A day in the elk woods, what's in your pack?

[WapitiTalk1]

Simply this… what’s in your elk hunting pack when you head in for a day’s grind in the elk woods? Go ahead and head into your shop or garage and drag your pack out if you need to refresh for this ultra-scientific thread (you may have to brush off the mouse pellets). This is just another way to weather the loooong off season, exchange/share some information, and perhaps pass some info on to some of our younger and inexperienced hunters. So, elk hunters, let’s get this rolling!

Type of pack and what’s in/on the pack (headlamp, batteries, tracking kit contents, kill kit contents, emergency gear, type of chow for the day, a butt pad to sit on when glassing, rain gear top/bottom, puffy jacket, navigation gear, maps for area hunted….you see where I’m going here). Please include what’s in your pocket’s also to complete your gear list (calls, tube, compass, TP (grin), etc.

Let’s roll…. What is your standard gear packed for a hunt in the wonderful elk woods?

Oh and just FYI, a can of beans and a P-38 does not a lunch make.

[Elkhunttoo]

First thing that I make sure always gets in my pack is TP and Wipes . Then I make sure I have my tags/ license/kill kit….everything else after this is a luxury


My pack will be a little different because I’m usually walking into my stand. I will have my harness and clothes that I need to stay warm sitting in the morning and evening. And then food glorious food.

Start the day off with my wife’s home made chocolate/chocolate chip banana muffins. Then I will go to like a Boston cream pie. Lunch can be anywhere from home made tacos/burritos. Pbj’s………anyway is the point is there are a few things I make sure I have and then everything else in my pack revolves around food

[Swede]

I have my New Testament, a pencil, a book of Sudoku puzzles, snacks, survival junk, my range finder, a couple of knives and some survival junk. Sometimes I have my rain gear. Oh. One other thing. See the tracking thread.