What are your daily essentials when packing in for a day mule deer hunt?

2 liters of water, first aid kit (tourniquet, quick clot, tape), compass and fire starter and emergency/reflective blanket, puffy, kill kit (knife, game bags, preg checking gloves and nitrile gloves), snacks (dried cherries, granola bars, trail mix, apple(s)), spotter, five extra rounds, tripod, heavier gloves and rain jacket, lens cloth (I wear glasses), surveyors tape for marking and tracking if needed, 30 feet of paracord. If really cold I might include a vest or another layer and a warmer beanie.
 
In addition to all the usual stuff, If temps are warm, I may bring a tarp for the primary purpose of providing shade while skinning an animal out. Can also be used to ride out a storm.
I may also bring some citric acid if its fly/bee season.
 
Always on me:
Bino harness with range finder, wind detection and cow call. Release, calls, and gloves in the harness for archery, no binos.

Always in the pack:
1.5 liter water
Head lamp
Wipes in zip loc
Safety and extras, vac sealed
Kill kit vac sealed
Game bags vac sealed
Light rain jacket

For this years rifle elk/deer:
Binos
3 leg chair
Tripod
 
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