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Hunting Gear Worth Packing: 13 Picks for Optics, Knives & Field Dressing
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items Hunting gear that earns its place in your pack. These 13 well-reviewed picks cover glassing and ranging, a knife you can keep sharp in the field, and everything for field dressing, hauling and hanging your deer, elk or moose so the meat stays clean a...
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Glass, Range & Carry
Knives & Sharpening
Field Dressing & Meat Care
Glass, Range & Carry
Find the animal, judge the distance and keep your binoculars and light where you can reach them.
10x42 is the all-round size for hunting: enough reach to pick out a deer at the field edge, bright enough for first and last light. Case included.
Vortex Triumph HD 10x42 Binoculars
Knowing the real distance before you shoot matters, especially with a bow. Ranges out to 700 yards, waterproof, and comes with a battery and carry case.
AOFAR HX-700N 700Yds Waterproof Rangefinder
Keeps your binoculars on your chest instead of swinging from your neck, with a side pocket for the rangefinder. Quiet and quick to reach.
Binocular Harness Chest Pack with Rangefinder Pocket
You walk in before shooting light and often out after dark, sometimes dragging a deer. A bright, rechargeable headlamp keeps both hands free.
Blukar LED Headlamp Rechargeable 2000L
A simple blaze orange vest that slips over whatever coat you're wearing, so other hunters can see you. Check your province's blaze orange rules before the season.
Browning, Safety Blaze Overlay Vest, Medium
Knives & Sharpening
A sharp, clean blade makes field dressing faster and safer. Two good knives and a sharpener small enough to pack.
Replaceable razor blades, so you get a scalpel-sharp edge for every animal. When it dulls, swap the blade instead of sharpening in the cold. Comes with 6 blades.
Outdoor Edge Razor-Pro Folding Knife (6 Blades
A plain, dependable Swedish fixed blade that costs little and holds up. The hi-vis orange handle is easy to find when you set it down in the leaves.
Morakniv COMPANION S Stainless Knife Orange
Small enough for a pack pocket, with guides that hold the angle for you. Touch up your knife at the truck or the cabin instead of waiting until you get home.
Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener for Knives
Field Dressing & Meat Care
Gloves, a bone saw, game bags and a hoist to get the meat cooled and home in good shape. Plus the book on what comes next.
Six pairs of short latex gloves plus six shoulder-length ones for the messy part. Cleaner hands, cleaner meat, and they weigh next to nothing in your pack.
Hunters Specialties Field Dressing Gloves 12 Pairs
A short T-handle saw made for splitting the pelvis and ribs on deer and other game. Bright orange, so it doesn't get left behind at the gut pile.
Sagen Saw I Hunter's Field Saw for Deer
Breathable bags that keep flies and dirt off quarters while the meat cools. Sized for deer, elk or moose, and they roll up small. Five in a pack.
Deer, Elk, and Moose Standard Game Bags
A pulley hoist and gambrel rated to 700 lb. Hang the deer from a tree or a garage beam to skin it and let it cool, without needing three people to lift.
Highwild Game Hoist Gambrel & Deer Hanger Kit
Steven Rinella's big game volume walks you from the hunt through field dressing, butchering and cooking, with step-by-step photos. One to keep on the shelf at camp.
Complete Guide to Hunting & Cooking Big Game