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Title: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Ajj828 on October 12, 2017, 09:45:59 AM: Curious to know what everyone likes to eat while they are in the field. Looking for some ideas for this weekends blacktail hunt. If you take warm food how do you keep it warm?
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: PlateauNDN on October 12, 2017, 09:51:59 AM: Jerky, protein bars, a banana or 2. Something light that also leaves little garbage to pack out.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Fl0und3rz on October 12, 2017, 09:55:11 AM: Jerky, protein bars, trail mix, and usually a big, yummy sandwich (lots of cheese and meet) on a big crusty roll.

If I wanted something hot, I'd take a cup of soup or mountain house and a Starbucks Via coffee, and a small alcohol stove, but I usually don't for a day.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: trophyhunt on October 12, 2017, 09:55:27 AM: Have to have jerky, and peanut butter jelly sandwiches! The sandwich only gets better the more it gets squished!
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Post by: bhawley76 on October 12, 2017, 09:56:38 AM: Jerky, Water, MRE and pistachios
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Post by: Southpole on October 12, 2017, 09:57:57 AM: Sliced apples with cheese eaten together and Sisters Bakery granola chunks. Both of those combined with a little water will keep me full and energetic for hours.
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Post by: Naches Sportsman on October 12, 2017, 10:03:18 AM: Not much as trying to maintain my weight during the winter months. Wilderness day hunt, usually a mtn house and Jerky. Cliff bar will be thrown in there now and again. I usually pack a jet boil with me. Never know when you'll want hot water for a drink.

Day hunts out of the truck, dinner meat, hard boiled egg or two, apple, and a vegetable serving.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: vandeman17 on October 12, 2017, 10:05:50 AM: I am always hungry when out hunting so I tend to pack a lot of food. My list is usually a protein bar, banana, pbj, some kind of sandwich, trail mix, clif bar and fruit snacks. Nothing makes me more angry than having to ration snacks or even worse, running out and being hungry the last hours of the hunt. :bash:
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: PlateauNDN on October 12, 2017, 10:09:14 AM: Keep the good food in the truck so when you're back from the day or taking a break between pack trips you can fill up on a good big meal. :tup:
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Alchase on October 12, 2017, 10:10:51 AM: I use Sandwich Thins to make a couple turkey, ham, cheese, lettuce, onion sandwiches.
Jerky,
Oh Boy Oh Berto Cocktail Peps,
cookies,
trail mix and breakfast bars for emergencies
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Alchase on October 12, 2017, 10:13:31 AM: Quote from: PlateauNDN on October 12, 2017, 10:09:14 AM
Keep the good food in the truck so when you're back from the day or taking a break between pack trips you can fill up on a good big meal. :tup:

Always have "road food" in the truck.
Usually Nacho Cheese Doritos, fired chicken or wings.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: PlateauNDN on October 12, 2017, 10:16:19 AM: Quote from: Alchase on October 12, 2017, 10:10:51 AM
I use Sandwich Thins to make a couple turkey, ham, cheese, lettuce, onion sandwiches.
Jerky,
Jack links Jerky by bigfoot,
cookies,
trail mix and breakfast bars for emergencies

Fixed it for ya. :tup:
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Old Man Yager on October 12, 2017, 11:17:56 AM: Water, jerky, almonds, bananas, candy bars. I take my Coleman stove and at some point during my day, I cook a can of soup. Oh, and I make peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. Toast the bread so it don't get soggy. They last a while too, I had one in my pack for like 2 weeks, and it wasn't green, so I ate it.
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Post by: trapp01 on October 12, 2017, 11:23:24 AM: Dry salami, Dubliner, ritz, water, Tea Bag and two sugar packets.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Sandberm on October 12, 2017, 11:26:12 AM: Quote from: trophyhunt on October 12, 2017, 09:55:27 AM
Have to have jerky, and peanut butter jelly sandwiches! The sandwich only gets better the more it gets squished!

Heck yeah!

