I carry way too much into the woods unless I’m doing a partial day, where I don’t go in far. But I’m usually alone (until lately, I’m taking the kids now) which requires you to do some planning. Planning on something bad happening anyway. The following is a list of supplies that I take with me regularly, but modify for each hunt. I may have left some off, I’m going off memory;
- First aid kit
- Fire starters (cotton balls with petroleum jelly works great)
- Two flashlights (had one die last year and got disoriented, so now I carry two)
- Compass/map
- Space blanket
- Two knives (I like a separate sharp point knife for the least favorable part of gutting, and a skinner style for the rest).
- Water/food
- Rope
- Binocular
- Pee bottle/TP
- Plastic bags (for carrying out the meat)
- Survival book, note pad and pencil
- Camera
- Extra gloves/socks
- Poncho

Good luck and enjoy,
KP