What's in your Hunting Vest?

[roaniecowpony]

What do you carry afield? Why?

I was looking at the "...pockets" thread and I remembered this past season, I put a pretty good kit together for my hunting vest.

I carry a roll of vetwrap, a gauze pad or two, eye wash, alligator forceps, tweezers, a caplet of Benedryl, a few pain pills (Tramadol), a few antibiotic pills, superglue, moleskin, maybe a few other things I can't recall, and, of course, lots of water depending on how far I plan to go. I think it's a good idea to inventory my vest kit before a big hunting trip to a new area. Some trips where I'm never more than a few hundred yards from the truck where my big kit is, I don't even need a vest kit.

I did add a syringe and vial of injectable Benedryl last season, since the weather started out really warm and snakes were a concern.

[nikegundog]

License, water bottle (2), shells, dog treats, TP, and on a good day a limit of birds

[deseeker]

Shells, gloves(in case it gets cold), water for the dog, vet wrap, side cutters(in case of snares), short piece of rope(in case of conibears).

[deke]

I carry a field first aid kit, that I got at costco, shells, water, two multi tools.

[SetterNut]

sticks, twigs and old feathers


And the stuff listed above.

[Ruffshooter]

Holes, and duct tape over holes. Old feathers, new feathers and i amsure a few things I do not want to know about.

[mask]

I have all the usuall stuff but the most important thing is a big bottle of tanquery.

[D Bros.]

Shells, gloves, basic 1st aid kit (wrap, gauze, emt gel, sterile water...main kit is in dog handler's bag in the truck), heavy boots laces in case of a conibear, and treats. Water is in a bottle with tray on my hip.

[roaniecowpony]

I carry a field first aid kit, that I got at costco, ...

Stated like a loyal Washingtonian Costco man.

[will-kelly]

Dried blood and feathers...

[Gertie]

Pocket knife, wire cutters, small first aid kit, 3 feet of parachute cord, extra shells, water, and a flask of good Scotch .

[Mountaineer]

Mostly, more than necessary.
I try to pare it down more at the start of every season.
Vest makers put in waaaay too many pockets and geejaws.

[DogNewbie]

Trap setter tool for conibears, knit hat and finger-less gloves if it's late season, more shells than I'll need (unless you're walking out of the woods with your limit, there's nothing worse than walking out without any shells...ok, there are things way worse, but still,) two water bottles on my hips and Swedish fish and energy bars (type 1 diabetic.)