What to bring deer hunting

Rifle, ammo, good knife, sharpener to touch up the edge when skinning,

proper clothing and boots for the weather, compass and or GPS & map of the area if you're not familiar with it,

binoculars, tags, some rope to tie off and drag the animal (I use a deer drag shoulder harness too; inexpensive and handy), ziplocs for organ meats you may want to keep and for tenderloins (no point sending the tenderloins to the butcher),

plenty of water, something to eat, matches/lighter, calls/grunter if you have 'em, camera, various survival gear and first aid materials,(a big emergency may or may not happen, but falls resulting in sprains, cuts etc. are fairly common)

That's probably all I'd take on a day trip, and should fit neatly into a fanny pack.

Don't forget to pack patience and determination. Have a good hunt.
 
Grasshopper ----------> most important item to take hunting :arrow:


TOILET PAPER!! :mrgreen:


talk to ya all later
SC
 
Grasshopper ----------> most important item to take hunting :arrow:


TOILET PAPER!! :mrgreen:


talk to ya all later
SC
 
a pack of gum or some candyies book or crossword puzzles if you are sitting, couple bottles of water or cans of pop or a thermous of coffee, phone if ya have one
 
Rifle, a sighted in rifle... :roll:
Ammo, for THAT rifle :wink:
A knife, a sharpening stone :lol:
Your deer licence 8)

EVERYTHING else is sorta "custom" to the hunt you are undertaking... For example, if I plan on walking, I dress lighter than if I was sitting...

Or, if I was going ALL day, I'd bring food, water and t.p. :!:

Cheers
Jay
 
For the TP, wait till the roll in the bathroom has only about a 1/2" left on it, then squash it flat, put it a ziplock and stick it in your pack. Don't forget to replace the roll or you'll hear about it from the wife. In addition to what others have mentioned, flashlight for tracking after dark, spare batteries for the flashlight, GPS etc, and those disposable blue shop towels for cleaning up after gutting. Some guys say baby wipes are better for that, but I don't know. I try to carry the bare minimum on me and leave the rest in the truck. What qualifies as the bare minimum varies with how far away I am hunting from the truck.
 
Andrewe,

I started here and customized their list. http://www.butlerwebs.com/hunting/checklist.htm

It nice not to have that horrible feeling that you forgot something when you're driving 2 hours to your favorite spot.

PS
Super Cub I love your sign off. I have read alot of your posts I believe we certainly have the same sense of humour. I can't wait till I have a 1000 posts, the deer will be jumping into my tree stand. Unfortunately I still have only a couple of posts and I still have to hunt for animals. Oh well.

SS
 
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