[petey]

I use the Alaskan Pack 2, which is in Cabelas. The frame is nice and the great thing about it is you can remove the pack from the frame and then attach your small daypack with all your goodies to the pack frame and go hunting. It has plenty of adjustments to balance your load according to the lay of the land. The packs aren't that impressive, but the frame sure makes up for that when packing meat, which is one of the main reasons you'll need it.

I've hunted several archery hike-in's. Mostly hunting BLM land locked by private by way of a land easment. The mountains I hunt are 7 and 14 miles one way, so I pack only the esentials. Everything goes in the pack that I can get, the outside is my sleeping bag, tent, daypack, and anything else that takes up too much space.

Mostly I carry 1 pot, bowl, (mess kit of some sort) 2 propain tanks with a single burner stove, and lantern head. Plenty of parachute cord, cheese cloth bags for meat, Several packs of ramon noodles (or any just add water food that's light) and one set of extra clothes. I wear my hunting gear in. Of course I have the water purifying pump and tablets, so I pump, pop a tablet and boil, then use my water. Everything else are the esentials in the daypack like flashlights, first aid, firestarter, knives, rope, saw, etc.... you know the standard stuff.

I don't have a complete list and it's pretty early for me to think of every little thing, but that'll get you started. More often than not, you always carry more than you need! That I will say....