Big game old school?

[mcantar18c]

My hunting gear for just about any game is pretty limited. Rifle of choice (depending on game), 1 full reload for rifle, sidearm (.44mag) for bears, a couple knives. Pack has map/compass, flint/magnesium, water purification tablets, Camelbak bladder, BOK, warm long sleeve UnderArmour shirt, a few Powerbars, and a very powerful CO2 handgun with a can of pellets and a spare CO2 cartridge. Weighs maybe 20lbs tops, most of that is water and the weight of the pack itself.
I wear my normal hiking boots, black BDUs from the surplus store, and a dark green coat or black hoodie depending on weather.
No camo or anything fancy, no unnecessary weight, and everything I need to survive long enough to make it back to civilization.

[yellowbrick2000]

What's up with the CO2 gun?? small game??

[mcantar18c]

Yup. If by some chance I find myself out there for longer than planned, or I'm just hungry, the pellet gun will take a squirrel or rabbit without ruining the meat, and will do it quietly. Its light enough that I don't even notice the difference with/without it.

[Mtn.man]

Downsized a long time ago. Rifle hunt with wool and if real cold carharts over top. B nocks, knives, pack for the meat, eat snow if none take water.
Do bowhunt with camo, but no face paint.

[Wolfhound]

Thanks everyone.

I was thinking of getting a frame pack this year but I think I'll just get the frame for in case I actually harvest something and leave it in the truck and go light with a mostly empty day pack.

I'd really rather switch out to green and brown clothing...Anyone ever use the Hycreek clothing that is normally advertised on the back of The Backwoodsman magazine?

Wolfhound

[JoeT]

I haven't hunted out here yet, but back home a long shot was 30 yards. We have Bow, shotgun, and primitive muzzleloader seasons.

dense trees and limited public land (and no rifle season) make long shots few and far between. When you're hunting "upclose and personal" camo makes a difference.

That said, when watching the hunting shows on TV, I always wondered why they were all camo'd out and whispering to take a 300 yard shot. I was hunting properties that weren't 300 yards corner to corner and had 3 other people hunting them with you

[Wolfhound]

Those hunting shows crack me up. In half of them if you look at the lighting and cloud patterns between the close up and distant shots you can see that they were shot at different days/times. Same with fishing shows.

Wolfhound