What's in your "kill kit".

[Horizontal Hunter]

[quote="hockeyfodder"]Someone mentioned Milk weed pod for determining wind direction. This is a great idea as it will spread the milkweed seed around. Lack of milkweed is a major contributor to the decline of the Monarch butterfly population. /quote]

Milk weed is far and away the best windicator there is. The only thing better than milk weed is milk weed from the previous year. If you really want to see here you scent is going use milk week. There are times where I see it go 30 yards plus.

I pop the seeds off and just use the white fiber. An old mint container makes a great container.

Bob

[strum]

im hunting some very familiar land and it so close to home that most times when I shoot a deer ..I take my stuff(treestand,pack ect) to the truck and grab my drag..go get the deer and haul butt to the house.. I can back my truck inside my basement and have the deer hanging pretty fast.
when I do this I don't gut the deer ..I skin it quarter it and get my backstraps, inner loins , neck ..the rest hits the trashcan and im cleaned up in less than two hours..meat in fridge..
if I do field dress one .. I pull out my only pocket knife and do the deed ..wash up in the creek and gone..
you guys listing 40 pounds of gear can have it
moving around in these n ga mountains I go as lite as I possible can.
that's why I use 125 gr broadheads.not 150. I don't want to carry an extra 25gr per arrow..that can add up ya know

[tomasw1]

im hunting some very familiar land and it so close to home that most times when I shoot a deer ..I take my stuff(treestand,pack ect) to the truck and grab my drag..go get the deer and haul butt to the house.. I can back my truck inside my basement and have the deer hanging pretty fast.
when I do this I don't gut the deer ..I skin it quarter it and get my backstraps, inner loins , neck ..the rest hits the trashcan and im cleaned up in less than two hours..meat in fridge..
if I do field dress one .. I pull out my only pocket knife and do the deed ..wash up in the creek and gone..
you guys listing 40 pounds of gear can have it
moving around in these n ga mountains I go as lite as I possible can.
that's why I use 125 gr broadheads.not 150. I don't want to carry an extra 25gr per arrow..that can add up ya know

I wish... The area I hunted this year I had to hike 1.5 miles though the woods each way. I do pack a little heavy just in case.

[otisbrazwell]

Compass around my kneck, buck ranger, fenix light both
On belt , zippo lighter & 3' drag line for rhode island..vermont
Mountains. Another story.

[Mr.Cooper]

Pictures would make this topic better.

[L. E. Carroll]

I'm surprised to not see the mention of a handheld GPS as part of a "kill kit", both for your safety and to "Mark" the location of your animal should you have to return for it.... I don't often leave camp without mine.

Maybe thats a "Out West" thing?

Gene

[wabi]

I made a leather pouch and attached it to my hip quiver to carry the essentials.


It contains:
temporary tag
short pencil (for filling out the tag)
small ziplock bag (for the tag)
2 small cable ties (for attaching the bag/tag to deer)
Fenix E-15 light (with new lithium battery)
Buck Alpha Dorado knife
field dressing gloves (the shoulder length ones)

That's all I need to get the deer field dressed and ready to haul out. A cell phone call and the hauling out is done with the help of the landowner and his new Kubota UTV this year. The landowner is usually available to help (and only a cell phone call away), and if he's not the Kubota is parked within 50 yards of my stand.

[L. E. Carroll]

Where do the tree stand and blind hunters keep a peee bottle ? perhaps tied up in the tree or in the pop up ?.... Now to me after all the coffee I drank on the drive to get there, that would really be a necessity. I have seen none of those listed as I can't emagine comming down the tree and digging a hole every time nature called...

That may be another reason I rarely take a "Stand".

I have found a package containing 3-4 paper towels { Multiple uses } along with the latex gloves a couple small 8 oz bottles of water donated by my old R/R employer , the GPS , the folding saw, spare sharp knife, and more recently a couple military grade glow sticks, a small flashlight and spare batteries and my favorite camo ball cap complete with hi-intensity lights built in under the bill...

Everthing else is in the truck or on the quad usually parked a bit too far away behind the gate blocking access to many of the huge private ( but huntable ) privaely owned forrest tracts where I hunt elk.

Gene

[va3cgt]

hunters in my area recommend a small bone saw. I don't think I would go out in the woods without my leatherman multitool.

Leatherman multi tool yes. Bone saw nope. If you're proficient at quartering a animal there's no need for a bone saw. All cuts should be at joints.

[robertyb]

Gene,
I keep a pee jug strapped to the side of my Summit Viper at all times. I have the side pouches to hold stuff and simply use the middle holding strap through the handle of the jug. I use a 50 oz detergent bottle with came on it for a jug. I drink a lot of coffee...

[rattlerun]

...my "kill kit" (never heard it said this way)...is more of a function of whether it is morning or afternoon, whether I am staying on post for the entire day or not, how tired I am and or whether or not I feel I can remove some of the stuff...Anthony

For years our camp have called it our "TAG" bag. "Trackin' and Guttin' " bag.

[CalhounWV]

Cheap folding knife (when I lose it, not out much), 25' of rope to drag with, and a cheap orange vest to attach to the deer (don't want someone shooting my direction when I take a rest during the drag)

[maple]

Looks like you got the old "possibilities" bag there Wabi. Good idea.

For a 'kill kit' i.e.. what I need when I kill a deer, as opposed to not, is as follows.


A 2 foot piece of string.
3 pairs of disposable latex gloves.
2 small bags for the heart and liver.
1 20' length of rope for dragging or hoisting.

Other than that, the headlight, knife, compass, tags and TP are always with me.

And I agree with Moni's idea for a roadkill kit. Always have a tarp or two in the back, knives galore, and hand wipes. 'Cause ya never know. MMMMmmmmm roadkill.

[JUDGE]

All I bring to the blind is my crossbow with arrows and a thermos of coffee.

I keep my after the kill bag in the truck, no need for it till I have shot a deer.
After I have shot a deer it takes me 15 minutes to walk to the truck, and 15 minutes to walk back, that gives the deer 30 minutes to expire.

OH, I forgot I also bring toilet paper just in case.

[cadmaster]

knife, lighter and lawn chair, spices.

clean it
start a fire
cook it
have a bush BBQ

oh ya a cell phone so you can invite your buddies to the food fest. They can bring the beer and a axe. lol