If I am only hunting the first 3 hours of a morning or late afternoon into the evening, I simply bring my flashlight, stand, bow, cell phone, safety harness and a relaxed mind. If I am planning to hunt an entire day, say during the rutt, then I bring all the above but also a backpack with food, snacks, water bottle, etc.

Luckily, one or two of my productive hutning areas is only about a 5 minute walk to where I park my truck so when I stick a deer I pack everything up and head to the truck and put my gear away...then head back into the woods with my gloves, knife and rope.