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With archery kickin up this weekend I've been going through my checklist for the 500th time and ensuring I have everything packed and ready to go. Thought it might be a good time to post up the thing you're prone to forgetting to take into the woods to helpfully make it stick in a brother's mind so they don't make the same mistake.

I'll go first, forgot quiver once. Not forgot it at my truck either. Like literally left it at the house and had to unhook the trailer and drive back home to get it. Thankfully it was only 15 mins away.

EDIT: To be clear, this post isn't meant only for archery. More of a general, what have you forgotten in the woods. I say archery because that's all I do and that's what's closest.
 
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Dropped my release 1 time in the dark and low crawled 100y through the waist high wet grass, I don't miss bow hunting 1 bit lol
 
I never wear my boots driving to go hunt I always put them on when it get where I hunt. This is usually a 45 min drive got there and was wearing tennis shoes and forgot to bring my hunting boots. Don't forget your boots lol.
 
JT262 said:
I never wear my boots driving to go hunt I always put them on when it get where I hunt. This is usually a 45 min drive got there and was wearing tennis shoes and forgot to bring my hunting boots. Don't forget your boots lol.
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Yup, hunted in Crocs one time
 
Think I've done most of the above a time or two.

But most "memorable" forgetting was once going into the South Cherokee via boat across Parkville Lake (Lake Ocoee). After beaching the boat on the far shore, then climbing several hundred yards to the special "spot", it was still pre-dawn, when I suddenly whiffed the very strong aroma of bear.

I "thought" there were 3 rounds in my magazine, so decided to chamber a round then get more ammo out of my pack. Not only were there no cartridges in my magazine, but I had no ammo in my pack.

It was a beautiful early November morning, and I was happy to not see the bear I was smelling. Right after sunrise, I went back to the boat, back across the lake, and headed home (where I had left all the ammo).

Have never again forgotten my ammo.
 
Back in my youth I forgot to dress warm enough in that stupidity of youth. In PA for opening day after thanksgiving, temp around freezing, cotton longjohns, jersey gloves, robin hood style hat, army fatigue pants carbon stick handwarmer and jacket. Handwarmer never started, had both gloves on my left hand, froze my tail feathers off quickly and thank goodness a buck came by after 2 hours on stand so I could get back to camp by the fire…last time I didn't have the right gear…
 

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I once drove 2 hours to hunt catoosa's open archery hunt. As I was laying down in my tent I realized I forgot my bow at home. Hopped in the truck got home got it and made it back to camp around 2am
 
I dont care about opening morning of bow season. But give me a cool late october afternoon with the leaves forming and scrapes being made under autumns leaves and i am there!
 
Everything possible at some time or another. I do keep my release attached to my bow when I take it off now to eliminate at least one thing to remember
 
I forgot my quiver with all my arrows in it. It's fun driving 45 mins to a spot to realize that you didn't put your quiver back in the case. I didn't forget my release, but I was putting one on once and the strap broke. Great thing, I had just bought a back up one and pulled it out of the case. Shot a doe 40 mins later.
 
Once I get where I want to be in my climber, I'll take the quiver off my bow and lay in some limbs or strap to the tree. More than once, I have left the quiver in the tree and had to climb back up.
 

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