| driftrider |
11-01-2009 11:42 AM |
My solution would be to not carry so much junk. I suppose that if you were hunting miles from the nearest road, and were on a pack in/out hunt, sure, but for the typical day hunt... why? I used to carry my ALICE pack (one I bought while I was in the Marine Corps. SEMPER FI!) chock full of crap that I thought that I MIGHT possibly need. I'd be carrying 30+ lbs of extra stuff in an XL ALICE pack (w/ frame). The think was, I really never needed any of it so immediately that I couldn't go back to the truck to get it.
Now I travel MUCH lighter, and leave the non-essential stuff at the truck. I carry my weapon, reloads, my bullet short started if hunting with my ML, a small 2AA cell Mini-MAG light, my knife, a 20' length of 550 cord, my wallet w/license & tag, a pair of rubber gloves, my cell phone (on vibrate), a Coleman folding chair, and a pen. I'll also take a book and/or my iPod with me if I plan to stay out through the late morning-early afternoon hours. Everything easily fits into my pockets except the folding chair, which I wear slung across my back that weighs maybe 6-7lbs. If I do decide to use my climber, It goes in place of the folding chair. If I shoot a deer, I'll find, dress and tag the deer, then take my gear out to the truck first, then I'll come back to drag out the deer. I hunt public land where the parking area is rarely more than a mile from where I'm hunting, so it's not a long walk.
Mike
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