
Face masks (at least 2)
Scent-loc mask
Plenty of TP
2 grunt calls
2 bleat calls
Distress call
Buckshot Hotshot climbing tree stand

Now to the fanny pack:
More TP in a Zip-lock bag
4 screw-in bow holders
Ol' Man Urine bottle
Gallon Zip-lock bag with Pee Willie Wick loaded with Mrs. Doe Pee' s + 3 others
Large drag rag
8 point rattling antlers (the real ones)
Screw in step
Licenses (mine, my son' s and my daughter' s)
Reading glasses (so that I can fill out the danged tag)
Pen to fill out the tag
Saw
Compass
Extra Boonie Hat
Extra gloves
Surgical gloves and arm-length gloves
Another wind indicator and powder bottle
Knife
Pull up rope (at least 40' )

I know there is some stuff that I missed. Did I mention TP???

On my stand I have a bow holder, 3 quiver holders permanently attached, several straps to hold things on, a foot rest, severa bungie cords, and a insulated foot pad.

When I take my son with me, I carry some of his stuff to make his load easier. I usually manage to take at least 5-10 pounds off his load. After all, what' s a Dad for???

Now you know why David often offers to drag my deer.[>:][&:]

davidmil

I' ll admit, Len wins the prize. He forgot about 37 1/2 pounds of other things. His ditty bag weighs more than my stand and everything else I carry. I didn' t look back. Did he mention his boot blankets etc etc etc. I' ve been called this by a buddy in NY but the title really is most appropriately attached to Len.... Mr. Gadget Man.

You know the saying, " like father like son" . Well, Saturday Len asked me to take his son in and find him a tree. So, I grabbed the boys stand and he grabbed HIS " Ditty Bag" . I think I got the light end of the deal. We found a tree in the dark and he starts yanking stuff out of his bag before starting up the tree to organize. SOoooooooooo..... 5 minutes later he' s ready. Mr Gadget Man Jr. The only thing he didn' t take was enough warm clothes. I swung by to pick him up about 9:20. He was already gone and back at the truck. Dad asked before we left, " do you have enough clothes" . " Oh sure dad, I don' t get cold" . NExt time he' ll dress warmer I' m sure. The little bugger has shot a bunch of deer with the bow this year though. Not to shabby for an 11 year old.[:-]

corb

Here is what I carry:

1. bow
2. release
3. grunt
4. topo map
5. compass/thermometer
6. medium knife
7. small knife
8. folding handsaw
9. cord & string
10. deer drag
11. tissue
12. rubber gloves/plastic bag
13. license/bandaids in waterproof holder
14. ballpoint pen
15. windproof lighter
16. gps/radio (rino 120)
17. cell phone
18. binoculars
19. two flashlights (red and white beams)
20. extra batteries
21. snack bars/juice boxes
22. orange hat/vest for dragging deer out
(overlapping firearms/muzzleloader seasons)

sometimes - heat packs, handgun & earplugs, scent, rangefinder
rarely - tree stand, fanny pack
almost never - backpack

I pack all my stuff in my pockets

I usually still hunt alone and out for the day, so I need to be completely self-sufficient. The cell phone is for when the deer is too big for me to drag by myself, which is most any sized deer

HAZCON7

Add to those lists about 6 hours of clothes/boots washing and descenting!