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#2047822 - 08/27/10 11:32 AM

Too Much Gear?

Longhunter
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The Rock's post set me to thinking about too much gear. So much of the stuff peddled in the various outdoor catalogs I get bombarded with is just plain unnecessary. My deer hunting equipment is fairly basic. I try to keep things simple. Bow/Rifle, arrows/ammo, stand (sometimes), backpack with knife, flashlight (rarely used), snacks, water, toilet paper, a length of cord, a sweat rag, matches, and sometimes a book. Hunting clothes, hat, and boots round out the equipment I need.

Gps, atv, rangefinder, cell phone ( never had one), calls, scents, and sundry other gadgets seem like they would just complicate things.

What dou some of you consider to be needless gadgetry?

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#2047828 - 08/27/10 11:42 AM

Re: Too Much Gear? [Re: Longhunter]

cecil30-30
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Im in the same boat as you,but I do take my cellphone for emergency and also,i'd lose alot of arrows and miss alot of deer if it weren't for my rangefinder during bow season..LOL But other than that,im right there with you..I can carry all my gear in a Fanny pack that I bought when I was 16 from cabelas..Works very well..I tried carrying a back pack,but it just gets to bulky..I mean your hunting deer for a couple hours,not going on a wilderness elk hunt in the rockies..LOL

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#2047864 - 08/27/10 12:24 PM

Re: Too Much Gear? [Re: cecil30-30]

Carnage
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Registered: 12/03/08
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After my post, I started cleaning mine out. So far, here's what's being left out this year:
PB crackers (pretty sure these last forever though)
Deer grunt tube
Fresh earth scent
Gum (who chews gum???)
An entire box of .300 Win mag shells (guess I was worried about pirates or something)
Broadhead sharpener (that's where it was!!)
2 knives (had 3 in there)
Batteries (extra for GPS and flashlight)
Duct tape (might be a redneck

Colored lens covers for flashlight (I have never once used them)
The can call

You know what, I'm just gonna leave it all in there and not take it with me...I can get by with a cellphone, a knife in a sheath and my bow and stand.

So to ammend my first post, if you see a guy in his late thirties wearing joggin pants and a t-shirt wandering around in the middle of nowhere in the dark, don't fear. Just trying to get cell phone service

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#2047897 - 08/27/10 12:39 PM

Re: Too Much Gear? [Re: Carnage]

bobthebowhunter
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Registered: 11/20/07
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I'm guilty of taking too much stuff in the woods too. This year I will probly take the same stuff as I always do because I do like to be prepared, but most of it will stay in the truck or at the cabin.

I usually take all of my "after the kill" stuff in the woods with me, but its really not necesarry. I think this year I'll just tag it and come back to gut and drag. That way i can get in something cooler and not sweat up my hunting duds. I'm thinking about leavin the calls at home too. I haven't called much but when I do I think it hurts more than it helps. I'll be down to:

Back up release
compass
small bow hook (because I switch trees often)
extra saftey strap.(the portion that goes on the tree)
flash light(extra batteries)
water
Snack
lighter
tp
pruning shears
optics
range finder
MAYBE a thermacell

past that I'll have the stuff I carry everyday

cell phone
knife
wallet
and baccer

Edited by bobthebowhunter (08/27/10 12:44 PM)

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#2047908 - 08/27/10 12:47 PM

Re: Too Much Gear? [Re: bobthebowhunter]

Winchester
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I too carry a fanny pack only, unless its really cold and then I carry my heavy out layers if I have a long walk. The essentials are all I carry as well.
My fanny pack consists of: Knife and folding double blade saw.
Drag rope, tiny pair of channel locks, palm size rangefinder, 2 small flashlights for tracking, releae/bullets depending on season. Lighter, pen, used to carry radio but now use cell phone most the time if needed. Wind checker, grunt call.

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#2047939 - 08/27/10 01:13 PM

Re: Too Much Gear? [Re: Winchester]

DUCK37101
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Everytime I think something isn't needed I end up needing it.

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