Backpacks..........

[oldhoyt]

I watch an occasional hunting show. Something I've noticed is most hunters are carrying packs while hunting on the ground. Just yesterday, saw two hunters spot a deer about 1/2 mile away from their truck. They get out, put on fairly large packs which seemed to be full, and put a stalk on the deer. They ended up shooting this deer, which they did quarter and take out. But the packs they were wearing weren't frame type packs that would be best for hauling game out, they were more typical packs.

When stand hunting in cold weather, I do carry clothes in a pack to put on at the stand. If I'm hunting on my feet, I prefer to travel as light as possible (gun, deer drag, knife, water bottle), and really, I'm never so far from the truck that it would make sense to carry so much stuff that a pack would make any sense.

I realize that hunting shows are poorly disguised advertisements for manufacturers, but it does seem odd to me that so many hunters look more like they are ready to climb Mount Everest than hunt deer.

[Deleted]

I think most of the stuff in the backpacks is for filming. Tripods. lenses, brackets etc.

[MuzzleLoader]

If it doesn't fit in my pockets I don't bring it. Including snacks/sandwich and water.

[lawrencecountyhunter]

I always carry a large internal frame pack when I'm hunting out west. It is usually empty except for food/water, first aid, phone, licenses, and processing equipment. That way, if you kill something, you don't need to waste a round trip back to camp to get what you need.

Around here, it's just a small backpack with my hunting supplies, since I have never had to quarter a deer for packout in Indiana.

[steiny]

I always take a pack hunting. It holds rain gear, binos, water bottle, snacks, extra gloves, small first aid kid, knife & saw, extra sock hat, rope, possibly lunch, range finder, rattling horns, grunt call, etc.
Also always carry several screw in hooks. One to hang pack on, one for bow and one for quiver.

[jjas]

I carry a small pack with my binoculars, a grunt call, water, maybe a sandwich, gloves, field dressing items, hat, hand warmers, toasty toes....stuff like that.

[bill9068]

Fanny pack, don't need much to hunt.

[foamyflyer]

Same items as above with small pack, usually carry a small roll of TP also. Been there, done that. 😀

[steiny]

Yep, do not go anywhere without some TP in your pack.

[bonecollector23]

I carry a backpack for many of the things mentioned above. I also like to pack in my heavy clothing. I dont want to sweat walking to my stand. When I get to my stand I will put my bibs on and climb my stand. When I get in the stand I will put my coat on after cooling off for a minute.

[swilk]

I carry my Badlands pack each and every time I go deer hunting .... its got everything I may need. Pistol. Flashlight(s). Batteries. Knives. Extra release. Extra pull rope. TP. Snacks. Fluids. On and on and on.

[scrub-buster]

I made a small bag to hold a knife, water bottle, pee bottle, and bino's.

[swilk]

Dont get the pee bottle and water bottle mixed up ......

Im sure youve heard this before but it hurts nothing to pee in the woods or from the stand.

[arlowe13]

After mid-October, I'm usually treestand hunting all day, dawn to dusk, so a pack is a must.

Food, water, extra hat, scent killer to apply throughout the day, 2 knives, 2 flashlights, deer drag, battery pack for phone, allen wrenches for the bow, whistle, binoculars, range finder.

The temperatures in mid-late October can swing widely throughout the day so sometimes I'm bringing an extra jacket, too. My pack also carries my bow or gun which is nice for climbing treestands and not worrying about a pull rope.

[esshup]

I have two backpacks. An Eberlestock J1 (7 years old) that is similar to this one www.eberlestock.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=E1&Product_Code=J34&Category_Code=BP

I use it out West where I will be gone all day from camp. It's internal frame and the scabbard to carry the rifle sure comes in handy when you need 2 hands to climb up a hill. I can get the rifle out of the scabbard without taking the backpack off too.

Around here I use a much smaller one, but it has enough room to carry what I need for a day in the tree stand.

Water, something to eat, TP, drag rope/handle, etc., etc.

[nfalls116]

I wear a backpack for alot of hunting. Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

[bill9068]

I use a fanny pack only, my climber is on my back.

[nfalls116]

Sept 6, 2016 21:42:27 GMT -5 bill9068 said:

I use a fanny pack only, my climber is on my back.

one advantage to not using stands