Post by: Todd_ID on June 06, 2012, 04:03:15 PM
Post by: buckfvr on June 06, 2012, 04:17:08 PM
Post by: Elkrunner on June 06, 2012, 04:42:08 PM
Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on June 06, 2012, 04:56:33 PM
Post by: JBar on June 06, 2012, 04:58:39 PM
Post by: Elkrunner on June 06, 2012, 05:00:42 PM
My boots! :bash: No fun hunting pheasant in the palouse wearing running shoes in November!
I did that one as well..that sucked
Post by: romaknows on June 06, 2012, 05:32:18 PM
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on June 06, 2012, 06:05:42 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on June 06, 2012, 06:08:43 PM
Post by: Bigluke1981 on June 06, 2012, 06:50:51 PM
Post by: Shank on June 06, 2012, 07:14:36 PM
Post by: briancorneal on June 06, 2012, 07:17:55 PM
Post by: Bean Counter on June 06, 2012, 07:28:39 PM
Now I take so much time double and triple checking its pretty much, impossible to forget anything.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on June 06, 2012, 07:55:20 PM
Post by: uplandhunter870 on June 06, 2012, 08:08:55 PM
rifle/shotgun
rangefinder
bow/arrows/release
tags
my lucky hunting hat
everything else i've forgotten at least once,
on a deer hunt a few years ago i rushed out of the house after classes in shorts, sneakers and a safety orange roadwork shirt went to stalk some deer in a cut wheat field, i was bloody from the knees down didnt honestly think wheat stubble could be that sharp.
Post by: Watimberghost on June 06, 2012, 08:17:23 PM
Post by: Andrew on June 06, 2012, 09:27:56 PM
Post by: washelkhunter on June 06, 2012, 09:54:38 PM
Post by: Dan-o on June 06, 2012, 10:19:09 PM
Post by: Pinetar on June 06, 2012, 10:27:23 PM
Post by: bobcat on June 06, 2012, 10:28:53 PM
Forgot both clips for my rifle once. That turns a BAR into a really heavy single shot.
Ever forget your camera?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 06, 2012, 10:35:47 PM
ROFLOL
:boxin:
Post by: RoyBoy on June 07, 2012, 01:42:26 AM
Post by: dreamingbig on June 07, 2012, 05:36:45 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 07, 2012, 05:42:31 AM
Post by: dreamingbig on June 07, 2012, 09:40:50 AM
Post by: smdave on June 07, 2012, 09:48:54 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on June 07, 2012, 09:50:07 AM
Post by: BuckHunter23 on June 07, 2012, 10:07:40 AM
Post by: huntnfmly on June 07, 2012, 10:29:30 AM
Post by: washingtonmuley on June 07, 2012, 10:38:11 AM
Post by: Kowsrule30 on June 07, 2012, 01:00:32 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 07, 2012, 01:08:54 PM
Post by: Dan-o on June 07, 2012, 01:25:27 PM
Post by: kentrek on June 07, 2012, 02:52:12 PM
two days ago on the tail end of a three day trip i was livn off power gelz..
Post by: Broken Arrow on June 07, 2012, 03:08:16 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on June 07, 2012, 03:21:59 PM
Post by: 400out on June 07, 2012, 03:59:40 PM
Post by: Mathews Heli m on June 07, 2012, 04:50:46 PM
Post by: RadSav on June 07, 2012, 05:11:42 PM
Post by: buckfvr on June 07, 2012, 05:16:58 PM
Post by: Mathews Heli m on June 07, 2012, 05:17:55 PM
I've field dressed too many animals with my broadheads. Now I have knives stashed everywhere. And yet I still forget one on occation. Thinking about making a velcro sheath so I always have one attached to the bow.wow :yike: never had to do that and hopefully never will! sounds dangerous. i have always had at least 2or 3 knives when hunting anything. my dad always laughs at me when i take my pack out and i have 4 different knives, but it is better to be safe than sorry...
Post by: dblungshot on June 08, 2012, 01:35:52 PM
Post by: 7mmstalker on January 06, 2013, 10:42:09 PM
Went in solo for a few days to look for woodland caribou in the Kenai mountains. Easy tag to get, very few notch the tag. Spent a day and half of traversing ridgelines and realizing I was a bit foolish, thinking one man team could succeed without dying of exhaustion. So, returned to the valley floor and spent the night in a nice warm cabin. Woke up early next AM and spotted a black bear on the hillside grazing. Three hours later I was above and down wind of him. While mentally planning the final stalk to get within shooting range, it occurred to me that the hurried exit from camp caused my only blade to be left behind.
Turned out OK, took the opportunity to do a "dry run" or photo shoot stalk!
The breeze was pretty steady and the bear moved into some tall grass. Finally got close enough to see the blackflies swarming around his snout. Wasn't a particularly big (old/ wise/experienced) bear, likely that is what allowed me to get so close, pretty darn exciting.
Post by: runningboard on January 06, 2013, 11:08:59 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on January 07, 2013, 06:40:08 AM
My release a couple times
I've done this. One morning, my hunting partner decided to sleep in (*censored*). I was pissed as I'd already waited half an hour for him to get up. Grabbed my stuff in a huff. Drove up to a gated logging road and hiked in two+ miles. Sat down, took off my pack got all set and no release. If I was pissed before,... I ended up going back to the truck and road hunting for a couple of hours to cool off. We packed up after the morning hunt that day.
