Day Pack/Survival Kit and Equipment

In addition to your hunting gear, which includes your firearm—or bow—and field-dressing equipment, you also should prepare a day pack that includes emergency supplies. Although the contents will vary based on conditions and personal preference, an emergency day pack could include:

• Base plate compass with signal mirror
• Candle
• Emergency high-energy food
• Extra boot laces
• Extra pair of glasses
• Extra two-day supply of prescription medicine
• Fire starters—waterproof matches, butane lighter, etc.
• First-aid kit
• Fishing line and hooks
• Flashlight with spare batteries and bulbs
• Folding saw
• Knives
• Map
• Metal, waterproof carrying case that can double as a cooking pot
• Nylon rope
• Plastic sheet or large garbage bag
• Poncho
• Signal flares
• Single-edged razor blade
• Small can of lighter fluid
• Snare wire or twine
• Thermal foil blanket
• Tissues
• Water
• Water purification tablets
• Whistle (plastic)

Additional Equipment

• Binoculars or spotting scope
• Biodegradable trail markers
• Duct tape
• Hatchet or ax
• Pencil and paper pad
• Shovel
• Sleeping bag appropriate for climate