What did you forget.

[hammer0419]

I've done that before too. Now I just attach it to the handle of my bow immediately after taking it off. Hasn't been an issue since.

Exactly where I keep my release. Though I do keep a spare in pack

 

[JFKinYK]

Tent poles. Never store them in a separate bag from your tent.

edit- thought of another - partner forgot gaiters once. One of those pieces of clothing you don't always think about.

 

[Becca]

partner forgot gaiters once. One of those pieces of clothing you don't always think about.

That was us, for most of last season. Forgot our gaitors on our first sheep hunt of the year in Aug, and because we often had tight turn arounds between trips and kept re-packing from the gear we had just finished using, we continued to forget our gaitors until our October goat hunts...

I leave myself a lot of reminders either on post it's or in my phone if i worry we will forget stuff. Especially if we have a bag of frozen or refrigerated stuff in the fridge to grab at the last minute. Nothing is lamer than realizing you forgot all your hunter sticks and string cheese!

have also been known to leave IOUs sticking out of the top of tent bags if we "borrow" stakes from one tent to use for another. Knock on wood we have always managed to get where we were going with all the parts and pieces for our shelters.

 

[tstowater]

hunting license on a trip to Montana. I was about 300 miles from home and had one of those "O Sh*t" moments. Had to stop and get a replacement.

Another time I was on a prairie dog hunt and drove into a pasture that was covered with prairie dogs just standing there waiting to be shot. When I went to load a gun, I found out that I had left all my ammo at home. Fortunately, this was only a dream, actually a nightmare.

 

[JFKinYK]

Yeah, Becca. Lists. After forgetting many odds and ends over the years for various types of trips, I now have a "Master Trip Packing List" that gets checked no matter the destination or type of trip. It has subset sections for "hunting" and "winter" and a few other things.

 

[scott_zimm]

Earlier this summer I packed up and went out for a quick little overnighter to do some sheep scouting. it was mostly just an excuse to get some much needed time away in the mountains. Parked the truck, threw my pack on and headed out quick, trying to cover ground as fast as possible to get me back where I wanted to check out. After a few hours of nonstop hiking I finally made it to where I wanted to be and immediately got my camp set up below a couple drainage I wanted to explore.

With everything set up and good pile of firewood gathered and stacked from an old washed up beaver dam I finally decide to take a break. I sit down and reach in my pocket for my brand new can chew. Excited to cut that paper with my thumbnail and have this long awaited dip I pull the can from my pants pocket. "Hmmm, the seal on this can looks broken already... must've been from all that movement being in my front pocket. " I opened it up and my heart sank.

Back at the truck excited to get going I threw my brand new can on the floor board thinking it was empty and stuffed my empty in my pocket. Some guys like their coffee back in the mountains, some guys like their whiskey... I like my dip. I had crazy thoughts and considered leaving my camp and making the 12 mile round trip hike to go retrieve my fresh can. I ultimately decided against that but I sure did enjoy that first dip once I finally made it back. I may or may not have convinced myself there was nothin to see back there and headed back a little earlier than originally planned.

 

[Elizabeth]

I once forgot my boots. I left straight from work to meet my husband who was already up in the mountains hunting and it wasn't until I got to the camper that I realized what happened. Luckily I had a pair of running shoes that I made work for the weekend. If not it would have been drive home or wear dress shoes. I now keep an old pair of boots in the camper just in case.

 

[danarnold]

2013 in Wy I was the only one with good rain gear, only rained 10? out of 15 days that we were there.
I killed my bull on day5? rain led to some pretty shitty moods (for others) for the rest of the trip

 

[PA 5-0]

Wrap/strap for my sunglasses. Pain in the ass when ur in and out of the binos all day long.

 

[WRO]

I forgot my range
Tent on the sheep hunt. Luckily I was able to borrow one.

 

[Highcountry_Hellrazor]

Bowhunting for Turkey's forgot my arrows/quiver haha. Realized this bone head move after climbing up a mountain.