So, this will be my inaugural year deer hunting.  What do you all take with you besides the sticks and string?  I can think of the obvious, license, knife, deet, TP, ...

Without going overboard, what else should I be dragging along?

Thanks - Dave

add a light, grunt call, and set of rattlers and that is all I take.

Water. I also carry a knife sharpener, rope, extra layers, and a few snacks.

short hunt or long hunt?

short hunts I just take my bow with attached quiver, hunting stool, license, mosquito spray, and a flashlight so I don't step on rattlers walking home in the dark. Been close one too many times...and that was just once. LOL

Just put all the little things in my pockets.

Yeah, I'm thinking short hunt here.  Close to home, after work, etc.  

The light has got to be added for sure.

my small whitetail daypack....
small binos, pruning shears, saw, knife, surgical gloves, grunt call, rattle bag (early season...I move up to antlers later), screw in bow hanger (small one), headlamp, face paint compact, cap (I don't wear it to stand), 24' pull rope....I think that's it...

Close to home....in your pack a good first aid kit should never leave the pack. A quick hunt like your talking...flashlite, knife, drag rope.

small light. knife. lighter, pipe&tobacco. 10 ft of rope.  small first aid kit .  i sit on ground or stand in a crotch of a tree so i dont need a seat. but you might need one.

don't forget a handful of toliet paper !
It comes in handy for other things besides the obvious LOL
(fire starter, cleaning up, extra gauze for the first aid kit)
Dan
Whoops just seen TP in your first post, I'm a little slow today,
Dan

Cell phone.

We can take turkeys at the same time so I always have a diaphragm call in my pack and the camera plus alot of the stuff above.

Most of the time too much stuff  

Small first aid and some gloves sound like a good idea.  And maybe a bit of rope...  Rope is always good for something.  Oh and the small binos.

I was trying to keep it light though, I can see how things can add up fast.

Bring all the stuff you think you might need for a couple of hunts.  After that, ditch everything that you didn't touch.

I don't like to use a pack.  I try and travel light and fit most things in my pockets or on my belt.

If you hunt Jersey a copy of Gone with the wind will help pass the time.      

1)Flagging tape
2)Two lights, one for the hat brim, and a nice bright one.
3)Knife, unless its on the person w/ two sided stone
4)Cell phone
5)License
6)Camera, obviously a compact one.
7)Calls (I carry a variety for fun but none are big unless its antlers)
8)Extra tab,bow stringer,rest material(all are small)
9)Whatever extra clothes or camo I may need.
10)Bow hanger(s)
Most of the time this is the essential list.  I don't hunt more than a mile from civilization, so this covers it for me.  I may add the ThermaCell or a small seat, but most will fit in my Arrowmaster unless I need food and water.

If your state is like KY, then you'd better have an ink pen in your pack. We have to use it to mark our tag with info about the kill before we even move the carcass.

In addition to the pen, I pack the following when going out for an evening or morning whitetail hunt:

Finger tab, arm guard, headlamp, camo tight-fitting head-net and camo "do rag" head covering or fleece head cover if it's cold, safety strap to attach my harness to the tree, pull-up rope, grunt call, and Buck model 501 lock-blade knife. All this in my fanny pack. Of course I have my wallet with my hunting license/permits. Sometimes I take my binos, but not always. I always take my cell phone and keep it in a shirt pocket underneath my coveralls. If I arrow a deer, I immediately call home and I also call my bestest hunting friend. After I recover the animal, I send a picture to my hunting buddy and call home again!

QuoteOriginally posted by kbetts:
1)Flagging tape
2)Two lights, one for the hat brim, and a nice bright one.
3)Knife, unless its on the person w/ two sided stone
4)Cell phone
5)License
6)Camera, obviously a compact one.
7)Calls (I carry a variety for fun but none are big unless its antlers)
8)Extra tab,bow stringer,rest material(all are small)
9)Whatever extra clothes or camo I may need.
10)Bow hanger(s)
Most of the time this is the essential list.  I don't hunt more than a mile from civilization, so this covers it for me.  I may add the ThermaCell or a small seat, but most will fit in my Arrowmaster unless I need food and water.

Add a dragging rope and water and this is pretty much what I carry as I don't hunt real far from civilization either.  

I can't stress enough how important the cell phone is no matter how near civilization you hunt.  You can be just over the hill from your house but if you miss a step getting in or out of your stand you may not get help until it's too late.

Not much where I hunt local - 1/2-1 mile from the house. But I carry: 2 knifes, range finder, spare haul line, spare shooting glove, face mask, thin gloves, 3-4 folded paper towels, hunting license and ink pen, blank paper in case I need to leave note on truck, small flashlight, and cell phone.

My pack consist of:

Hunting license & tags.
Gerber Multi tool.
Grunt call.
Wind checker.
Mini flash light w/ spare AAA batteries.
First Aid Kit.
2 forms of fire starter.
Drag rope.
20' of Para cord.
Blazed Orange Ribon.
Latex Gloves & wet naps for clean up.
Snack.
Quart canteen of water.
Map of the area & compass.
Extra Tab, String, & Stringer.

Trust me my friends, I've been where I needed to camp right where I had tagged my game because it was too late to drag out a long distance & the stuff I keep in my pack has made it nice over night.