Gear list for mtn hunts

[Elkangle]

Just filling a void that some might enjoy...here's a typical pack for early to mid fall...can add or subtract pending on the hunt/conditions

https://lighterpack.com/r/kziuqy

Don't let the cost column spook ya...I'm not one to sugar coat stuff lol

 

[Ray B]

.2 ounce for 5 blades. Is that for a knife?

 

[Elkangle]

.2 ounce for 5 blades. Is that for a knife?

Yeah I pretty much only use the outdoor edge razorlite knives anymore

 

[Ray B]

Pity.

 

[Elkangle]

Pity.

Yeah its not very romantic...I haven't found a light weight fixed blade option that I've enjoyed working with

If weights not a thing I love the 6 ounce fixed blades

 

[Bullthrower338]

Much more OCD than my method of packing.

 

[Woodcarver]

Ditto...

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

As detailed of a list it is, I didn't see arrows (6) or release (2) listed.

 

[BourbonTrail]

Is this for a 5 day hunt (just looking at the food)?

I gave up on multi day pack hunts in AZ because of the amount of water required. I only take a day pack with emergency for overnight, unless I plan a 2 day spike camp. More than that, and I spend more energy messing with water than hunting.

 

[Woodcarver]

I've been hunting in the mountains for almost 40 years. If I don't include my truck, or the Polaris Ranger, I'd be surprised if I had spent as much as what this list shows as a "typical" mountain hunt. Granted, I no longer backpack hunt, but even when I did, costs were nowhere close to these. $17k+? Seriously?

 

[Elkangle]

As detailed of a list it is, I didn't see arrows (6) or release (2) listed.

It's just included on the bow, same woth my relases in my binoharness

 

[Elkangle]

Is this for a 5 day hunt (just looking at the food)?

I gave up on multi day pack hunts in AZ because of the amount of water required. I only take a day pack with emergency for overnight, unless I plan a 2 day spike camp. More than that, and I spend more energy messing with water than hunting.

Yeah 5 days of food

AZ is a royal pain....need lots of water and lots of glass....in the floridas we packed 15 liters each to the top...pretty easy to burn up 4 liters a day

Basically only plan for 3 days in those conditions

 

[Mike Van Horn]

17K, total, you can’t be serious. 8K In optics’s, really!

 

[Elkangle]

17K, total, you can’t be serious. 8K In optics’s, really!

Dead serious, these are just tools of the trade my friend...glass is non negotiable..other hunts il lug around a btx 115..feel free to use Google on that price

Not having quality optics will cost a hunter way way more then the initial sticker shock of swaro glass....the cost column is a can of worms for some but it's a harsh reality.... your spending it regardless if your hunting enough I promise

 

[Mike Van Horn]

Dead serious, these are just tools of the trade my friend...glass is non negotiable..other hunts il lug around a btx 115..feel free to use Google on that price

Not having quality optics will cost a hunter way way more then the initial sticker shock of swaro glass....the cost column is a can of worms for some but it's a harsh reality.... your spending it regardless if your hunting enough I promise

I wish you luck on your hunts.