I used to carry paper towel to clean up after field dressing and TP, then I decided wet wipes do the job of both better with less, and if they get wet so what.
Grizz I like the addition of the hip flask
do they freeze? -30C
What do you carry when on foot
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do they freeze? -30C
It depends on where I am but the above plus some TP is usually all. If in bear country some spray.
J
Always on my person when out hunting:
Compass
Binos
Leica range finder
Lighters
Cigarettes
Spyderco Delica
50' para cord
Tags
extra rifle magazine
20 x rounds for rifle
20' surveyors tape
Petzl headlamp
Wool grippy gloves
Take my pack when stepping out for a longer distance or day trip:
2 x 6' x 8' tarp
folding gerber saw
25' 1/2" rope and carabiner
Goretex stealth jacket
Toilet paper - in plastic freezer bag
Spare wool socks/liner - in plastic freezer bag
fire making kit - waterproof wood matches, lighter, cottonballs/vaseline, little firelogs - in plastic freezer bag
high quality glow sticks
2 x very large orange garbage bags
wide mouth water jug and 1 liter thermos
MSR pocket rocket with canister and aluminum stove case
2 x Mountain House meals
2 x Chocolate bars
2 x power bars
fleece scarf
foamy waterproof seat
Petzl headlamp
Compass
Binos
Leica range finder
Lighters
Cigarettes
Spyderco Delica
50' para cord
Tags
extra rifle magazine
20 x rounds for rifle
20' surveyors tape
Petzl headlamp
Wool grippy gloves
Take my pack when stepping out for a longer distance or day trip:
2 x 6' x 8' tarp
folding gerber saw
25' 1/2" rope and carabiner
Goretex stealth jacket
Toilet paper - in plastic freezer bag
Spare wool socks/liner - in plastic freezer bag
fire making kit - waterproof wood matches, lighter, cottonballs/vaseline, little firelogs - in plastic freezer bag
high quality glow sticks
2 x very large orange garbage bags
wide mouth water jug and 1 liter thermos
MSR pocket rocket with canister and aluminum stove case
2 x Mountain House meals
2 x Chocolate bars
2 x power bars
fleece scarf
foamy waterproof seat
Petzl headlamp
mr goat might i suggest looking into a load bearing vest, this way you can distribute the weight of the gear all over your body and lighten the strain on your back. I bought one from wholesale, haven't used it yet. But it seems to be the ticket to packing light and lots of gear for a long trek.
1L water
sandwich or equivalent
TP
skinning knife
compass
snare wire
Mg block with flint
wood strike-all matches in waterproof container
lighter
string
Kodiak chaw
small LED flashlight
nitrile gloves
spare loaded magazine
advil/tylenol
depending on temps, extra glove-mitts, scarf ect.
That's all I can think of, but the gunny sack contains many mysteries.
All this stuff doesn't weigh more than about 5lbs, but is handy to have and may become more than 'handy' in a bad situation.
sandwich or equivalent
TP
skinning knife
compass
snare wire
Mg block with flint
wood strike-all matches in waterproof container
lighter
string
Kodiak chaw
small LED flashlight
nitrile gloves
spare loaded magazine
advil/tylenol
depending on temps, extra glove-mitts, scarf ect.
That's all I can think of, but the gunny sack contains many mysteries.
All this stuff doesn't weigh more than about 5lbs, but is handy to have and may become more than 'handy' in a bad situation.
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Yes in the back pack at -30 I suppose they would, but they sell handy little refill packets that are not in hard plastic containers that you could keep in a jacket pocket in those conditions and be toasty warm on your tooshie. So far I haven't had that as a problem. I admit I'm not quite hard core enough to have to be out all day at those temps, a bit of stalking or still hunting and back to the truck, if that. I certainly hope to have one in the freezer by the time the temps get that low, at which point I'm thinking sleeping in is an option. I don't think the deer are all that active a -30 either.
well last shooting light is half an hour AFTER sunset and it gets dark pretty quickly here in Northern Alberta. If I take a deer at the end of the day I would like to find it, because it will be dark by the time I let it bleed out and recover it, and then there is field dressing it, as I'm not likely to be in front of my headlights to do that. What are you packing it in at 2:00 in the afternoon?
I guess, unlike Ontario, we don't have street lights to find our way to and from the field, never mind gutting and skinning game.
I always figure I'd better be prepared to spend a night out, if I have to.Grizz
What I carry is a little different than most of the above. Mostly I hunt in bush with some trails in the foothills. I don't really pack for half a day. I might not know it is a half day until I am back. We just had a baby, so I didn't get out this year, so this is from memory.
* Coat warm hat and Mitts that I am fine sitting in, or spending the night
* map folded to the local area only in a ziplock with a write anywhere pen that works on the ziplock.
- marked with base camp, known trails, roads, clearings, areas of cell reception, and local STARS pickup areas if close enough to the city.
* compass
* gps
*calls
- map compass calls and gps are on the front of me.
* paper towel -- it works when sh1ting like a bear as we won't be flushing, and doesn't dissolve too fast when wet, so it works as a biodegradable path marker. Ever go back to get your surveyor's tape?
* game cleaning gear; knife, saw, tags, enough paracord to pack, or pull a deer out, etc
* headlamp with red filter.
* one extra set of batteries that work in both gps and headlamp
* food and stove
* water in camelback, or canteen. I take about 1.5L, but refill as needed.
* a couple baby wipes.
* sometimes some burlap to make a blind depending on where I am going.
* fire: bic,windproof matches, dryerlint/wax kindling.
* extra set of glasses
* T3 and advil
* a weird 6oz steel bottle that I am not sure what it is for.
* book
* gun with compass, bic and knife in buttstock.
* sometimes rattlebag, rangefinder and pillow seat depending on where I am going.
*large orange garbage bag.
I am probably forgetting a few things, but that comes to mind.
Most of this is in a backpack that is packed so that I know I can be quiet in the bush with it on. About late August of each year, I start wearing it on some of my trail runs to make sure it fits well, and doesn't make noise.
* Coat warm hat and Mitts that I am fine sitting in, or spending the night
* map folded to the local area only in a ziplock with a write anywhere pen that works on the ziplock.
- marked with base camp, known trails, roads, clearings, areas of cell reception, and local STARS pickup areas if close enough to the city.
* compass
* gps
*calls
- map compass calls and gps are on the front of me.
* paper towel -- it works when sh1ting like a bear as we won't be flushing, and doesn't dissolve too fast when wet, so it works as a biodegradable path marker. Ever go back to get your surveyor's tape?
* game cleaning gear; knife, saw, tags, enough paracord to pack, or pull a deer out, etc
* headlamp with red filter.
* one extra set of batteries that work in both gps and headlamp
* food and stove
* water in camelback, or canteen. I take about 1.5L, but refill as needed.
* a couple baby wipes.
* sometimes some burlap to make a blind depending on where I am going.
* fire: bic,windproof matches, dryerlint/wax kindling.
* extra set of glasses
* T3 and advil
* a weird 6oz steel bottle that I am not sure what it is for.
* book
* gun with compass, bic and knife in buttstock.
* sometimes rattlebag, rangefinder and pillow seat depending on where I am going.
*large orange garbage bag.
I am probably forgetting a few things, but that comes to mind.
Most of this is in a backpack that is packed so that I know I can be quiet in the bush with it on. About late August of each year, I start wearing it on some of my trail runs to make sure it fits well, and doesn't make noise.
