How Much?
 

How much do YOU carry into the Turkey Woods?

Personally, I carry a lot of gear.

In my Pack;
Rain Gear
Water Bottle
Flashlight
Extra Batteries (For Flashlight)
Camo Mask
Thermos of Coffee (I may be 15 but I have to stay awake somehow right? ;))
Soda
Breakfast
Mid Morning Snack
Lunch
Afternoon Snack
Extra Shotgun Shells
Extra Choke (Ya just never know...)
Extra Decoy Stakes
Fishing Line (To hook up to decoy if there is' nt a breeze)
Chalk for Box Call(s)
Hunting License/Tags
Matches
Watch
Multi-Tool Knife
Small First-Aid Kit
Warm Fleece Gloves (For Chilly mornings)
Thin Camo Gloves (For Warmer Days)
Hunter Orange Vest (For the walk out)
Extra Pair of Socks

And if that isnt enough, My Vest;
6 Diaphraghm Calls
2 Box Calls
1 Push Button Yelper
4 Slate Calls
1 Glass Call
2 Aluminum Calls
1 Turkey Wing
Fine Grain Sand Paper (For Calls)
Chalk
6 Strikers
Another pair of Thin Gloves (I lose ' em ALL the time)
Binoculars
3 Decoys in my Game Bag
3 Decoy Stakes
Ameristep Turkey Chair

I must admit, it gets to be a bit much at times, but the way I look at it; Better Safe than Sorry!

RE: How Much?
 

gun,shells are in the gun,

I carry in my vest ;

scratch box call,chaulk

slate call,

two diaphrams,

one shaker,

bottle of water,

tolite tissue,

crow call,

thats about it , I try to go light.may have to walk several miles.

RE: How Much?
 

hmmm my pack includes a box call....slate....glass....a few strickers.....surface scuffing material.....chalk....shells....TP....waterbottle in the back game pouch that rarely gets used lol....knife....hat...gloves....facemask........an d my lucky stone my friend picked up for me my first year of hunting.....it never left my vest yet....i think thats about it...i too travle light because i move alot

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RE: How Much?
 

Poult, I only carry the " bare essentials" , too. My problem, however, is in defining " bare essential." I use a backpack and a vest, and I' d swear my vest weighs 15 lbs and my backpack an additional 25 lbs. Plus, if it is raining, I also carry a doghouse blind!!

(Typically, when I go, I pack and plan to be in the woods for the entire day--5:00 a.m. until dark, so I pack lunch, etc.) My checklist is huge--mouth calls (approx 8-9), slot call, paddle (box) calls, chalk, slates (3) & strikers (7-9), push box call, (new next spring will be a set of K & H' s fightin' purrs my wife gave me this summer) locater calls--peacock, crow, owl, pileated woodpecker, coyote--nail clippers, ratcheting shears, hand saw, multi-tool, face mask, orange turkey bag (ever the optimist), headlamp, light camo gloves, Buck knife, game shears, bug repellant, web seat, beaded cushion, food/water/pop for a day, gun, shells, raingear, lightweight hip waders if I hunt lands with streams, maps, plat books, aerial maps, GPS, cell phone, laser rangefinder, binoculars, tp, decoys and more. I start dressed warmly and " strip down" as the day warms, putting more clothes back on if/as the day cools. What I don' t wear, I pack in the backpack. Sometimes I' ll bring a camera, sometimes a camcorder, sometimes one of three portable blinds I have--a camo and stick blind, a camo umbrella blind, or my Doghouse. I' ll carry from 2 to 7 decoys, and sometimes decoy accessories such as a fishing reel with mono line to create motion.

As you can see, I have a hard time figuring out what the " bare essentials" are!!!:D

RE: How Much?
 

Been chasing longbeards for over a couple of decades and add something new about every year!:D

RE: How Much?
 

gun

3 extra shells

decoy and stake(more htan one decoy sometimes, depends)

slate call

box call

push button call

chalk

mask

thats it, i go with the bare minimum, as i never stray more than a mile away from my other gear(in truck, at house, or at grandparents farm)