your correct but keep it in context
if your hunting with-in a 30-40 minute walk to your truck you only need a knife and canteen
some wipes /wetnaps maybe a gps
heres a quick memory jog list, for MY hunting day pack
(you may not need everything but it may jog your memories,
or cause you too think.)
(remember you might be forced to stay out over night,
& weather is unpredictable)
I generally leave camp and will be out for 3-4 days before returning to the truck unless we have an elk down
and can be several miles up a remote canyon, I camp cold (except for occasional cup of hot instant coffee)
and leave zero evidence I was there
Ive spent dozens of nights sleeping out under a conifer, under a plastic sheet
certainly I never take everything listed , but I take what a trip will require from the list
skinning knife
kukri
compact blade sharpener
compass
area topo maps
canteen
licences
cell phone (car charger and/or back-up batteries)
several lighters
several mil surplus trioxane heat tabs
granola bars
rain poncho
2 gallon zip lock bags
small block & tackle hoist & rope(150 ft parachute cord)
spare ammo
heavy hoodie jacket
large plastic tarp
aspirin
other meds
lip chapstick
water purification tablets, or filter/pump
down vest
gps
pack of wetnaps
toilet paper
emergency food
on your belt
large knife or light tomahawk, or kukuri
the cold steel (TRAIL MASTER, or ( KUKRI) are good choices
canteen
anything that could get screwed up if you fall in a creek like medicine, licences, cell phones etc. gets double zip loc bagged
yes it all fits easily in a pack with lots of room left
Last edited by hardcastonly; 05-07-2019 at 06:50 AM.