what are the must haves in your day pack!

[SIDEHILLARCHERY]

I always run in to the, "I've got room in my pack, I gotta fill it". So my question is, what do you guys recommend putting in your pack for an all day outing?

 

[ghost]

Food, water, survival kit, GPS, maps, calls, knife, multi tool, TP, rain coat and pants.  I feel pretty confident going anywhere with these items. Even if I have to spend the night away from camp.

 

[GoatT]

water, food, spotting scope, tripod, snacks, matches

 

[GameSlayer]

mountain money

 

[Fullabull]

Snacks, water, 2 head lamps (extra batteries), lighter, parachute cord, large plastic leaf bag (to lay quarters so they stay clean), Quarter bags (as light as possible, i use large pillow cases stitched together), good knife (that does not need to be sharpened every few minutes), small water purifying straw (REI), I carry a small repair kit for my bow (peep, D-loop, serving, alan set, small needle nose), whistle (metal), GPS if needed (compass if not), blank CD (for signalling), cotton balls (socked in vaseline) and of course TP


There a lots of optional things you can take like a Gerber folding saw (light), decoy, hand warmers if its really cold, etc.etc...

 

[MT_mulies]

My must haves are food and plenty of water. Everything else to me is a luxury item I carry.

 

[nclonghunter]

always carry;  folding saw, Coleman moist wipes, 75' paracord, Alaskan game bags, Petzl headlamp and one set extra batteries, poncho, water, large garbage bag, extra pair of smartwool socks, cell phone, Bic lighter
usally also have;  GPS, camo cap & camo toboggan (switch out depending on weather), extra merino wool sweater, bugle tube, lunch, snickers bars, extra batteries for GPS

 

[Mark Z]

After reading all of the posts, I see why my pack is so heavy. I like to put my day pack on a meat frame so I'm ready to bring a quarter out first trip. Weight does not bother me near as much as distance (I hunt slow). Saving one trip is a huge deal to me. Last Nov. it took me 32 miles of packing to get an elk out.

 

[linds1007]

Water,extra socks,protein snacks,calls,matches,knife,saw,rope.

 

[ElkManDan]

I like to throw in my goretex  military bivy that I picked up cheap off e-bay.  It doesn't take up too much room and is nice to crawl into on the cold days when I want to take an afternoon nap on the mountain.  Also useful in a heavy downpour I can set up under it and stay dry, also gives me something to sleep in if I had to stay on the mountain overnight.

 

[Stealth1id]

Calls, Camera, First aid kit, X-tra gloves, GPS, 2 Days food and water, Filter straw, Cell Phone, 50 foot para cord, Wyoming saw,Bow repair kit, Knife and sharpener, Area map, Light weight packable rain gear, Head lamp and flashlight,Survival gear, matches and lighter, Duct tape for emergency and in cace of a broken bone for a temp cast,Lense cleaner for my bino's, Extra release, Chocolate bars.

 

[Bullhunter]

Calls, Camera, Gps, Rain gear, Survial Stuff, Map, Knives, Food, Water, Matches, TP for sure and whatever else i can figure out to put in there.

 

[RockyMountainHi]

Field dressing kit (see pic), survival pack (next pic), camera, water filer (katadyn/PUR hiker), TP, license, headlamp, GPS, Rain gear if likely, 2 heavy duty trash bags, snacks, First Aid kit (see pics) 100 oz camel back, game calls, mini gerber multi-tool, flagging tape.  Always seems like too much, but I have yet to encounter a time or situation that I felt unprepared for.

 

[Fullabull]

Now because of another thread, I will be adding a space emergency sleeping bag

 

[Elkoholic]

Plenty of water,food, couple flashlights, Alaskan game bags, knife, wyoming saw,fire starter, moleskin, small first aid kit, extra batteries, GPS,TP, water filtration, pepper,and rain gear.

 

[COelkaholic88]

Plenty of water,food, couple flashlights, Alaskan game bags, knife, wyoming saw,fire starter, moleskin, small first aid kit, extra batteries, GPS,TP, water filtration, pepper,and rain gear.

If you don't mind me asking, what's the pepper for?