RE: Big Game Bowhunters....day-pack ?
I use the Brookwood bow pack or my cabela' s alaska pack frame. It depends on the hunt that I' m on. If it is a pack in hunt, then I will use the pack frame for the days outing, and I can put the bow in it and climb and walk with my hands free.
For day outings where weight isn' t an issue as far as what I can have in the field with me, I use my Brookwood bow pack. It has two outside compartments which fit a 1 liter bottle perfect, and a huge main compartment that I can fit the camcorder in, plus whatever skinning equipment, game bags, extra food, and whatever else I need. It has the drop pouch in the back that I can put the bow in and keep my hands free, which comes in very handy on long walks and even belly crawls (except of the cam hitting you in the head when crawling)