I might throw in an apple too.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Stein on October 12, 2017, 11:30:11 AM: I usually throw in a couple of bars and a tin of fish and usually don't eat it unless the hunting really sucks. I completely lose my appetite when in the mountains hunting.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Southpole on October 12, 2017, 11:49:33 AM: Quote from: Stein on October 12, 2017, 11:30:11 AM
I completely lose my appetite when in the mountains hunting.
:yeah: I'm usually too in tuned with hunting to focus too much on eating as well.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 12, 2017, 11:59:07 AM: a few pepperoni sticks (non-Plat), and a couple Kind bars or other chewy, low-carb snacks.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Southpole on October 12, 2017, 12:21:42 PM: Those Kind bars are really good!
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Tbob on October 12, 2017, 02:27:53 PM: I usually bring one large(5oz) tuna packet and a small packet of mayo for it. A can of smoked oysters, a few crackers in a ziplock and a payday candy bar.. When done the trash goes in the tuna packet then into the now empty ziplock.. Such a Delish lunch on the mountain! Super quick and easy too!
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Alchase on October 12, 2017, 06:21:35 PM: Quote from: PlateauNDN on October 12, 2017, 10:16:19 AM
Quote from: Alchase on October 12, 2017, 10:10:51 AM
I use Sandwich Thins to make a couple turkey, ham, cheese, lettuce, onion sandwiches.
Jerky,
Jack links Jerky by bigfoot,
cookies,
trail mix and breakfast bars for emergencies

Fixed it for ya. :tup:

Doh!

Thanks for making the world right again

>:(
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Alchase on October 12, 2017, 06:25:43 PM: Quote from: pianoman9701 on October 12, 2017, 11:59:07 AM
a few pepperoni sticks (non-Plat),

What, no love for the Biggy Runs?
LOL

>:(
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on October 12, 2017, 06:46:11 PM: This is rifle season,

All you need is 30 tallboys of keystones ice and around 200 rounds of freedom.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: JimmyHoffa on October 12, 2017, 06:52:29 PM: mostly Halloween candy for me.

Quote from: Wetwoodshunter on October 12, 2017, 06:46:11 PM
This is rifle season,

All you need is 30 tallboys of keystones ice and around 200 rounds of freedom.
A few guys I know stuff a can in every open pocket as they head out.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: dreamunelk on October 12, 2017, 06:57:30 PM: Quote from: Wetwoodshunter on October 12, 2017, 06:46:11 PM
This is rifle season,

All you need is 30 tallboys of keystones ice and around 200 rounds of freedom.

What do you do in the afternoon?
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Turner89 on October 12, 2017, 07:01:22 PM: Quote from: Southpole on October 12, 2017, 11:49:33 AM
Quote from: Stein on October 12, 2017, 11:30:11 AM
I completely lose my appetite when in the mountains hunting.
:yeah: I'm usually too in tuned with hunting to focus too much on eating as well.
:yeah:
I bring a couple payday candy bars. It amazes me how little I feel hungry when I'm hunting. At work I'm usually starving by 9am. :chuckle:
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: cbond3318 on October 12, 2017, 07:04:01 PM: :chuckle:

Normally it’s a couple protein bars, trail mix , and a couple zip fizz. This year during Elk I went all out as Mr. Snacks, cold weather MRE, bag of Halloween candy, jerky, bear pepperoni, gum, Gatorade, almonds, cubed pepper jack cheese, apple slices.

I was trying to force myself to sit all day. Didn’t make it. :chuckle:
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: jkononen on October 12, 2017, 07:09:37 PM: Quote from: Wetwoodshunter on October 12, 2017, 06:46:11 PM
This is rifle season,

All you need is 30 tallboys of keystones ice and around 200 rounds of freedom.

Heck ya, 'merica!
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: JakeLand on October 12, 2017, 07:21:35 PM: Sounds weird but I always got my peanut butter, honey and bacon sandwich and a couple candy bars some water and a full can of Grizz
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: cbond3318 on October 12, 2017, 07:26:24 PM: Quote from: JimmyHoffa on October 12, 2017, 06:52:29 PM
mostly Halloween candy for me.

Quote from: Wetwoodshunter on October 12, 2017, 06:46:11 PM
This is rifle season,

All you need is 30 tallboys of keystones ice and around 200 rounds of freedom.
A few guys I know stuff a can in every open pocket as they head out.

Well how else are you suppose to find your way back?
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: NRA4LIFE on October 12, 2017, 07:59:43 PM: A heavy meat and cheese laden sandwich, venison jerky, homemade trail mix, energy bars, cans of sardines (although the garbage from them is getting too much to pack out as it smells bad), landjaegers, or any combination of the above. Stay away from Fiber One anything. Those are trouble. You will need to pack extra toilet paper.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on October 12, 2017, 08:03:19 PM: Quote from: dreamunelk on October 12, 2017, 06:57:30 PM
Quote from: Wetwoodshunter on October 12, 2017, 06:46:11 PM
This is rifle season,

All you need is 30 tallboys of keystones ice and around 200 rounds of freedom.

