In my Super Elite vest I have a handful of mouth calls (Primos stacked frame True Double II, K&H Screamin' Hen IV, MADD High Frequency triple reeds, others), two box calls, three slates-glass, slate and frictionite, five strikers, a pushbutton call and the K & H fighting purrs, sometimes a gobbler shaker, insect repellant, chalk and the Primos call conditioning stick.

Locator calls--owl, crow, coyote, pileated woodpecker, and sometimes a peacock call, though I don't like it much.

I bring a pruner, a fold-up saw and a multi-tool knife.

I bring/wear a headlamp in the early dark. I also carry, but rarely use, glow in the dark tacks for evening roosting and finding the spot the next morning. (GPS has taken over that role.)

I bring plat books, aerial photo maps, my license, a pen, and my permission letters.

I carry from 1 to 4 decoys of varying manufacturer, size and style, depending on my mood, location, planned hunting activity, the time of the season and the weather. Often I also carry a fishing line and reel for creating motion in the decoy(s).

I bring an orange bag for carrying my turkey out.

I carry a handful of spare shotgun shells. (This year I'll be shooting Federal Mag Shok Flite Control Heavyweight 3 1/2 inch # 6 shot shells, 12 gauge.)

GPS, compass, cell phone, and FRS radios if I go with someone else.

Aloe Wet Wipes (in the travel pack) for tp.

Camo facemask, camo make up, spare facemask.

Camo gloves and a spare set.

I wear Tingley rubbers over my Cabela's Silent Stalker hunting boots When needed, lightweight nylon hip boots for crossing deeper streams.

I also always carry my Laser rangerfinder, sometimes around my neck, sometimes in my vest, and sometimes in my backpack. I rarely carry binoculars, except out west, but I have them if I need them.

Then in my backpack (which has my Primos "Real Wing" tied to it) I carry:

Since I usually go out intending to stay out for the whole day, a day's supply of food--a.m. snack, lunch, p.m. snack, beverages (pop, though in the past I've even carried in a thermos of coffee) and more snacks.

I also tote along my raingear, extra gloves and a warm hat, and a beaded cushion. And strapped to the backpack is a webbed foldup seat. Later in the day, if the weather warms up, I stuff or strap the extra clothes that I wore at dawn, such as my jacket, in or on the backpack.

I'll also usually carry a camo blind of some sort, expecially if hunting with someone else. That blind can vary with the weather, from a simple camo on sticks blind through a large camo umbrella style blind to an Ameristep Doghouse blind.

(When I plan to use the Doghouse, I'll also carry a fold up canvas seat or two.)

If I go with someone else, I'll also sometimes carry a camcorder and tripod, and, if there's not room enough in my backpack, I have been known to carry a Playmate sized cooler full of food and beverages.

Finally, of course, I also carry a gun, a Mossberg 935 turkey gun with Rhino choke, sling, and LimbSaver recoil pad and, new this year, a Bushnell Holoscope and Lazy Leg attached shooting stick/gun support.

That is a fully rigged list. About half the stuff is for when I hunt with another.

On a nice, warm, spring day, with no rain in the forecast, if I'm alone and in familiar territory, hunting reasonably close to my truck, I'll pare back to as little as a hat, facemask, gloves, webbed seat, two mouth diaphragms, license, cell phone, gun and a pocket full of shells, and leave the rest of the stuff in the truck in the two big Rubbermaid tubs I store most of the stuff in (where I also keep a tape measure and 50 lb. fish scale, among other items).

By the way, almost all the stuff I have was given to me as gifts by family members, purchased at a discount during after-season sales, with gift certificates or other money-saving practices such as Cabela's Club points or Purina dog food club rebate certificates, or purchased on eBay at auction for less than retail.