Post by: dreamunelk on January 07, 2013, 07:03:07 AM
Post by: yajsab on January 07, 2013, 11:05:09 AM
Post by: Elkrunner on January 07, 2013, 11:11:42 AM
My release a couple times
I've done this. One morning, my hunting partner decided to sleep in (*censored*). I was pissed as I'd already waited half an hour for him to get up. Grabbed my stuff in a huff. Drove up to a gated logging road and hiked in two+ miles. Sat down, took off my pack got all set and no release. If I was pissed before,... I ended up going back to the truck and road hunting for a couple of hours to cool off. We packed up after the morning hunt that day.
I always have a backup one in my pack...i've done that one as well.
live and learn
Post by: Elkrunner on January 07, 2013, 11:13:42 AM
Gosh, over the years it seems every thing at least once. The most memorable are. My boots, got to elk camp, foot plus of snow and all I had where sneakers. My hunting license, several times. My release, a few times. Food at least once. All I can say is at least I am not alone in being absent minded.
This year, my dad called me from the mountain. He just had dropped his branched antler bull. I said give me 2 hours. Grabbed my pack and a few items and ran out the door. I was wearing my crocs. I got all the way there and realized that I left my boots sitting in the driveway! That sucked. I ended up packing out that elk with a pair of rubber boots that were 1.5 sizes too big.
Post by: whacker1 on January 07, 2013, 11:21:21 AM
forgot tp too many times.....many times have come home with a shirt with no sleeves. This year sleeveless shirt from prior years stayed in the mountains. :chuckle:
forgot many other items over the year, but getting better at not leaving stuff behind. but my pack is getting heavier.
Post by: Elkrunner on January 07, 2013, 11:31:17 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on January 07, 2013, 12:31:15 PM
Post by: blacktailcody on January 07, 2013, 01:17:57 PM
Post by: sirmissalot on January 07, 2013, 01:27:12 PM
10 miles into the Washakie wilderness and busted the pins off my G5 XR2. Had no backup sight so had to make crosshairs out of bailing twine and drill holes into the cheap magnesium housing to secure it. I've got pics of it somewhere
Found it
Post by: briancorneal on January 07, 2013, 01:29:21 PM
Post by: GUHunter on January 09, 2013, 01:23:40 AM
Post by: Bearmtn on January 10, 2013, 03:37:46 PM
Post by: Worldhunter on April 22, 2013, 09:20:51 PM
Post by: Simcoe hunter on May 26, 2013, 10:59:27 PM
I was hunting alone because my partner hadn't shown up. Parked my rig and shot a bearing in the direction I intended to hunt in so I could just shoot a back bearing if needed( prior to GPS ). There was about 4 inches of snow on the ground and leaving easy to retrace tracks so off I went. Not so groovy. It started raining hard and wiped out the snow and the brad crumb tracks of mine. When I got out my compass to shoot a back azimuth the needle just spun to and fro. Now I'm soaked and starting to lose body heat, and didn't pay close enough to my surroundings.
I obviously made it back and didn't become coyote food. Come to find out I was standing in an area with a bunch of volcanic sink holes that had a real high iron content causing the compass to malfunction. When I finally got to my rig I could barely get my keys out of my pocket. It could be that even more than the poncho I forgot my common sense on that one.
Post by: kerrdog on May 29, 2013, 08:25:49 AM
Post by: Arnbo on May 29, 2013, 08:43:17 AM
Well Grandpa step in a buys him a new 1100.I was wishing I had forgot my gun
Needless to say about 3 months later he left his new gun leaning against the trailhead gate On Slater road........Never to be seen again.
I almost have to leave before I know what I forgot.
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 29, 2013, 08:52:04 AM
Post by: Goldeneye on May 29, 2013, 08:52:53 AM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on May 29, 2013, 09:01:30 AM
1)Tent
2)sleeping bag
3)foam pad
4)spoons
5) any way to open a can sans a hammer
6) the climbing rope.
Result:
1) Got real wet
2) Got real cold
3) Got real uncomfortable
4) Used pitons
5) Used the hammer
6) Drove home
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 29, 2013, 09:01:40 AM
Post by: concrete guns on June 23, 2013, 06:55:07 PM
Post by: marty on June 23, 2013, 07:33:21 PM
Post by: marty on June 23, 2013, 07:38:44 PM
A spare sight.
10 miles into the Washakie wilderness and busted the pins off my G5 XR2. Had no backup sight so had to make crosshairs out of bailing twine and drill holes into the cheap magnesium housing to secure it. I've got pics of it somewhere
Found it
Did it work!
Post by: huntnphool on June 23, 2013, 07:40:22 PM
Post by: wadu1 on June 23, 2013, 07:57:43 PM
12 year old first year with dad (early 60s)
Coffee cups
paper plates
And I got WTF no Spam
As I got older
A varmint hunt in E-WA no bolt for the gun
A deer trip to MT again no bolt
Now my check off list is longer than the Gettysburg Address
But I always have TP because I've been told I'm full of sh&#.
Post by: Maligator on June 23, 2013, 08:06:11 PM
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on June 23, 2013, 08:24:47 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on June 23, 2013, 08:25:18 PM
Post by: HawkCreek on July 05, 2013, 08:20:19 AM
When I was pretty young my dad took me camping and ended up forgetting the sleeping bags. I thought we would have to cancel the trip but some improvisation and things turned out all right. Turns out canvas tarps arent the most comfortable blankets but they keep you warm enough.