RE: If you could bring 1 thing with you on a hunt...
A knife. You got to beable to field dress the rascal. Although, I did field dress one once with an old bear razorhead minus the bleeders when I left the knife at home. OK, so I haven't shot him... it would be binos simply for the enjoyment of peeking into all those dark holes you can't see with your eyes. Of course to do that you have to have great binos.