Hunting Forum

Was just going through my bag and wandered what if anything els I should through in.  I usually carry these Items eather on my person or in my back pack.  
Shot gun (of corse)- A pad (to sit on)- a slate call- a mouth call- a flash light- compess- magneasieam fire starter- Knife (I usualy carry just a smaller folding knife for turkeys)- binoculars- marking tacs- cammo gloves- cammo face mask-  a little folding saw (for cutting smaller braches/trees and stuff that might be in the way of sight) -  a couple extra shot shells (though I have never needed more than 1 yet)-  1 hen decoy- 1 jake decoy- cammo base ball hat- bug spray- water- zip ties (works great for zip tieing your tag on a bird could have manny other uses)- a role of red/black electrical tape (I am an electrition what can I say we use it for everything 100s of uses)  latex gloves (for cleaning the bird) rain poncho- 9mm S&W (incase I call in a predator instead of a turkey)- cell phone (mostly just for the clock that is on it because it sucks not knowing when it is leagle shooting hours)- wallet (with my taggs / hunting licence) .  I think that is about it what do u guys carry?

Looks like you have a pretty solid pack there. Mine looks about the same with a few minor differences. I carry a garmin GPS instead of a compass (been lost in the woods once or twice, so the wife baught it for me), a fresh bic lighter instead of the magnesium starter, and I carry a 40S&W on my hip (if I need it I want it now).

Yeah I carry my 9mm on my side as well. I usually dont hunt that far away from whare my truck is. Usually I am with in 400 yards or a mile at most. So Im not to worried about geting lost. Thougb it can happen. I think a compass is always good to have in the woods just because its easy to get turned around and if you know whitch way the road is from you when you walk in you can just head that direction and find it. The only bad thing is sometimes you come back to the road and are not sure whitch direction your truck is though thats not a huge problem.

I know exactly what you mean about not knowing which way to go on the road. I got turned around in the mountain woods once and crossed the road my truck was on without realizing it. I ended up hiking to the top of the next highest hill before I realized I passed my truck by just a couple hundred yards.

My vest has way too much sheit in it....been thinking about buying a burro to carry it for me....besides, a burro gives a great shock call...

Not much in mine...slate and a few different strikers...extra gloves and mask...thermacell / extra cartridge and pads...worthers or cough drops ...snack bar and drink bottle..extra shells
I don't need a bunch of calls because I mostly just use my own voice...I combo that with the slate on tough birds

Mine varies with the weather, and where I am hunting. Normally, I just hunt behind my house (250 acres), and this is my typical pack:

Cherokee Sports inflatable decoys (submissive hen with realistic head, jake, and feeding hen), camo face mask, camo gloves, multi-tool (pruners, knife, saw, etc.), DEET spray, Thermacell, 2 mouth calls (1 old, 1 new this season), box call, slate call and striker, crow locator call, water. If we're expecting rain, I'll throw in a packable rain jacket. I typically load my gun with 4 shells, but I've only needed 1 at a time so far. I don't know why I bother carrying a slate call, I have never used it while calling on stand. It doesn't seem loud enough to me. I usually just use a mouth and box call together, mouth call only when they get close.

vest w/ back and seat rest

Benoit box

Heirloom double barrel grand slam

few extra shells

sand paper

chalk

face mask

permit

few extra shells

sheet paper

That sheet paper will make the deer snort and scare the turkl burds!!!