list of necessities to pack for deer hunting
 

I'm going to start early this year to avoid a last minute rush to find everything to pack and/or carry into the woods with me for the first day of rifle season. Here's what I have so far, if you can add anything to it, please do.

knife
drag
pen/pencil
watch
warm gloves
latex gloves
scent killer
jon-e-handwarmer and fluid
flashlight (with good batteries)
zip lock bags (for liver & heart)
hard candy
thermos
lunch

spare:
wool socks
warm gloves
long johns

i'm sure i'm forgetting something

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Two way radio? I always carry my GMRS/FRS even when not with a buddy. Everyone knows I carry it so if I take a fall and break a leg etc... and don't make it back when scheduled they know to just come into the general area and start searching and calling on channel 15/15. It's my opinion that these days with these little light weight radios selling for as cheap as 15 bucks and 30.00 for a set of 2 with a charger, no one should ever have trouble being found when lost or hurt out in the sticks. I know everyone has excuses as to how it would'nt happen to them but every year I hear some story or several about how someone gets in trouble and stuck in the woods suffering for a couple of days and sometimes not making it out alive.

Metro

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**** paper LOL

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Don't know where you'll be hunting, but always, always be ready for the worst! Try the following:
[ul][*] Very, very loud whistle (for signaling, if you get hurt/immobilized or find someone that is)[*] Space blankets (very small packages, very good for improvised tents and warmth)[*] A rescue strobe light -- $15-20, can be seen at night for miles[*] A windproof lighter AND waterproof matches AND cotton balls, in case you need to make a fire
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You'll always have an easier time improvising if you have confidence that you've packed a few survival items along. If nothing else, it'll help you keep your wits about you. Hope this helps -- good luck!

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You may wish to include; Rifle, Ammunition, Raingear, Water, Toilet Paper, Map of hunt area, compass (and optional GPS)
A friend of mine is great for making lists, but seems to always forget at least one of the above items which he considers so basic as not to require adding to his list.

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A Bearer to carry all the above stuff!!!

I go light a phone I have good signal where I hunt
drag rope . latex gloves, gutting knife , water, cough drops, an apple, tywrap for tag,
flashlight, rifle & bullets, some paper towels for cleaning glasses and rear.

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Numero uno-HUNTING LICENSE!

2. PERMITS!

3. WRITTEN PERMISSION (if private land)

4. ( almost as important as 1, 2 & 3 ) A GREAT, POSITIVE ATTITUDE & WILLING TO ADMIT MISTAKES AND LEARN FROM THEM. ( Year after year! )

Uncle Matt (in IL)

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no written permission needed here, we are all jus a bunch of "good ole boys" who work, party and hunt together (but we don't party while hunting no sir). the TP was a good one.........can't believe i forgot that one. it's not fun using leaves to wipe your A$$!!! also the liscense and tags is a good point. i remember when i was 13, my brother's, father, and myself had to drive a good hour from camp to our spot. we got out of the truck and my dad asked me (for the second time-he asked me at camp too and i said yes) if i had my liscense and low and behold it disapeared right off the middle of my back. someone in the tooth-fairy form must have taken it back to the coffee table at camp!!! lol my dad was hot let me tell you!!!

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I have everything i may need or use, in a tote bend in my truck, i dont carry stuff that i may need, i carry the stuff i will need. If i may need something i will walk my big arse down to the truck and get it if i need it bad enough!

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Moonpies very important....

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I like unscented baby wipes instead of paper for obvious reasons. Best advice my squad leader ever gave me.

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firearm/bow
ammo
appropriate hat(s)
appropriate gloves
watch
cell phone
2-way radio
license
twist ties
latex gloves
knife
zip saw for pelvic bone
tp
drag
blaze orange vest and hat
small mag lite
head set flashlight
calls
rattle bag
loud whistle/compass/thermometer
head net
water
food for longer hunt
first aid kit
space blanket
bags for heart and liver
camera
book
berber multi tool on my belt
balaclava for colder weather
extra ammo on stock of gun
cleaning kit for gun in case of dirt in barrel

This all fits in my back pack and doesn't weigh much at all.

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Wimps!!! Your supposed to use the roughest leaves nature provides.:)

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Dang, I gotta get more stuff! I usually carry a loaded rifle and a knife, permit, and soft paper.
I was in wallyworld buying my rifle permits and overheard two old fellas admiring all the gadetry, pee, and gizmos for sale. One asked the other if he thought there'd be a deer left in the county when it was all over. The other was contemplating taking a whiz in a bottle and selling it.

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Somebody always shows up with 6 months of past Playboys. How come they are never on these lists?

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This may be an extra, but a saw for rib and/or pelvis during field dressing...

I got my first deer tonight! well, not my first, the 1st first was 5 y ears ago with a much experienced older friend, and I 'thought' I knew how to field dress.

the processor said I didnt do too bad, but a saw for that area would be MUCH better than dulling the knife like I did.....

geez..kind of an upsetting situation!

just my two cents..

Ken B

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Well, I hunt in the mountains in NY and there is always a chance that you get lost and have to spend a night in the woods, so I always bring a lighter, a small container of lighter fluid or butane, and some gatorade. I recently purchased a GPS, so my odds of getting lost aren't as good anymore, but you never know when that thing will break, or when I'll be caught out there in a storm and won't really get any satelite reception. Also, I always bring in plenty of doe and buck urine and a grunt call. Also, my hunting license and tags, a little snack, like a candy bar or some slim jims, some orange tape to mark where I find blood if I hit a deer, and a mask. There are probably things that I'm forgetting too of coarse.

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"Buckeyes" in regards to getting lost or finding a pre-placed stand in unfamilar territory. But remember to mark both sides of the tree for use in both directions and with a flashlight when it is dark of course it lights you path up like a river channel at night with a Q beam. Buckeyes = reflective thumb tacks.If you are familar with the rules of channel markers you can use different colors to mark direction also.

Have a good safe Hunt everyone,
Sharky1

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And remember I still have spots so no Bang-Bang....lol[8D]

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I thought that was the other use for birch bark.