How do you carry everything to the stand?

I use a camo back pack when its cold that way I can put my heavy clothes in it to avoid sweating on my way to my stand.

I carry:

blind material to cover up with
binoculars
calls
spot light
head light
extra batteries
camo ball cap
camo sock hat
face mask
sun glasses
pruning shears
knife
rifle
extra ammo
license
rope
shooting sticks

It all fits nicely in my backpack
 
Gun, folding camo seat that has my e-caller and decoy in it. Have my hand calls on me...that's it.........
 
Blackhawk crossdraw shotgunner vest holds the backup XD-40, mags, shotshells, mags, flashlights, hydration bladder, usually a scoped rifle of sorts on sling, 20" barrel tactical Rem 870, KaBar, spare pocket knife, lighter, scent block, calls, small pack on the back with extra shirt or jacket, raingear, food, and paper/pen/tape/etc etc. Not too small but not the bulkiest either, I like it.
 
Wildbill, I got the pack at Sportsmans warehouse. Badlands Superday brand. Have tried many packs but kept going back to try this one. I think it was a 100 bucks or more, but worth it.
 
The way my hunting has been going I don't need anything but my seat. No gun,calls or ammo. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif
 
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I wear my lanyard/hand calls, carry my rifle/bipod.....and my JIB....gloves and facemask go in pants pocket....poke the yore carrier in the handle of the JIB.....that's all......but I ain't real smart DUH!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif ROFL!!!!!
 
If some of you guys had to trudge thru a foot of snow I think you would lighten your load. Good golly!! I think I'm getting carried away when I pack my e-caller and rifle. Good Golly!! That's about all I can say. Do those turkey vests with a cushion attached really give you a back rest?
 
Backpack to hold my Foxpro, JITB and some extra emergency stuff, firestarting material (Lint, Steelwool & 9v battery), latex gloves, rope, those emergency blankets, a few powerbar type snacks in case I get stranded, and extra pair of socks & gloves (when it's cold), extra batteries, flashlight, cellphone (turned off w/extra charged battery and my camelback.

My hand calls go on my lanyard - One of those nice one's can't remember the manufacturer - A Vendor/member on this board though awesome lanyards, I swear you could tow a truck with them in an emergency.

Binos go on me with the over the shoulder bino straps

Turkey Vest to keep the goat head's off my backside.

Rifle slung over one shoulder and my Polecat converted tripod in my other hand until I setup.

For quick half day trips I pack a little lighter, either way I still haven't called anything but crows successfully.

Isn't it convenient how many coyotes and bobcats you see while in a deer stand? I had 7 coyotes mousing around my deerstand last week, all just conveniently out of bow range. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif And two bobcats within 75 yards that afternoon.
 
I'm suprised at everyone's suprise /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif at how much some of us carry. Nothing in my pack weighs much more than a few ounces (except for my chair, which I must have). The foxpro is my heaviest piece of equipment. It just doesn't weigh that much. Water is the biggest weight concern, and there's no getting away from that either in Arizona. There's been more than once where a single stand has turned into a half day or day long adventure for me. A quart weighs 2 lbs. Not a big deal.

Sad fact for me is that if I want to call, and enjoy the experience rather than be in pain, I need back support, which means a chair, and a backpack. Otherwise nothing I have won't fit in a moderately sized fanny pack.

It is more of a hassle than just slinging a rifle over the shoulder and going calling. But, when I'm out wandering for miles in rocky, unstable terrain, where a slip will likely result in something broken and a night in the woods, I'd prefer to lug a couple extra pounds around. Besides, biggest worry is the kid if something happens to me. Maybe I've just seen too many 40-ish year olds die of heart attacks, but the thought of my kid being alone next to my corpse with no way of getting out, getting warm, or contacting help is not acceptable to save a few pounds.

I used to adjust the pack contents depending on if the kid was with me or not, or the weather, but it became too much of a hassle every trip. Now I've got it down to my basic kit, and just leave it at that 365.

I can understand why guys in some eastern areas aren't big on carrying a lot, but I can't understand why any western hunter who gets more than a few hundred yards from the vehicle would venture out without enough for basic first aid and equipment for a night or two in the woods. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif

But that's me. I'm definately (within reason) a "better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it" type of guy.
 
Here's what I've been taking:

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I carry my shotgun on its sling on my back, my rifle on my arm, my seat cushion on a hook on the back of my belt, handcalls on lanyards around my neck, and the e-caller on the shoulder strap on my shoulder if I take it. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I'm usually only about five minutes or so from the pickup.

All but one of the called dogs I've killed have been with the shotgun, but I still take the rifle with me just in case.
 
If I carried that much stuff around here when its muddy, the clay soil would ooooozzzzz up around me and it would take a tow truck to get me unstuck!!!

Three 44s
 
In a small back pack. Small rope, matches, hatchet, extra gloves and socks, Foxpro, hand calls, compass, rifle and ammo, stocking hat and a knife. In some of the places I hunt, only a fool would go without these basic survival items. This stuff is in my pack 365 days, even when I travel I take all this except the rifle and ammo. Way things are going I should take them too.
 
I just grab my fanny pack... this is not all the stuff in it. I didn't take out all the smaller calls in the front pockets, scent wafers, wind checker, water bottle, space blanket (a must in some locations), snakebite kit, first aid, etc... oh yeah, the cat is not part of the package. Although, you could count him as bait! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif


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wished like hell I had my anti-coaggulant powder and butt wipe......till then, I like to travel light



Laugh if you will, but at a grand total of 2 ounces, and taking up about as much room as a small candy bar, and when out in the field with firearms and knives, I think I can handle the extra weight and space burden it imposes. I might be getting old, but i'm not that old. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Besides, it's "coagulant". "Anti-coagulant" would kind of defeat the purpose, wouldn't it? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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