Just wondering what equipment you all carry with you for a day out stumping shooting?

In a small daypack I carry the following: My license and back tag, 2 small water bottles, FAK, Compass, Folding seat, Binoculars, Extra glasses, Extra glove, Leatherman tool, Sanders arrow point puller, Old flathead screw driver for prying out deep arrows, hunk of paracord, , a couple carabiners, a point and shoot camera, arrow rake and Lunch bag. I also sometimes carry a small brew kit so I can make a hot cup of coffee on the rove.

Sounds like a lot but it all packs up small.

I carry the same pack when I hunt. IF I left it at home, I would need something!

Bow, quiver, arrows, and something to drink.

Bow, something to eat and drink, binos, and 2 or 3 arrows and a couple extra tips. At least one arrow with a lit nock, and usually use the top hat roving points. Don't lose many with those.

Bow, quiver of arrows, and leatherman.

Dog, bow, back quiver (knife attached and arm guard ,tab ,arrows) -water

snack in pocket

and extra snacks and water in truck

in other words grab bow and quiver- Dog automaticallly follows-and gone

Bow arrows water n cell phone oh n always a pocket knife

I carry much of the above with one addition I didn't see mentioned yet....a small first aid kit. I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

Bow, arrows, Leatherman, snack, phone, water and lighter. 2 hours is about it for me. Jawge

Supernaut, I agree with the first aid kit. I have one in my fanny pack kit, just basic stuff for the most part.

Bow,arrows,camera,phone and a 1911.

A basic first aid kit can do wonders if you know how to use it and..... have it with you. Carrying one is a good habit I have, like wearing a seat belt.

I used to be a funeral director and now I'm the safety guy for a large oil and gas maintenance company. It's easy for me to preach safety having seen first hand the unfortunate the results of poor safety decisions.

The only time I stump is after deer season closes and I am likely to make a day out of it.

I carry a back quiver with my arrows, tab, and armguard, but I also carry a day pack with a Firebox Nano stove and a trangia spirit burner, along with some Heet for fuel. I take a 500ML pot along with a titanium mug and a small Bromwell frying pan.

About mid-morning I will stop and heat up some water for a cup of tea. I cook some bacon in the Bromwell pan. After I cook the bacon I pour in some bannock batter and cook it in the bacon grease.

Bannock and bacon makes a great lunch in the woods!

I'm I the only one that carries spare nocks?? What else I carry depends on the weather.

Hip quiver with a dozen+ blunts, water, knife or three, Gerber Multi-tool, PB&J and an apple, compass, camera (most often now the one on my phone), Snickers bar, compact binoculars (sometimes).

I got modern and instead of my small binoculars I carry a Nikon 1000i laser rangefinder. It was a 6X monocular plus the ranging ability. I stump hunt where I deer hunt and it's good to file away mental notes on ranges . . . mostly not for bow but I won't talk about that . ;-

I have a fire steel in the toothpick slot of my SAK and a tinder straw in my wallet that is always on me; but I'll probably also have a fire-kit in my coat pocket.

Finally, a tin of dog treats and a whistle as my stumping buddy is an Airedale Terrier.

PeteA How good or satisfied are you with Sanders arrow point puller you?

RonL

Wow, some of you guys are going on major expeditions. It's basically just a practice session for me. I take my bow, arrows, and a big knife.

It's also just practice for me. I live in the woods on 5 acres, surrounded by many acres of empty lots, so most of the time if I am not hunting I just wander around the hillside behind my house with only bow and arrows.

Bow n arrows, knife, dog. Granola bar, water that I rarely drink, apple. Binoculars sometimes if its during shed season.

Hey RonL, the Sander's Point Puller is an indispensable part of my kit. Had it for around 40 years! I can't count how many judos, field points or braodheads I've pulled out of logs, targets fames, etc over the years for myself and other guys. I wedge it in my Leatherman sheath it goes with me on every outing. Even to the indoor range.

My bow and four arrows with judo points...and a Sanders Point Puller. My roving sessions are around two hours so don't need to pack for an expedition!

Arrows, leather-man, water, bow and quiver.

Spare drawers optional

I don't stump in my back yard in sight of my porch, so I carry what I would normally carry when hunting as I'm usually more than a mile from the truck. There is no great victory in seeing how little you can survive with if you do something stupid a mile and a half in the woods. Twist an ankle, or cut yourself...or trip over your own feet like I do at times. Be smart enough to carry a few survival tools, if only some water and snacks and a 79 cent survival blanket (4" x 6") to keep you comfortable and hydrated till someone finds your old butt.

2X's what George said!

Wow, I struggle to find time to even shoot in the backyard anymore, let alone play mountain man. Lol.

trapperman, it's hardly playing mountain man, it's just shooting a bow like they did in the olden days...roving and shooting arrows. Stay healthy and when you retire you can do a lot of it. I managed to do a lot when I was still working, and in retail management, with it's long hours, I was pressed as well. It's about priorities I suppose. You have lots of roving land there in Michigan. ;))

some days way more than I need,

some days nothing,

I'm bi-polar in preparation, sometimes I spend the night before dreaming about it and packing a bag. Other times I just wake up and go with no forethought.

oz

The basics, extra glove, string, bow stringer, knife, bandaids in wallet, water bottle, granola bar, PB&J sandwich if past lunch time.

