The OP's question was whether we do carry or not, not whether the high and mighty say we should - because there's no straight answer for it. Flags doesn't, and he's plenty salty, and buffybr does, another guy plenty salty. I don't usually carry a tent when backpack hunting, preferring a tarp and a bivy. One of the guys I hunted with when I was growing up spent 50+ yrs hauling a 7lb tent (maybe heavier, it was a monster) with aluminum poles into the field on his back... neither answer is really wrong. Living in flatlands at 1,350ft, I can't simulate altitude and elevation gain, so i have to keep my wits about me any time I get over 6,000. I've ran 20+ miles per week for most of my life, finished 14 marathons to date, completed 3 50mile trail runs, done months on months of hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, etc. but there's no making up for living low and hunting high... great shape is relative, but I've never struggled to keep my pace as long as I remember my moutain step when my breathing gets fast.

No sense in getting all bent out of shape about any of it. The question wasn't whether you think it's a good idea or not, it's whether you carry or not.