Hunting pack

[Telgriff]

Spent yesterday travelling around a friends 1000 acre property and realised a few things about my current pack contents and rifle setup.

Bipods are essentially useless 90% of the time, shooting sticks or using the pack are far better.

Take Water, with more water and some water. (30C+ dry heat with no shade)
Bandages for the occasional sprain are a good idea when the terrain is half quartz.

Long pants, long sleeves, hat etc are mandatory. Ditto for a compass.

Rangefinders are very useful. As are CB radios.

Most of the terrain is open, nearly treeless and full of rocks and quartz, and the wildlife can see you coming a long way off.

Apart from a small upgrade in bullet weight and or caliber to cope with longer distances and wind on the hills, is there anything else I have missed on my short list that is pretty much required? Do you adjust your pack contents based on the terrain? (i.e. open hills to scrub/forest)

 

[Doyle]

In my day pack are the following items.

Deer drag
Water bladder with hose
Skinning knife and small sharpener
Latex cleaning gloves
Small first aid kit
Silver space blanket
Toilet paper, sheets of paper towel, and wet wipes
Compass/whistle combination
Butane lighter
Pencil and paper
A length of paracord
Extra caplight
Camera
Small package of mini-chemlights
Pair of cheap reading eyeglasses
Bug Spray
Scent coverup spay
Small folding saw and hand pruners (in their own bag strapped outside)

Depending on the weather, time of day, etc. there may also be:
Full sized flashlight
Rain Poncho
Snacks
Thermacell (butane powered mosquito repellant)

It may sound like a lot, but the water weighs as much as all the rest put together. I'm never out for more than half a day at a time without returning to "civilization". If I go out before daybreak, I'll be back for lunch. If I hunt the afternoon, I'll be back just after dark.

 

[DRice.72]

My day pack always has the following:
Compass
Knife
Sharpener
Flashlight
Water
Water
Water
Candles for fire starters. (Cheap white ones from the grocery store. Cut in half then the wax is melted over the exposed wick to keep them dry)
Water proof matches
Camp axe
Emergency blanket (the cheap foil one)
Dried meat of some kind
Flat bread
Toilet paper
Paper towels
First aid kit
Extra pair of dry socks in a ziplock bag as well as a light undershirt
Extra ammo (kept in ziploc bag)
Rain suit.
Rope
A small tarp (6 X 8)
Sounds like a lot, but if you look around you can find this stuff in a small light package. My day pack weighs bout 15 lbs. More than managable for hiking all day. I could make it smaller if I had a vacum bagger thing-a-ma-jig. I just have to put my stuff in a ziploc and roll it tight toward the zipper then close it.

 

[ialungo]

I carry some of the previous listed items & also one thing that so far has been left out. A roll of colored yarn & some ribbon to mark the kill location and the way out.

I know how to get out of where I'm hunting but usually have to make more than one trip to get the animal out. The markers help & at least once were neccesary to relocate the downed animal.

Thinking heavily wooded area, what could be worse than going out to locate your partner, reposition your vehicle, get your back frame then going back & not being able to find the animal?