What You Should Put in Your Pack

Note: Your pack should be 45 - 60 -70lbs max including food, water, tent and weapon. Try not to pack to much extras, you will have a animal to help pack out!

Clothing

• Socks
• Underwear
• Boots - Kenetrek Mountain Extreme 400
• Gaiters - I recommend Kenetrek for bow hunters, they are quiet or Sitka. OR and Mountain Hardwear make good ones also
• Base layer – Sitka merino wool, Under Armour or Firstlite
• Pants- Sitka – Timberline pants are best for most hunts
• Shirts – Sitka traverse hoody or traverse zip-t
• Packable Down Vest or Down Jacket – Sitka kelvin lite hoody
• Jacket- Sitka timberline or Jetstream
• Hiking Gloves - Sitka/OR
• Toque/Stocking Cap
• Brimmed Hat

Pack

I recommend – Stone Glacier “Sky Talus 6900”

Items in the Pack

• Sleeping bag and Stuff Sac
• Thermarest Sleeping Pad (Neo Air)
• Extra Clothing - not to much
• Knife - Havalon
• Water Bottle (2 Large Nalgene)
• Food for hunt (I will supply) roughly 15 Lbs
• Ammo- minimum 1 full box or 6 extra arrows/broad heads
• Rifle or Bow
• Binoculars/rangfinder – Leica Giovids
• Lighters/fire starter
• Headlamp- Petzel or Black Diamond
• Large Rain Fly for Pack
• Digital Camera / extra batteries

Optional items

• Spotting Scope/ Tripod – we all have these but is good to have if you’re a sheep hunter
• GPS
• Leki or Black Diamond walking stick - Recommended
• Rangefinder- Angle, Recommended for bow hunters
• Gore-tex Socks - recommended to have some in the pack
• Sunglasses
• Special food items you may want – candy, flavored drink mix you like
• Extra Waist Buckle
• Garmin Inreach or Sat Phone - highly recommended