Thread: Overnight Hunting Kit - Basic list

After doing some reading of another thread - https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....advice-100783/ I made the comment Id put up a gear list of what I take hunting. I did this because there seems to be some extra heavy pack weight's and unnecessary gear being carted in .
So before I start here is my disclaimer. I am not the gear guru by any stretch of the imagination. I am not interested in going ultralite everything either. This is just what works for me.

My Gear is basically divided into four section's -
1. Hunting gear
2. Camp, Sleeping and cooking
3. Food
4. Pack rifle and gear im wearing

HUNTING GEAR

Everything goes into my bum bag which is with me at all times when hunting or walking .
1. Binouclar's - dont leave home without them
2. Knife , sheath and steel , Also have an extra diamond edge and head torch
3.Scope cover , Bipod , Bog roll , Meat bag
4. Boresnake for cleaning
5. 3 spare round's , A lighter , Rubber strips for starting a fire , Paracord for hanging up deer , drop chart
6. Bushman's friend ( sandflies and sun )len's cleaning cloth's , Spare beanie and gloves ( polyprop )
7. PLB abd first aid kit ( first aid kit is very basic and consits of emergency blanket , painkiller's , electrical tape and a couple of bandage's). I figure if I need anymore than that im in deep shit anyway.
8. hunting permit, dog permit and a pen .
TOTAL WEIGHT 2457 GMS

CAMP,SLEEPING & COOKING

1. Clothing and sleeping bag which all lives in the blue dry bag and stays dry no matter what . This consists of -
polyprop uppers and lowers, Swazi HD fleece singlet , Lightweight shorts, Macpac puffer jacket with hood , Spare woolen socks, Woolen beanie , Spare underwear and a swzi ultralite Tahr coat .
2.Croc's for around camp , Sleeping mat , Pillow and Stoney creek fly , Pot frying pan cooker & gas with spare lighter , Cup Spork and a knife
3. Toothbrush, Paste , contact,s and any med's
TOTAL WEIGHT 5030 gms

FOOD

This is 24 hour's food for me and weighs 720 gms
Back country for tea , Couple of muesli bars and rice for throughout the day , Cooked breakfast ( although i quite often mix up Granola and protein powder in a zip lock plastic bag- just add water , shake it up and youve also got a readymade bowl.) Teabag's and coffee. chocolate. Its pretty spartan but can be supplemented with venison and will get you through.
I do try and cook on fire's where I can . All camp's I stay at have billy's and chains to hang them etc. Im just tring to stick to basic's here. Cooking on fire's is good to save gas but.

PACK & RIFLE ETC

My rifle weigh's 3420 gms with sling bolt and full mag

The pack and lightweight trekking pole pictured weigh 2200 gms all up

This is what Id typically wear into the southland bush ( again wx dependant )


Boots , Socks , Gaiters , Shorts , Singlet , Jungle hat , If its cooler I have the stoney creek breathable top and the swazi sevren top . So if i was just wearing the basics and the other tops were in my pack with my iphone ( which i use for mapping systems ) id be at 13827 gms with my rifle strapped to me pack . I also always drink a powerade on the way up and carry the empty bottle with me to refill at stream's etc along the way. Hydration is very important.

The only real variable to this gear list is ammo and food . If your going for a week or more nothing really changes. The depths of winter maybe some fleece pants and a tent ? You get the idea anyway . The only other item i may take depending on the length of stay is solar charger for the phone .

Ruby carries her own food usually .