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What are some items that you have forgotten, or, things you have forgotten to do before you departed for previous elk hunts? I'm talking those "holy hell, I forgot my ________ or forgot to _________ before I left items. I know we all pretty much operate on some type of physical checklist that we update each year, but, the best laid plans seem to always have a fault or in this case, a forgotten item or not doing something that you needed to prior to departing. OK, let's hear em……

On a past hunt I have forgotten ________________________________, and/or, forgotten to do ______________________________ prior to heading out.

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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2020, 11:21:30 AM »
For me, it's pretty much the case that I forget I don't have to bring everything I own on every hunting trip.

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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2020, 11:23:58 AM »
For archery elk, I have forgot shorts for around camp a few times but nothing a knife can't take care of using my old camp pants.
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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2020, 11:35:52 AM »
For archery elk, I have forgot shorts for around camp a few times but nothing a knife can't take care of using my old camp pants.

Heck, isn't that how we "used" to make shorts/cut offs anyway?   :chuckle:
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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2020, 11:38:45 AM »
A few years back, I was several days into my hunt when I realized I’d forgotten to swap out the arrows in my quiver for the ones in my arrow case....the ones with broadheads on them!
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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2020, 11:40:22 AM »
A few years back, I was several days into my hunt when I realized I’d forgotten to swap out the arrows in my quiver for the ones in my arrow case....the ones with broadheads on them!
ive done this too.  Grabbed the wrong arrow box.

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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2020, 11:43:52 AM »
For archery elk, I have forgot shorts for around camp a few times but nothing a knife can't take care of using my old camp pants.

Heck, isn't that how we "used" to make shorts/cut offs anyway?   :chuckle:

Jorts all the way
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« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2020, 11:52:50 AM »
Grab an extra rangefinder battery!

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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2020, 11:54:24 AM »
I had a quick shooting session with my fingers a few years back after forgetting my primary AND my backup release. I'm pretty much the smartest guy around sometimes. I used to shoot fingers only so it wasn't the absolute end of the world but I didn't end up drawing back all weekend so it didn't cost me.

I also forgot my boots one year on a late season hunt. Trudged around in my slip on merrells all day in soaked cold feet. Fortunately that one was only a day hunt.

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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2020, 12:08:12 PM »
Since I only hunt elk in the backcountry, I have the opposite problem.  I'm so paranoid about forgetting something that I end up packing too much stuff. 

But I like to keep backups for major items at the trailhead in my truck.  Spare water filter, spare jetboil, spare batteries, spare arrows/bullets, spare food, etc.  So that has helped me reduce my over-packing habit in recent years. And thankfully Oregon went paperless for tags/license, so the multiple years I forgot to bring my tags with me from WA are no more (and now I'm an OR resident, so it's moot anyway).   

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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2020, 12:20:40 PM »
Took a buddy on his first hunt ever archery elk few years ago I was working a hot bull up the hill from us I backed off cow mewing the bull was coming down the hill buddy turned around and was trying to say something bull stopped I snuck up he said he forgot his release hiked back to truck then came back and you could see the fresh tracks coming off the hill 15yrds from where he was set up
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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2020, 12:31:15 PM »
Tags.  I have left my tags at home a couple different times.

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« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2020, 12:07:16 PM »
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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2020, 12:12:01 PM »
For me, it's pretty much the case that I forget I don't have to bring everything I own on every hunting trip.


 :yeah:



I take too much, then try to figure out how to keep the stuff I brought from getting stolen from camp as I don't use it 

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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2020, 12:37:48 PM »
Extra release........ had mine break on me 2 years ago. Had to drive back into town to get another one.
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« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2020, 12:38:19 PM »
Left tags once, bow another....

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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2020, 12:43:37 PM »
For archery elk, I have forgot shorts for around camp a few times but nothing a knife can't take care of using my old camp pants.

Heck, isn't that how we "used" to make shorts/cut offs anyway?   :chuckle:

Jorts all the way

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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2020, 12:49:47 PM »
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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2020, 02:21:55 PM »
Toilet paper
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« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2020, 03:52:40 PM »
Earplugs - my son snores like crazy :chuckle:

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« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2020, 06:02:34 PM »
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« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2020, 06:09:00 PM »
Don't forget to check your scope rings and sight your rifles in :o

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« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2020, 06:23:31 PM »
Take a shower before I leave.

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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #24 on: August 30, 2020, 08:27:19 PM »
I forgot my cot pad last year, hunting late November SE Oklahoma. I got lucky only had one night in the 20s.
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« Reply #25 on: September 07, 2020, 07:02:39 PM »
Chainsaw

With this wind omg why didn't I bring a chainsaw

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« Reply #26 on: September 07, 2020, 08:41:55 PM »
I keep a list in Evernote for hunting (and fishing and...) so I don't forget anything.  BUT, that doesn't keep me from walking a mile from my truck, bugling, hearing a response and then realizing I left my bow in my rig.  Doh!
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« Reply #27 on: September 07, 2020, 09:33:59 PM »
Twice this year going to check trail cams I have forgot my wallet, drive 30 minutes hit a gas station to top off or buy a snack...Doh
back to house and try again.   

Once forgot my license going out for an evening hunt.
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Re: Elk Hunt is coming up; reminder to self, "don't forget to".......
« Reply #28 on: September 07, 2020, 09:50:36 PM »
I've had two partial disasters that fit the bill....

Forgetting my headlamp was one and not bringing an Allen key for my turret was another. The turret free spooled during an adjustment in the field and I had no idea at what yardage. That ruined my day and all it needed was just to be checked and snugged up before the trip.

So frustrating!

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« Reply #29 on: September 08, 2020, 06:00:57 AM »
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« Reply #30 on: September 08, 2020, 06:01:40 AM »
 :chuckle:

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« Reply #31 on: September 08, 2020, 08:48:59 AM »
QUIVER!!!! Left my quiver in Wa on an Idaho elk hunt. Had to use practice arrows and broad heads. Got it done but still, had to run into town to buy a cheap quiver and only had 3 arrows with me.....
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