What is the UNIQUE piece of kit you always take hunting

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So I have a week long bear hunting approaching, and of course deer season is now only a month away. I have a question for all you hunters out there. What is the one or two 'Unique' things that you've find useful to take on a (day) hunt. I'll start.

1) I take 1/2 of a sham-wow synthetic rag. Its great for wiping off damp things, de fogging optics, washing hands if required, as a towel, to sit on....etc. etc.
2) Glow sticks - Great for marking locations after dark, such as where you find your animal, gear you've put down, or helping others find you. If you've ever tried to find a deer in a forest after dark, even after wandering away from it by only 10 yards, you'll know exactly why these are useful. I always have a few in my pack.

Have at it!
 
I carry two unique items in my pocket when I am hunting.
One is a deer call made by the late cgn member Carverk, aka Laurence Knowles of the Eagle Clan, Haida Gwaii.
The other is one of those old style cylindrical metal tube containers for survival matches. I have had it since I was in boy scouts as a kid in the 70's. It is about 1/2 filled with soil from the ground when I harvested my first deer many years ago.
These two items I kinda cherish like talismans and I like to believe they carry both the spirit of my deceased friend and of the deer I first harvested. Maybe strange to think of it that way but they bring me luck so I never leave on a hunt without them in my pocket.
 
45ACPKING said:
I carry two unique items in my pocket when I am hunting.
One is a deer call made by the late cgn member Carverk, aka Laurence Knowles of the Eagle Clan, Haida Gwaii.
The other is one of those old style cylindrical metal tube containers for survival matches. I have had it since I was in boy scouts as a kid in the 70's. It is about 1/2 filled with soil from the ground when I harvested my first deer many years ago.
These two items I kinda cherish like talismans and I like to believe they carry both the spirit of my deceased friend and of the deer I first harvested. Maybe strange to think of it that way but they bring me luck so I never leave on a hunt without them in my pocket.
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Great stuff, Thanks for sharing.
 
I spent some years trying to get down so that all I carried was in pants or jacket pockets - are many I do not see often - plastic freezer bag with paper towel sheets - folded in half - in a pocket - and perhaps 20 feet (6 meters) of polypropylene baler twine. I have smoked cigarettes since age 16, so is always a lighter and various fire makers on board, somewhere. A folding Victorinox Hunter knife with bone saw. Two 10 round sleeves of cartridges - like used to come in Federal cartridge boxes - one in each rear pants pocket. I no longer use a belt - just wear bibs - and Bino's have a harness strap around my neck - resting on my chest.
 
I am fond of two things (actually four pieces).

When pushing bush or stalking, I like wearing gaiters over my boot tops and lower legs. They keep my pants dry and my legs warm. The pair I have I sewed in green fleece with a little boot lace hook on the nose, a zipper up the back and a drawstring at the top. The second thing I like are my US Army surplus rainsuit liner pants and top. These are made from the same warm polyester quilting as the Ranger Blanket. The latest pair of pants I found has zipper down the legs so you can add or remove layers without taking off your boots. Amazing pieces of kit for cold breezy days in the field.
 
Toilet paper. For obvious reasons plus it's a great way to mark a blood trail by squeezing a piece on branches at eye level - it biodegrades quickly so I don't have to go back and retrieve my markers after retrieving the animal.
 
A strobe light powered by a D cell battery. It's lenses can be changed to different colors. Handy for marking animals downed at twilight for retrieval later in the dark. Also handy as a rescue beacon.
 
My InReach satellite communicator. It gives my wife a great deal of comfort as I insist on hunting alone even though I have multiple health issues. She like the fact she can locate me with a click of a button.
 
PSE said:
A strobe light powered by a D cell battery. It's lenses can be changed to different colors. Handy for marking animals downed at twilight for retrieval later in the dark. Also handy as a rescue beacon.
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I've been thinking of picking one up myself to use as you've described. What strobe do you use or would you recommend?
 
Potshot21 said:
I've been thinking of picking one up myself to use as you've described. What strobe do you use or would you recommend?
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There is a style of personal distress strobe sold for PFDs and man-overboard location. Flat and with a couple of blazingly bright LED lamps. They were originally developed for US military SOF and downed aircrew rescue. (Edit: for the geardos - SDU5/E)The next version is not quite as swanky but uses a single D cell, and sometimes has a giant safety pin to attach to whatever. Let your fingers do the walking!

Vintage gear review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zjv1u9GOs8
 
Travel toothbrush and tiny toothpaste. In the rush to get out the door in the dark morning at the hunt camp, I rarely have time to brush my teeth, so that chore gets done around lunch time in the field. WK
 
'Boo said:
My InReach satellite communicator. It gives my wife a great deal of comfort as I insist on hunting alone even though I have multiple health issues. She like the fact she can locate me with a click of a button.
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This, for the same reason but not just hunting, prospecting as well.
 
Unique, might be my plywood mooseantler decoy/treehang seat/cutting board/frost shield
never seen anyone use one
simple rectangle of 1/2" with slots and holes cut in perimeter, wrap a tree with cord and then diagonal down to the board to form a seat
Rake the bushes or for display that bulls like
 
The unique thing I will ALWAYS take in my backpack is a tiny "survival" combo salt / pepper shaker with sea salt and cayenne pepper. If I need to cook some back country meat, I'd like it to taste good.
 
Not sure how unique it is but I keep a hunting journal in my pack and make an entry every night. I love to read it over the winter and remember what I was up to and thinking during past hunts. I wish I had started it when I did my first hunt as a kid. Also bring a waterproof/freezer proof pen.
 
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