Pack my bag!

[butcherboy]

For a backcountry early season archery elk hunt in NM I would only take one pair of binoculars. What you have around your neck. You won’t be sitting on a high point glassing for animals in more open country. I never carry a spotter no matter what. If I see a legal animal in my binos then that’s good enough for me. On more open country type hunts or above timberline I will bring a tripod for my binos but never a spotter. I just don’t want to carry the extra weight and I don’t need to zoom in on an animal I know is legal and close enough to hunt and try a stalk.

 

[bigunit]

I have to ask. What's a plakker?

 

[Ahugemuledeer]

Jeez in my opinion some of you guys way overpack! Maybe I’m just not cleanly enough haha.

I can do one pair of boxers, one pair of pants, and one pair of all my layers which is usually like 3 different weights of merino with a puffy and rain gear. One pair merino long Johns. A luxery would be an extra pair of socks.

Gaiters if you are wading through wet brush to keep the feet dry.

Spotter, (if calls for it)
Binos
Range finder
Jet boil
Freeze dried
Tent, argali stove and pipe if it’s gonna rain
Trekking poles (must)
Game bags, ( I bring only 4, large)
50 ft paracord
Knife
Folding saw
Camp booties or neoprene socks or somthing to wear at camp (must)
Some kinda bars for eatin
Steri pen (must)
Nalgene and water bladder
Wet wipes


All you could ever need