Camping Supplies List

So the bear opener is in about 6 hours away, and I've just finished packing. For the record, I started packing yesterday, but we recently moved and everything now seems to be in hiding from me. Here's my list, which can be seen above as well:


GEAR

• Matches
• 3-4 small pieces of pitchwood (I'll demonstrate later)
• Esbid Stove
• 3-4 esbid fire pellets
• 2 cup cooking pot
• Water pills (in case it comes to that)
• 50' of small diameter parachute cord
• Map
• Compass
• GPS
• Aspirin/Pain Killers
• Felco Saw (to procure wood. Trust me, can't beat it)
• Headlamp
• Flagging tape (to mark the blood trail and my own trail if I get lost)

HUNTING EQUIPMENT

• 12 gauge (easily the heaviest item in the pack)
• 6 sabot slugs
• Pocket Knife
• Fillet Knife (The most useful and multi-purpose knife I have ever owned)
• Trail Camera
• 5 Game Bags
• Bag of Pepper (to keep the flies off the meat while quartering it)
• Predator calls
• Hunting License

FOOD:

• Sweet & sour pork freeze dried meal
• Omelet freeze dried meal
• 4 packages of instant oatmeal
• Chunk of trail sausage
• 2 peaches
• 1 powerbar
• About a pound of trail mix 
• Lots of water

CLOTHING

• Cotton camo pants
• 2 pairs of wool socks
• 2 pairs of silk liner socks
• Camo rain/all-purpose jacket
• Blaze orange vest
• Fleece
• Wool flannel (I take it everywhere, no matter what the temperature)
• Hiking boots
• Camo facemask
• 1 stocking cap
• 1 baseball cap
• 1 boonie hat
• 2 wool/silk liner shirts
• 1 tee shirt

MISSING ITEMS

• Tent (not a big fan of them unless it's cold)
• Sleeping bag (too warm for a bag)
• Scalpel & blades (welp)
• Spandex knee crops (welp. I wear them almost everywhere)
• Dried fruit (tough find)
• Bagels (easy find. I just forgot)
• Belt (welp. must find)
• First aid kit (must get one)

I'm only staying over one night, but I'm still a bit amazed how much weight is on the pack. No big deal for hiking, but I don't want to hunt with it all day. That means I must either make a base camp and leave all my stuff there or leave it all at the truck and just hike back at dark, perhaps even head home. At this point, I leaning towards the latter. 

The pack fully loaded. I bought that pack for 5 bucks at the thrift store. Best backpack I have ever owned. And I have owned some rather expensive packs.

My freezer. I made a bunch of ice to leave in some coolers in the back of my truck. You know, in case I'm a lucky guy. Also, note the freezer is empty otherwise. I hate an empty freezer.