Minimalist Hunting.. what do you take ?

[frassettor]

I don't like the idea of carrying  a lot of unnecessary stuff when hunting. The partials I hunt are from 40-15,000 acres. I do wear a 3,400 cu backpack to carry my ghillie, chair and a few essentials. I only ground hunt nowadays .

I'm interested in hearing what minimalist gear you take .

[M60gunner]

For those 40 to 100 acre parcel hunts I carried a fanny pack. It held all I needed, spare knife, gloves for gutting, plastic bags. Carried an engery bar or 2. Carried at least one canteen of water. Looking at my "handle " you can understand why I am a minimalist. The gun weighted 26#'s or so, each box of 100 rounds was about 7#'s. I carried 2 plus 1 on the gun. I see these folks at 3D shoots with backpacks like I used to hike the mountains with and thought they were going on a long hunt and wanted to get into condition. Not the case in 99% of them, I asked. Just shake my head and carry on.

[Mike Walker]

Minimalist describes me perfectly........all I do thesedays is chase the local whitetails around home, so only thing extra I carry is a small flashlight---it's all I need.

[MnFn]

One thing I won't be without because of these guys is a handgun.

[toddster]

My ASL, side quiver with arrows, withy Grayl, binos and tags, knife in pocket

[Orion]

I don't really pack differently for woodlot vs big country or a few hours vs all day.  Pretty much need the same gear either way.  A medium size day pack handles all I need. For half-day sits, I include a small thermos and a few cookies.  For an all-day western Hunt, it's extra water and granola. Don't usually pack extra clothes unless I know it's going to rain. Always carry binos around my neck. Have taken to carrying a small tree sling (Less than 1#) for spur of the moment sits.     

[Pat B]

This was my kit when I went elk hunting in the San Juan Mountains above Durango, CO in 2010. I had everything I needed for a day out. I brought the Primitive Archer magazine because it had the article I wrote for Primitive Archer Magazine about a sinew bow I built for my first trip out there in 2006, "The Story of Elkie".

[Terry Lightle]

Bison Gear day pack,tree seat,back quiver or GFA side quiver

[dnovo]

Majority of my hunting these days is on my farm or a friends. Never more than 3/4 mile from home or truck. I use a haversack and have for a lot of years. It has a knife, small folding saw, pruners, flashlight, gloves for field dressing, turkey calls, and maybe a length of cord. I can just pick it up and sling it over my shoulder and I'm gone along with my bow and binos.

[Roger Norris]

These days I use my SlingPack, and I have to be careful not to overload it. On Day #1 of the season, it is pretty packed.

By the 3rd week, I pretty much whittle it down to:

CATT Tourniquet
Drag rope
Knife
Blood trail tape
Compass
Leatherman Tool
Headlamp x2

I still use the SlingPack, because I may stuff a jacket or vest into it.