I honestly don't have a list I can copy and paste, but let me say....
Your first trip definitely will have you wishing you had certain things and realizing you didn't need others. A lot of that is just personal preference. I like a small axe in camp. Others scoff at that. I'm betting half the guys who go are bringing solar chargers. I consider them a total waste of weight and space for my ways. I haven't ever wanted or needed a gps in Alaska ever....prefer to navigate by learning the area and using developed skills. Many guys can't get past it. I consider my Helinox chair as indispensable to my happiness in camp. You might be lost without a book or perhaps a skillet. There is a huge amount of individuality in any gear list, and all of us can argue why everything on our list is important.
There's some truth to the old saw, "Rather take it and not need it, than need it and not have it". Defining what you truly need vs want is where the lines get blurred. I suggest you compose a list of the things you absolutely know you will need, and another of the things you may want. Don't be afraid to go without luxuries; you're there to hunt and some amount of inconvenience is definitely baked in to any remote hunt.
I believe you're smart to look at other's gear lists. The guys who have done it a bunch of times generally have it fine-tuned....they bring what they will use and very little of anything else.
^^^^^This is an excellent preface for your decision process of what to bring and what to leave...read it several times during the preparation part of your adventure. Well written KD, you nailed it! BTW...no axe for me on a wet area moose hunt
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If I had a list, I'd be happy to share it with you, but I don't use a list. You'll have lots of specific questions over the course of the prepping stage of your adventure, so just reach out. You noted that you're going to a "swampy area" for your hunt, so I'll briefly mention a couple of gear ideas right out of the box...
There's obviously no shortage of water in a wet moose area...getting it safe to drink is a very important gear decision. The water in the wet areas where I am dropped for two-weeks is heavy with micro's that clog filters surprisingly quickly. I bring a Katadyn Base Camp gravity filtration system with a new filter already installed and two extra filters...a couple of years I needed both extras. I've never gotten sick using this system. If you go this route, always double-check that you've installed the filter correctly without any dripping around the seal-ring. I also bring two 10L MSR dromedary bags which are convenient for filling from the filter while I go do another chore. We also spread a tarp when/if it's raining to catch water that we filter.
I'm a big fan of bringing a chair to sit and get off the wet tundra...Helinox is also my choice. Being in a wet hunting area, you'll need to adapt the chair legs so that they don't immediately sink deep into the tundra when you sit down. We cut slits in four old tennis balls for the base of the legs and bring those.
I also like sleeping off the ground in wet tundra areas...an ultra-lite cot levels the playing field pretty well. I've used a Thermarest and more recently a Helinox. Make sure you also bring a sleeping pad with a high r-rating.
BTW, smart choice bringing reliable chest waders...hopefully you're not living in them all day, every day...but it happens some years. Consider also adding insulated knee-high rubber boots to your list...those are my comfortable "camp shoes" on a wet area hunt...and maybe, just maybe, I can actually hunt in them in the location where I am dropped.
So much more to add, but I'll stop here...