What do you do in the afternoon?

Stumble around the woods shooting wildly at pumpkins
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: eastsidemallard74 on October 12, 2017, 08:34:52 PM: Mre's and snickers
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Post by: Alpine Mojo on October 12, 2017, 08:42:07 PM: Sounds like some of you guys pack enough food to spend the day having a picnic.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Southpole on October 12, 2017, 08:48:26 PM: Quote from: Alpine Mojo on October 12, 2017, 08:42:07 PM
Sounds like some of you guys pack enough food to spend the day having a picnic.
:yeah: Hope to not offend, but I wouldn't dream of taking half the stuff some of you guys are listing. Especially some of the smelly stuff like tuna/onion type stuff.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: DavidScott on October 12, 2017, 09:13:11 PM: Jerky pepperoni cheese mix, almonds, and a sandwich. Water is the most important thing. A flask incase there is reason to celebrate.
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Post by: fishnfur on October 12, 2017, 09:43:11 PM: Just a couple of food items go with me on every trip:
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Post by: andr3wxmma on October 15, 2017, 04:08:58 PM: Hydro flask filled with redbull or nos, Water, cliff bars, and Beef Jerky
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Post by: Tacbeav on October 16, 2017, 06:39:16 AM: Trail mix, Halloween candy and that smashed PB and J for me. Also, I like the combination of liquid and energy from a pint or two of chocolate or strawberry milk.
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Post by: jsnmac on October 16, 2017, 07:37:24 AM: I pack an MRE. Plenty of food for a whole day. Getting hungry will mess up a good day hunting real fast.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 16, 2017, 07:55:56 AM: Quote from: Alchase on October 12, 2017, 06:25:43 PM
Quote from: pianoman9701 on October 12, 2017, 11:59:07 AM
a few pepperoni sticks (non-Plat),

What, no love for the Biggy Runs?
LOL

>:(
:chuckle:
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Cab on October 16, 2017, 08:46:24 AM: favorite thing to make the night before is a toasted english muffin breakfast sandwich with cheese, egg, fried ham and guacamole or ketchup. Put that in tin-foil and in the morning I throw it on my dash and crank the windshield defrost, I flip it over after 15 mins or so. After about 30 mins you will have a hot breakfast sandwich and the cheese will be melted. If your in a rush throw it under the hood for 5 mins near the manifold and it will be ready. other then that a cliff bar or two.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 16, 2017, 09:27:21 AM: I didn't see any of those in my truck this weekend. What happened, Cab?
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Cab on October 16, 2017, 09:45:41 AM: Quote from: pianoman9701 on October 16, 2017, 09:27:21 AM
I didn't see any of those in my truck this weekend. What happened, Cab?

got lazy and didn't want to listen to that mouse spirit :chuckle:
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 16, 2017, 09:48:02 AM: :chuckle:
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Post by: elkboy on October 16, 2017, 09:48:25 AM: Clif bars, cashews, venison jerky (ironically), dried fruit, bottle of Gatorade. A sandwich if it truly is a front-country hunt.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: meat hntr78 on October 17, 2017, 06:24:47 AM: Whether heading to go Hunting or Fishing. Early morning means Raspberry filled powdered Doughnuts are a must. Then eat real food after that. PBJ''s etc. I usually have my boys so I need never ending snack supplies.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: tgomez on October 17, 2017, 04:56:35 PM: My 1 burner cook stove, two cup of noodles, trailmix, string cheese, an apple, a Gatorade, water, and a sandwich.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: MNguy33 on October 17, 2017, 07:14:47 PM: Jerky, Granola bars, apples and.....Reese's Peanut Butter cups!

I usually leave something larger (sandwich) in the vehicle for the end of the day.
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 17, 2017, 07:27:54 PM: I pack my Dutch oven loaded with all the makings for chili, get hungry make a fire cook it up real easy. ;)
Title: Re: What kind of food do you take with you for a day hunt?
Post by: jackson7 on October 17, 2017, 08:36:31 PM: salami, landjaeger , trail mix, and usually fill a water bottle with juice.