Unfilled tags. 1 for 4 on elk and normally run about 70% on deer. The 25% on elk would be easier to swallow if I had not been in elk on all 4 hunts. By in elk I mean in bow range.
Socks. I must have 50 pairs of hunting and hiking socks. Wool, cotton and who knows what else, in every height and shade of brown and green known to man. Thick, thin and somewhere in between. With the cost of socks these days I can't bring myself to get rid of any, so I have a large bin that i go through when packing for my hunts.
I think if I went home and actually looked I could probably outfit a whole family that wanted to go hunting very easily. I’d still have a shit ton of knives left over even after that
Left handed gloves, lost all the rights and just can't bring myself to throw them out... You know, just incase I come across the match for it somewhere.
A left handed glove turned inside out is a right handed glove!!!! Just in case you ever want to go that route. Unlined leather is actually quite comfortable worn that way. Insulated gloves are a no starter.
Let's see....I have too many old arrows I don't shoot...23-15s and 400 spine Goldtip Hunters predominately. Too many tools from having a house in CO and one in BC for a few years, too many varmint rifles for where I live now and too many old bows. Also, too many shotguns!
Too much Sitka gear. It actually makes it stressful trying to get packed for a hunt and having to make decisions on what’s coming and what is staying. It was easier when I owned less and choices were limited. But, I still find myself searching for deals on more.
Doe urine. Walmart clears it every spring and I feel compelled to stock up. If i die and my wife clears that middle drawer on my night stand, she will either be disgusted or impressed with one of the premier collections of deer urine in the state of KS.
I’m jacket/coat whore and foot wear as well. I have more jackets and coats than I could ever wear. I just ordered 2 more from OR last month. And shoes/boots.....it’s ridiculous. I have light weight trail runners all the way up to heavy duty Lowa and Crispi hunting boots......and many in between. As far as gym shoes, shit I have probably 15 pair right now. Some haven’t even been out of the box. Just got 2 more pair in the mail last night (sale at Left Lane Sports). Yeah, I’d say I have some issues. I think buying stuff temporarily fills a void I have in me. Never lasts though, thus the continued buying and searching for something new.
Used to have piles of all of it then started whittling it down. Sell off first...give away second, trash can third. Gave away a 270 and a pistol this past weekend and it was like taking a big poop.
The getting rid of feels as good as the acquiring.
I can’t even begin to choose one. I thought I’d choose 2 or 3 but I just scrolled through all 3 pages of this thread and I don’t believe I saw one single item mentioned that I don’t have WAY too much of...
I’m definitely overstocked!