Whats in your pack??

For the day I take : water, fruit like apple or pear, granola or power bar, food like a sandwich that needs nothing extra like cooking, a couple of emergency items like a very small 1st aid kit and a lighter and never forget your toilet paper and I carry some wet napkins too like the ones you wipe a baby's but with.
I always carry a rifle and a hunting knife so noo need for 1 in the pack.
I try to pack very minimal if I know the area well and living in B.C. I usually have water sources available and someone knows the general area where I am.
 
Gps
Flagging tape
Extra batteries
Range finder
Telescopic monopod strapped to outside of pac
Water bottle
Water filter ( can drink any water i find )
Knife.
Latex gloves
Thermacell and refills
50 feet of 550 cord
Head lamp
Small flashlight
Matches and lighter in my knife sheath.
Extra ammo..3 or 4 rounds
Phone
Snacks

Sounds like a lot but the pack is small and I take it everywhere
 
I pack every thing on a small shoting bag and keep the pack bored empty for packing game
Knife and sharpener ,compass ,lighter,ammo,FLIR ps 32 ,para cored ,cheesecloth and string,a bag of bulk black pepper(for keeping fly's off meat )and plastic bag for hart and liver
 
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I have different packs depending. My hunting (primarily upland) always has extra ammo, licence, and enough supplies for a minimum overnight stay. This area has no cell service but there is an excellent radio telephone service (Houston, BC, Tower Communications, they rent out equipment) so that is always with me when I head out. If this was not the case the INreach system looks very interesting. Always water and a compass no matter what else I bring. My straight bushwacking pack is fairly basic and my winter pack has a stove and fuel which I do not bother with in summer but always carry a Zippo lighter and tea lights for fire starter. Zippos are a pain because the fuel evaporates through the wick so you use it or lose it but you can flash them up and build a fire over them if you are truly in a bind. My first priority in my bush packs is starting a fire, then water and food. The contents vary with my chosen activity at the time. Of course all of Harley's needs come along for the ride. But that goes without saying because life would be boring without Harley.
 
Daypack;

- cell phone (where there is service)
- compass
- Kershaw knife and sharpener
- 2C Maglite & 2 spare batteries
- Leupold RX-II Rangefinder
- Leupold Katmai 8X32 binos
- 1 litre water bladder
- couple apples and chocolate bars
- camo facemask & gloves
- spare release aid
- small first-aid kit
- matches & lighter
- spare socks and wind-sweater
- game tags
- deer etc... calls
 
the elk hunt im going on this year is a hike in hunt and camp so pack will be different
I will take the Rokon in as far as I can and walk the rest of the way in
I will still be running light but add a hammock tent as the spot im going is prone to coastal flooding, sleeping bag to go with my shooting bag
 
hoytcanon said:
Daypack;

- cell phone (where there is service)
- compass
- Kershaw knife and sharpener
- 2C Maglite & 2 spare batteries
- Leupold RX-II Rangefinder
- Leupold Katmai 8X32 binos
- 1 litre water bladder
- couple apples and chocolate bars
- camo facemask & gloves
- spare release aid
- small first-aid kit
- matches & lighter
- spare socks and wind-sweater
- game tags
- deer etc... calls
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No TP?? Or is that what the spare socks are for?
 
My go-to pack, usually camping or shooting or just driving through the mountain.

Folder clipped in chest strap, 4" fixed in mini saddle pouch.

Smallest outside pocket for wallet, licenses, bic(s), keys (keys always clipped to pack)

Medium pocket has first-aid, cordage, bic(s), socks, gloves, touque, compass, pen and notepad, multi tool, foil blanket, 2x 1 shot crazy glue, sharpening stone, flashlight,

Main pack always has bino's and whatever else I need. Clothes, food, mags/ammo, bic(s),

I also have whatever flavor maps I'll need and paper copy of hunting regs.

*Tp included in first-aid ;)
 
Summer pack for 8 hour scramble, no rope or harness:

Rain gear
dry socks in zip lock
TP in ziplock
Toque
boot laces,
cohesive bandage,
map,
Compass,
GPS,
small safety kit to handle scrapes, minor burn or cut
Twice as much lunch as I think I need
2 L water bladder
1L water bottle
Camera
 
It depends on what's being hunted. But here are things that always stay inside.
1 roll TP
1 entrenching shovel
1 CF shelter half
1 emergency tube tent
1 1L thermos of coffee
1 1Qt canteen
1 50Oz water bladder
2 bottles of water purification tablets
1 Silva ranger compass
Topo map of hunting area
1 Baofeng UV5R radio with spare battery
1 Medical blowout kit
1 Survival kit
2 IMP type main meals
1 headlamp
1 army angle flashlight
Ammo
Then animal specific items, for water fowl, small game, large game.
 
All you guys carrying TP, try some baby wipes. Much smaller, cleaner and easier to pack.

I have different packs for different hunts.

- day pack for rifle hunting with gun scabbard
- tree stand pack for archery
- upland pack for grouse

All of these will contain a GPS, knife/multi tool, rain gear, protein bars, water/Gatorade, rope/cord, wipes, phone, flashlight, headlamp, trail marking tape, lens wipes for scope/binos and pruning shears/saw.
 
Gps
Compass
Flagging tape
Extra batteries
Range finder
Binos
Radio (Baofeng UV5R rocks!)
Folding shooting sticks strapped to outside of pac
Water bottle
Water filter (Life Straw)
Iodine tablets (water purification)
Knives (gutting/skinning knife, bone saw, Swiss Army, "rough use knife", Leatherman)
Latex gloves
50 feet of para cord
2 Head lamps
Small flashlight
Matches and lighters in various pockets, including my pants.
Extra ammo
Snacks
TP
"Survival Kit in a Can"
Small first aid kit
"Space blanket"
Orange "survival bag"
Freezer bags (for organs - heart, liver)
Hunting licence
pen & notepad
Pipe & tobacco

Still plenty of room in there for bags of organs, or a few grouse, or a few hares - depending on the situation.
 
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phinton81 said:
All you guys carrying TP, try some baby wipes. Much smaller, cleaner and easier to pack.

I have different packs for different hunts.

- day pack for rifle hunting with gun scabbard
- tree stand pack for archery
- upland pack for grouse

All of these will contain a GPS, knife/multi tool, rain gear, protein bars, water/Gatorade, rope/cord, wipes, phone, flashlight, headlamp, trail marking tape, lens wipes for scope/binos and pruning shears/saw.
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TP can be used as a fire starter too.
 
Alps Big Bear

On left shoulder strap in a surplus mag pouch....
1st aid scissors
CAT
Gauze
Clotting gauze z wrapped.
On the right shoulder strap.......
Esse 6/fire rod and Altoid survival tin
On/inside the pack.......
Protein bar, vienna sausage, etc
Canteen and cup
First aid kit
GPS
Compass
Para cord
TP
Spare magnesium fire starter
Alcohol wipes
Spare batteries
small pen flashlight
headlamp
water filter with tube
Mil spec poncho
bic lighter
 
skypilot said:
Alps Big Bear

On left shoulder strap in a surplus mag pouch....
1st aid scissors
CAT
Gauze
Clotting gauze z wrapped.
On the right shoulder strap.......
Esse 6/fire rod and Altoid survival tin
On/inside the pack.......
Protein bar, vienna sausage, etc
Canteen and cup
First aid kit
GPS
Compass
Para cord
TP
Spare magnesium fire starter
Alcohol wipes
Spare batteries
small pen flashlight
headlamp
water filter with tube
Mil spec poncho
bic lighter
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Good loadout!
 
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