Equipment List
Equipment List
This list is not all inclusive or mandatory, it is a reference to help determine the type of things you may need in the field. Depending on your type of hunt, location, allowable weight and personal comforts you may want to add or remove things from your setup.
General
- Backpack (capable of hauling 50+ pounds. Extra frame pins if an external pack)
- Saw for cutting wood and bone
- Rifle/20-30 rounds of ammo
- Binoculars
- Knives/sharpener
- Multi-tool
- Lighter/firestarter
- Freestanding tent (3 or 4 season)
- Good sleeping bag (0 degree rating or colder)
- Sleeping pad/cot
- Stocking hat
- Flashlight & extra batteries
- Water bottle
- Cooking stove/fuel
- Pot/Pan and Lid
- Cup
- Spoon/fork/spork
- Insect repellent
- Headnet
- Rain gear
- Camp shoes
- Small first aid kit
- Plastic trash bag
- Mole skin/ blister kit
- Personal toiletry items
- Toilet paper
- Wash rag
- 100’ Parachute cord (For hanging meat, tying up tarps etc)
- Tarp/s
- Hunting Regulations
- Pen/Pencil
- Licenses and tags
- GPS/Compass
- InReach/sat phone communicator
- Maps
- Reading book/playing cards
- Game Bags (10-14 for moose, 4-6 for caribou)
Clothing
- Waterproof/repellent hunting coat and pants
- Hunting Boots (9” or Higher)
- Gators
- Wool hunting/hiking socks (Minimum 3 pairs)
- Long underwear light weight top and bottom
- Long underwear medium weight top and bottom
- Mid layer jacket/vest/sweatshirt (fleece/wool/down)
- Gloves (2 pairs minimum)
- Hat
- Waders/hip boots (Depending on hunt. Lake or river bottom hunts for sure)
Miscellaneous
- Spotting Scope/tripod
- Trekking Poles
- Chairs
- Water Filter
- Lens cloth
- Rifle cleaning brush
- Rain cover for pack
- Needle and thread
- Duct tape
- Sunglasses
- Thermos
- Camera
- Spare batteries
- Medications/Vitamins