I think it would be fun to brew a cup of coffee but if I wanted coffee I'd carry my small thermos and save the trouble.

Basically, my stumping and 3-D set up is the same but I carry the 3-D set up in my roving quiver and belt and my stumping set up in the Arrowmaster pouch and belt.

I carry my bingos a knife lighter fire starter a bow stringer a spare string extra tab 5 judo point arrow and 3 hammer head arrows and some water.

2 piece ultralight fishing rod that is tucked into the side of a fanny pack with various light creek fishing lures (spoons and jigs) There's decent smallmouth in all the creeks where I stump.

Leatherman multi-tool to remove arrows, remove hooks or any other need. A compass. I don't like GPS, stumping big woods is also a great opportunity to hone compass skills.

A lighter and a piece of gluestick and a pencil sharpener style taper tool. If one of my hex blunts comes off or gets crooked I can do a quick field repair. (Wood arrows here.)

Bowstringer to tune the bow if needed. Light binoculars for animal spotting and watching, also good for shed hunting.

A sidearm. I have never needed to use one, but I just like having a trusted friend on the front of my left hip in a cross-draw holster.

A bungee cord to strap all those HUGE shed antlers I find to my fanny pack for the walk home!!! ( I wish, but it has happened. Much easier to carry a heavy set that way.)

Water, snacks and....a spirit of adventure. Stumping is just great fun.

I guess all my "stumping is on the few acres that I own and live one.

I don't know if "stumping" is legal on the state WMA's. I should check but, if it isn't, I don't have anyplace that's more than a stone through from my door. No need to carry much beside the bow and arrows.

All fiberglass Paul Bunyon bow,and fiberglass arrows with Judo points on my son's land, so if I have a mishap doesn't take long to get back to the truck to fix what needs to be fixed.Luckily I have had no mishaps to this point.

Here's my kit as stated in the first post.

Here's mine.

My bow and a friend of mine's arrows.

Riverwolf, I'm with you 110%! I have a couple alcohol stove including an Alcos which is the Trangia knock off. The one in the photo is my DIY pop can stove. Works great and is super light! Nothing can beat a hot cup of joe while out stumping to give you second wind!

Bow, arrows, knife, water, gum.

If I had to lug all that stuff I wouldn't bother.

You guys forgot the axe. You may have to build a lean to.

You guys can poke fun if you like, but preparedness is just being smart..that's all. It's not funny, or stupid....it's smart. I carry my fanny pack just as I would when hunting and 90% here would say to practice how you hunt. Some of my stumping areas are a good drag just back to the truck...and I feel better when I'm hydrated for the whole walkabout. I guess if you're in sight of your house, you don't need to be as prepared though.

2x's George and Riverwolf. I'm pushing 63 now. I sometimes head out stumping and hunting alone or with a few guys that are older then me. It never hurts to be prepared but you can be in a heap of trouble if you're not. Read the book Between A Rock And A Hard Place by Aron Ralston. There's also a movie made about his experience, 127 Hours w/ James Franco. I don't want to be over dramatic but a simple outing can go south quickly.

Condescension is insecurity's self-defense.

I carry the same fanny pack I carry when I hunt just like Geoerge and some others. It has everything I need in it. Then the bow and arrows I want to use.

I learned along time ago not to walk awy from the truck or the camp with out that pack or one similar.

I have family that lived for years in northern Canadian regions. I have heard tons of stories about the well seasoned woodsman who said to himself it's just a quick hike, I'll check that trout stream or scout for moose/bear etc...we all know that conversation. The day the guy takes nothing with him is the day he gets lost, gets caught in a terrible weather situation, gets hurt etc.... we all know these scenarios.

Being prepared is just smart. I feel like I am following the lessons I and others before me have learned.

I am never more upset with myself than when I say this inside my head... "I know better, I've made this mistake before."

Usually take my bow and arrows with the pack I hunt with, minus the stuff for dressing and dragging a deer. Also my phone with OnX hunt installed because I like to mark potential deer/turkey spots for later. Oh, and my small game license so I'm legal to miss squirrels during open season. Candy bars and water or a pop most times as well.

Bow, 4 blunts 2 judo’s, 2 broadheads(ground hogs), big repellent , knife, IPhone. Needle nose pliers.

Guilt...because I'm not at work.

NOT!!!! ;-)

Of all the posts here, I only read of 3 guys bringing their camera/phone. That can't be... I am not without that nowdays. I like recording my outings in pix, and having the ability to stay in contact with my wife and civilization (much as I don't want to) in case something bad happens to her, Trap, or even me if I screw up somehow. I don't take much food or a survival kit unless out all day in an unknown area or far away, other than my brain and meticulous diligence taken when crossing streams or descending steep stuff on ice... :)

George and Riverwolf x 2

lots of snickers

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