Stalking load out - what do you carry?

[Scapegoat]

Rifle
15 feet or so of paracord (hanging gralloch and dragging)
Knife
LRF and either Binos or thermal occasionally both (in woodland settings a 7x 20 LRF is usually adequate for i/d spotting)
Couple of pairs latex gloves
Trigger sticks
Phone and a small power bank
Small but powerful torch if I’m out last light.
Field dressing
Wipes.

All of that fits in pockets. Hate having a pack, prefer the rifle in a double sling

 

[rem284]

Rifle, 5 rounds in mag, 10 rounds in wallet.
Thermal and rf bino's
Spot tracker
gps(to mark deer shot location and to track dogs)
1 knife(only need 1)
deer drag rope
thin gloves to keep chill off hands in winter and midgets off in summer
Gloves for gralloching
Slash resistant glove(put under galloching glove)
midget net in summer
small head torch just in case.
blue roll
quad sticks
thermal blanket, bandage, plasters

It all adds up to quite a bit of weight. The thermal and Rf binos are obviously most useful but also a big burden when around the neck

 

[Leec6.5]

If I can’t fit it in my pockets it stays in the motor!

I think we as stalkers carry too much clobber,
Rifle
Sticks
Thermal
Bins
Knife
Gloves
Yool sack
5 spare rounds
Phone

that’s it nowt more required

 

[ruger 243]

rifle (m18 243)
cartridges (5 sako 90 untill i get the home loads up to speed with new rifle)
knife (buck)
roe sack (unknown. had it 20 year)
binos (habicht sl)
stick (hazel)
dog (lab, just wouldnt go without her)
tabs (20 regal)
lighters x2 (unknown)

 

[Doric]

What do you carry in your bag/on your person when you’re out hunting?

Here’s what I take out with me every time:
• Ear Defence
• Head torch - especially during last light stalks.
• Spare battery’s (these are both for my head torch and my scope)
• Cylumes - useful for marking things out at night like blood during a last light shot.
• Blaze orange arm band - legal requirement in many places (especially for driven shooting)
• Trigger lock - legal requirement in some countries when transporting a firearm but I just do it to be extra safe.
• Show clear flag - always keep it in my rifle when I’m not using it.
• Buttlo roe call and ACME fox call
• Ammunition and belt holder
• Caliber specific pull through and cleaning kit - useful for clearing any blockages in your barrel
• Large game drag - makes life a lot easier when it comes to the extraction
• Documentation - hunting license, insurance, etc.
• Lens cleaning kit - especially in wet or dusty conditions
• Range finder
• 8.5x50 Delta forest II Binoculars
• Gralloching knifes
• General purpose knife
• Quad sticks
• Obviously- rifle

View attachment 191901

Knife and rope.

 

[hunta]

Rifle and quad sticks. Knife, saw and bullet pouch on my belt. Thermal and bins around my neck. Everything else must fit comfortably in my pockets so that I can move, climb, lie down and sneak around quietly and easily.

 

[devonair]

Rifle; steyr 6.5 x55 +mod, full mag (4+1)
Quad sticks, garden cane diy jobby
Bino's
Hat, face veil (diy jobby made from mesh lining out of coat.
Gloves, wool fingerless+3pairs rubber
Knife, mora/cold steel finnbear
Small zip ties to seal off ends for gralloch, don't tend to use these much unless it's really cold.
Plastic bags for heart, kidneys, liver.
Toilet paper wrapped in cling film keeps it dry till needed. OK for drying lenses too!
Para cord, 2m with plastic handle off a bucket(more comfortable to pull)for suspended gralloch and recovery.
Maybe a few sweets, box drink if its hot.
Mobile phone.
Spare batteries for trail cam.
Everything carried in pockets.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Drag the beast to your vehicle or take the latter to the kill. That way you can take the kitchen sink (and a corian chopping board cut to the size of your truck’s payload area).

K

 

[GGC96]

Obviously everyone carries a lot less than me :’) I do stay out for two days In a place with running water though

 

[Sharpie]

Self inflating sit mat for comfort and insulation during those high seat waits.

e.g. Green Self-Inflating Cushion + 1 FREE | Coopers of Stortford

 

[Klenchblaize]

K

 

[Smelly Yeti]

Head torch is always a good/sensible addition dawn/dusk but always chuckle at ‘spare batteries’ - having tried to change these many times in the dark after your torch has gone out I learned years ago that a spare torch is the easiest option

 

[ashray]

ghilly to carry all that stuff.

 

[John Gryphon]

ghilly to carry all that stuff.

There are indeed quite a few hardware lists mentioned.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Call me “soft” if you must but I won’t be without a pair of these in the snow:
They can however get VERY hot as one of my coat pockets attests!

K

 

[willowbank]

Oh go on then... “Your Soft”

WB

 

[springbok787]

Call me “soft” if you must but I won’t be without a pair of these in the snow:
View attachment 192609They can however get VERY hot as one of my coat pockets attests!

K

I fully expect to be called a witch etc for suggesting a 21st century alternative but the battery powered electric hand warmers that you can buy are pretty good. There maybe relatability concerns but for me the risk of not having a testicular BBQ is worth the reliability risk.

 

[GGC96]

Testicular BBQ .... that’s hilarious :’)

I fully expect to be called a witch etc for suggesting a 21st century alternative but the battery powered electric hand warmers that you can buy are pretty good. There maybe relatability concerns but for me the risk of not having a testicular BBQ is worth the reliability risk.

 

[compo]

A mate to carry the rucksack

 

[HappyHunter]

All in a small Stoney Creek waist pack...

Small first aid kit
Israeli bandage
Black marigolds
X 2 knifes
Pocket sharpener
Drag rope & harness
Jockey type wrist gaiters
Torch
Thermal
LRF
Few ziplocs
BDS disease booklet
Snickers (never a Mars!)
Water

May seem plentiful but it carries well in a waist pack, which I much prefer to a rucksack.

Favour the marigolds since switching. Higher in the cuff. Sturdy, washable and less waste.

The lrf seldom comes out, but I would virtually guarantee the want to use it by removing it.

I do read the bds booklet on occasion but handy to have in the field should I come across something.

Do take a folding gambrel at the moment as I often get met with a tractor to recover and gralloch.

Recent addition of a couple of cyalumes after a post in this thread.

I should add that rifle and sticks are carried. Binoculars on a harness and rounds in my pocket and always wearing a cap of some form and a buff.

HH