Day Pack/Survival Kit and Equipment

In addition to your hunting gear, which includes your firearm—or bow—and fielddressing equipment, you also should prepare a day pack that includes emergency supplies. These supplies should be put into a fanny pack or belt pouch which is worn on your body at all times. Although the contents will vary based on conditions and personal preference, an emergency day pack could include:

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

Additional Equipment

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