Top recommended elk hunt gear items....

[bracer40]

Another mindset to bring: always be ready for elk to appear.

[Buckjunkie]

Game bags
A couple sharp knives
Empty pack with game bags back at the truck
Parachute cord, especially if you are alone
I like to have several pairs of nitrile gloves

[SEWA509]

foldable glassing pad. nice to lay back on to take a little nap during the day or give you a little more cushion when sitting or kneeling.

[Caseknife]

Yep, always have a sit pad, foot square closed cell ensolite.  Fire starter is pretty critical.

[JakeLand]

A ziploc bag full of aloe baby wipes ( for more than one reason)

[redi]

I second the wind checker as very important. A cow call to locate well and stop the elk for a shot.

[hunter399]

Game bags
A couple sharp knives
Empty pack with game bags back at the truck
Parachute cord, especially if you are alone
I like to have several pairs of nitrile gloves

Buckjunkie pretty much said what I was thinking.
Too add
Gallon of drinking water in truck....jet boil/washing blood off hands.
Game cart in truck/put quarters on if road or trail is there.

[kodiak06]

communications...

[Kingofthemountain83]

A good butt pad... It's hard for me to sit for long without one...

[Sundance]

After the shot-
Quality game bags
Paracord
Good knife (I like replaceable blades)
Chem light- good for hanging in a tree to find kill site in dark
Good headlamp

[2MANY]

Advil

[bigdub257]

I second the wind checker as very important. A cow call to locate well and stop the elk for a shot.

This!

[snarkybull]

A good butt pad... It's hard for me to sit for long without one...

I see your butt pad and I raise you with back support:

https://www.scheels.com/p/71465621287/?store=&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=22542085911&cq_con=179564217996&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=g&cq_pos=&cq_plt=gp&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22542085911&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpv7NBhCzARIsADkIfWyoK3XunSW9dVIqobmVMltHjd8Ydb7mit1UeU--G7rXIfW3lSWC5bEaAotrEALw_wcB

[tracksoup]

Great thread.
As mentioned by others. My number one item is my wind checker. Nothing happens moving fwd without wind knowledge. Then it’s game on.
For me as I age it’s not so much about what to put in my pack as it about what to omit from my pack now days. I find myself packing stuff I’ve rarely or ever used.
That might be a thread of its own. “What to omit from your gear/pack”

[Kingofthemountain83]

A good butt pad... It's hard for me to sit for long without one...

I see your butt pad and I raise you with back support:

https://www.scheels.com/p/71465621287/?store=&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=22542085911&cq_con=179564217996&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=g&cq_pos=&cq_plt=gp&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22542085911&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpv7NBhCzARIsADkIfWyoK3XunSW9dVIqobmVMltHjd8Ydb7mit1UeU--G7rXIfW3lSWC5bEaAotrEALw_wcB

That does look pretty nice...