What's on your list to carry to the woods?

[Jake St. John]

I will clarify this question.  At the beginning of the season, the amount you carry is more than half way through the season.  So this would be your mid season to end of the season essentials.

My hunting partner wrote about this, but his list consisted of the beginning of the season list.  I always go with the same items every year, and it is the Mid season list.

One opening day about 10 years ago we were hunting Franklin Co. and staying at our hosts lodge.  My hunting partner came down from up stairs and I said,  "Well you look like Santa Clause  just getting ready to open your pack."  He said, "It's those 3 boxes of yours that I tote.  It fans your coat out when you put them in the pockets."

Let's see your Mid seasn lists.  I am Curious.

[Jake St. John]

I will start it off with my list.  

5 shells, 2 sets of gloves and facemask( I am always losing one when I get stuff out of pockets), folding felcro saw to cut big blind material, small hand brush clippers, trailer tire tube without the needle valve out, but has the cap(to blow up and sit on comfortably for a couple of hours), small maglite, compass, belt knife, small fold up umbrella,  duck strap carrier to carry the bird out, water bottle,  East of the Slash Box Call, Gator Gobbling Stribling box, assorted diaphram mouth calls(that I can use, but rarely do), slate call, and this year I am adding an Erb Trumpet.  Also over my back besides my Remington 870 is a 5 stake, ground blind on 5 yards of camoflage material

I forgot to mention mosquito dope.  I carry a can of killer to spay the area, and the regular stuff.  When the water goes down on the Ms. river,   I have seen gobblers coming through the woods, swinging their heads to get the mosquitos off.  It can be like smoke rising with a low roar when you walk this time of year.  I have seen birds stay on the roost till 10:30 or 11:00 before they pitch down.  They hate the devils too. 

[Bulldogmikey]

Last time  went..

1. Wore my standard brown carhart overalls with a brown plaid wool shirt and camo hat.
2. 1 minimag flashlight.
3. 1 compass ... never go to the woods without one.
4. My great granddads (now mine) 1912 12 Ga. Nitro hunter single barrell.
5. Binoculars
6. 3 winchester XX 3 inch mag #4.
7. My Alabama Lynch box call!
8. A smile on my face!

Oh yeah...I never get dressed without a knife!

[PA Boxcall]

1. mid season = warm weather, so (2) water bottles.
2. pruners
3. DEET
4. tp
5. (2) pair of gloves and face masks because I too leave them sitting behind
6. (2) mesh bug face masks
7. compass and topo
8. (4) Hevi 3-2-7
9. Win 1300
10. Snodgrass maple / persimmon
11. 3" glass / glass  or aluminum / glass I made
12. Primos Deadly Double
13. pocket knife & turkey tote
14. Rohm walnut / walnut
15. an AJ wingbone
16. a trumpet

No wonder why I get tired climbing the ridges...I just can't leave the truck without these things.

[charlieparrish]

In order of importance

Thermocell
water
shotgun
turkeycall

[wiltznucs]

In order of importance

Thermocell
water
shotgun
turkeycall

I like that Charlie...

In my vest I carry..

Two friction calls... A glass caller from Alan Sentell and a slate from Clint Corder
One box call... I've carried a poplar/walnut box from Mike Lapp since 2004...
Two owl hooters.. One from Niles Oesterle and another from Rick Powell
A trumpet... I used to carry two, I decided one of them was bringing me bad luck and in 2007 I dropped it and went to just one... A Hornstra caller..
A small pack of diaphragm calls that I sound awful using
Sanding stones, scotch brite pads, and box call chalk.
A portable pouch of Cottonelle wipes in case I need to leave a few "Parking Tickets"...
An extra face mask and a thin pair of camo gloves
An LED headlamp
A GPS if I'm hunting unfamiliar ground...
5 extra shells...
Some sort of beverage

[rocfish13]

Everything I got!!! Roc 

[Blackfalcon]

I like Charlie's list, I try to remember shells. I put them in my pocket because they tend to fall out of my vest. When I remember, I put them in the gun. Nothing as frustrating as calling in a gobbler in full strut 30 yards away and realizing you didn't take care of that little detail before the first call.

[GR8CALLS]

 In order of importance...

Shotgun  w/ shells  
Camo...from head to toe
trumpet call
several mouth calls
one short box...chalk
one long box
one pot call w/ essentials
Thermacell...and extra essentials
water
comfortable seating
and.............time

Bill

[Crappiepro]

Along with all above mentioned, Ill be taking more water and something to eat! I think I'd have stayed longer on a couple hunts if I'd took water.LOL. I never remember to grab those frozen water bottles in the freezer.

[jqcargle]

No one planning on using decoys?

[shad309]

No one planning on using decoys?

I have them but only use them if I'm field hunting. If I'm in the woods I leave them.

Calls:
I will have one each of pots: copper, glass, slate, ceramic, & aluminum
1 long box, 1 shorty box, 1 trumpet, & an assortment of strikers.

FIRST AID KIT!!!, bug spray, water, high energy snacks, cell phone (in case of falls etc...)
extra batteries, memory cards for camera

[Dcoleinpa]

No one planning on using decoys?

nah.

[CDCorder]

Mine varies a little as I will switch calls very often just to change it up. This is what I finished the season with last year.

3 shells. - If I can't kill one in 3 shots, I had just as well go to the house I figure.
2 pot calls.
4 or 5 strikers.
One box call. I have been very partial the last couple of seasons to a wenge/chestnut one sider I got from Randy Carswell a couple of years ago. I also have a couple of Mr. Robert Clifft boxes that always see a lot of action.
1 Hooks mouth call
Folding saw.
Ratchet pruning shears.
Thermacell is a must here in late season. I wonder how I ever made it without this thing.
Michael Buckner crow call.
Primos peacock call.
Cheap HS Strut owl hooter I have had for years.
Extra battery for my red dot.
2 pairs of gloves.
2 facemasks.
A small fold of camo cloth material.
DSD Hen decoy.

I am sure I am forgetting something.

Clint

[gbblr-killer]

everything but the kitchen sink.....

mid season gonna be carrying a Don Watkins fiddle paddle, BBbox call, 3 or 4 mouth calls, a 3" slate and crystal, (my own creations, the more calls the more chance i got to get an ol gobbler to be interested), my old mossberg, camo, water and lastly and most important a butt pad, (seat)....