What do ya'll carry in your hunting backpack?

[clovishound]

I thought I had most things covered. Went to a new location a couple days ago. There was plenty of open areas without shade, and I had no sunscreen in my pack. This is a big deal for me, as I am fair skinned and have a history of skin cancer.

Any thoughts of what to carry. I hunt on Wildlife Management Areas in my state that have fire roads running through them, and I am seldom more than a couple miles from the vehicle with easy walking. However, you never know when you might be tracking a wounded animal through the rough woods and end up overnight in the boonies.

I normally carry some first aid equipment, a couple knives, spare warm clothes, plastic bags and sheet plastic, rope, map, compass, flashlight, water, fire starter and matches, emergency poncho, and probably a few things I can't think of right now. I probably should pick up a wire saw, and I'm undoubtedly a little light on first aid stuff. My buddy carries a commercial tourniquet, I'm comfortable with the thin rope I carry and a stick. I'm planning on adding a small walkie talkie after last trip.

Thought this might be good post to provide some ideas some of us haven't thought of.

[BigAl52]

I carry Matches fire starter a flashlight and more ammo. I also carry some kind bars and beef jerky. Just added some peptol bismol for when I watch my hunting partner eat the Vienna Sausages he carrys in his pack. Then tops those off with a snickers bar. I can handle the snickers but the vienna sausages not so much.

[PJM]

Let's see GPS, compass, latex gloves, knife, rope/harness, thermos, protein bars, pen, sandwiches, sling, small amount of ammo or bp loads and a small tripod stool.

[Team Roper]

Humm, latex gloves, Walkie Talkie, glow in the dark trail markers and bright orange ribbon tape, field dressing bag with rags, knives and bone saw, water, coffee thermos , sandwiches, cookies, maybe a snickers bar or two, a drag rope. I usually don't ever need the drag rope cause my atv with sled is usually quite handy, but one never knows, a few rounds of extra ammo, or BP supplies, shooting stick, Tums for heartburn, flashlight and extra batteries for the flashlight and walkie talkie and a little first aid kit, just in case.