What's in your kill kit?

[Bulldawg]

I’m very curious why people are packing nomex/ latex gloves?
What diseases are people catching from wild game ?
I have never caught anything while cleaning my game
But have caught diseases from insects like ticks and Mosquitos and spider bites ( black widow)

The easy clean up is nice, don't feel too bad about pulling some food out and have a snack.

For me though, I always have little scratches/nicks on my hand and fingers and getting blood and other stuff in them they get minor infections and swell up a little. Nothing serious, but annoying and they take a long longer to heal up. The gloves help mitigate that.

 

[bowhunthard88]

Micro pulleys is a great idea I will have to look into that!

I do have some Ronstan micro pulleys, but I would venture to say a couple micro-carabiners rated for 4-5kN and paired with some 2.2mm Zing-It are almost as efficient, and the carabiners have more uses. I carry two carabiners and 30' of Zing-it in my kill kit. I'll carry the pulleys and some additional stuff if I need to hang an entire whitetail lol.

 

[malberto416]

My kill kit has:
1. Knife
2. Sharpening stone
3. Contractor bag
4. Tags / zip tie / pen
5. Micro pulley (whitetail hunting out East)
6. First aid / bandaid / quick clot
7. Gloves

 

[mtnbound]

2 knives
Pocket sharpener
6 game bags, with more in the truck
Fillet / Cut proof gloves
Lightweight plastic tarp or large contractor bag
Small pack of baby wipes
Cord to hang meat or hold an animal while butchering


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[Pilsner]

I try to not change it.. this year I realized I was missing my electrical tape. Thankfully my buddy had his for securing the tag.

All that I change is the game bag size I carry.

Knives, tape, zip ties, 50 feet of paracord, a large black trash bag, exam gloves, small sharpening stone.

I just ordered a set of Wiser Precision pulleys. After my deer this year it would have been a difficult time managing it solo. Having some micro pulleys may be beneficial.

I've had a set of the Wiser micro pulleys and the quik-stix thingy for trekking poles sitting in my cart for months now. Need to finally pull the trigger on them. Look super useful especially for the weight.

I've also found the plastic flagging tape in safety orange color to be uber-useful when blood trailing or for just general trail marking.
-Doc

 

[Pilsner]

2nd the cut glove. Well worth the small size/weight penalty.

I recently learned that the #1 cause of injury for hunters was cuts to the non-dominant hand from scalpel blade type knives. More than twisted ankles, more than water borne illness. Thats a LOT of instances that could have been prevented by a 1.5 ounce kevlar cut glove. In that vein I purchased a 6 pack of them off of amazon for like $10. I tossed one into my kill kit and gave the rest out to my hunting buddies. Not because I like the a$$holes that I hunt with but because of my old job I am always the designated medic who has to sew their dumb a$$es up when they do cut themselves...
-Doc

 

[flyfisher117]

I've had a set of the Wiser micro pulleys and the quik-stix thingy for trekking poles sitting in my cart for months now. Need to finally pull the trigger on them. Look super useful especially for the weight.

I've also found the plastic flagging tape in safety orange color to be uber-useful when blood trailing or for just general trail marking.
-Doc

The micro pulleys kind of turned out to be a flop. At least with paracord. They make more work than they save ha.

The quick stix are pretty neat.

 

[WyoKid]

- Second headlamp - duplicate of primary headlamp
- Kevlar cut gloves
- Powder free Nitrile gloves
- Breakaway Razor Utility knife - for caping and removal of lymph nodes for CWD testing (+ Ziploc snack bag)
- Mini folding saw
- 9" Zip Ties
- Paracord
- Trauma kit - quick clot bandage, butterfly bandages, super glue, compressed Israeli bandage, tourniquet, antiseptic and small roll of duct tape
- Folding double sided diamond sharpener
- Fine Tip Sharpie Marker

Orange making tape is in my bino pack so I don't have to take my pack off and search for it. Extra strip of electrical tape is on my stock for the same reason.

 

[Taudisio]

I recently learned that the #1 cause of injury for hunters was cuts to the non-dominant hand from scalpel blade type knives. More than twisted ankles, more than water borne illness. Thats a LOT of instances that could have been prevented by a 1.5 ounce kevlar cut glove. In that vein I purchased a 6 pack of them off of amazon for like $10. I tossed one into my kill kit and gave the rest out to my hunting buddies. Not because I like the a$$holes that I hunt with but because of my old job I am always the designated medic who has to sew their dumb a$$es up when they do cut themselves...
-Doc

Being a victim of my right hands actions (twice), I think a lightweight left handed Kevlar glove is on my list of added weight I should add to my pack. It hasn’t landed me in urgent care yet, but I could see that happening.

 

[MaddScooterCop]

Game bags, one contractor bag, havalon blades and 550 paracord. Nothing changes between species for me. All in a kifaru pullout. Tag in my wallet, knife in my bino harness.

Same

 

[shwacker]

Really like a small tarp for shade (pitch it right over the kill sometimes), to lay meat on if it is dusty, and for emergency use/get out of the rain a little more. 6 oz of luxury.

And I swear by light carabiners and the rapid rope stuff (usually minus the can). I found a container of the rapid rope that someone had lost at a kill site once and laughed at it but then used it and it is actually kinda nice so have stayed with it. Mainly like because it is in a neat package, even just the refills, that is quick to dispense and is easy to cut without pulling apart sheath. To tie it around a tree, just bring both ends together as one strand and tie them in a simple overhand aka European death knot.

There are various carabiners that have smooth noses, which can make getting a quarter off a lot easier.

Other items: game bags, knife, gloves, tag.