Sticky: Backpack hunting

Post by **Seb** » September 17th, 2021, 3:54 pm

I went into Anp with snow on the ground for 3 nights 4 days with 2L water and food at 20kg

Can do 2 nights 3 days in better weather at about 15kg

Hosery · Post by **Hosery** » September 17th, 2021, 5:12 pm

Seb wrote: ↑September 17th, 2021, 3:54 pm I went into Anp with snow on the ground for 3 nights 4 days with 2L water and food at 20kg

Can do 2 nights 3 days in better weather at about 15kg

Good stuff. 15kgs would be ideal. Is that including your rifle, binos etc?

Post by **Seb** » September 17th, 2021, 7:47 pm

Not including Bino's rifle boots or what I'm wearing. Just what's in my pack

Swiz · Post by **Swiz** » September 19th, 2021, 6:22 am

just loaded my pack for a 4 day 3 night hunt and it comes in at 19.5 kg, 3L water, food is roughly 1 kilo a day. bino harness and rifle is extra on top.

HDS · Post by **HDS** » September 19th, 2021, 4:01 pm

Swiz wrote: ↑September 19th, 2021, 6:22 am just loaded my pack for a 4 day 3 night hunt and it comes in at 19.5 kg, 3L water, food is roughly 1 kilo a day. bino harness and rifle is extra on top.

lookin at around 24kg -25kg by time add the other bits... that seems to be the general go between all us fellas i rekon

HDS · Post by **HDS** » September 19th, 2021, 4:06 pm

so i lwear my kit an loaded pack, holdin rifle or on backpack an stand on scale, deduct my over all weight, always a decent digit LOL

Hosery · Post by **Hosery** » September 22nd, 2021, 9:38 pm

Just tipped the scales at 22.2kg loaded for 3.5 days. This includes rifle and binos etc. 4 jd cans (1.5kg)which might get halved yet and 2L of water. A touch heavier than I would of liked. Headed in tomorrow lunch time. Hopefully I come out heavy!!!!

HDS · Post by **HDS** » September 23rd, 2021, 8:22 pm

Hosery wrote: ↑September 22nd, 2021, 9:38 pm Just tipped the scales at 22.2kg loaded for 3.5 days. This includes rifle and binos etc. 4 jd cans (1.5kg)which might get halved yet and 2L of water. A touch heavier than I would of liked. Headed in tomorrow lunch time. Hopefully I come out heavy!!!!

Drink one on the way in just to set the mood bro

Hosery · Post by **Hosery** » September 25th, 2021, 2:03 pm

Just back home after a flop of a pack hunt. Scrub bashed threw the worst hell hole ive walked through for 6 hours with a overnight stop to not even make it into where I wanted. Pulled the pin 2 hours away from sambar heaven. Not really wanting a 10+ hour mission to get out of there we tucked our tails between our legs and licked our wounds on the way back the the 4by. Back to the drawing board for a different way in.
So near and yet so far.

JG06 · Post by **JG06** » October 14th, 2021, 7:10 pm

Hey lads, first time posting on this page, seems like a ripper so far.

Love pack hunting! Was right into a it a few years ago, had a breather from it for the last couple of years due to mates always pulling out at the last minute

have just got back into it just going solo this year.

The water filtration set up i use is a platypus brand, holds 4 litres of dirty water and gravity feeds through a filter into a clean water bag, works well.

Pack weight usually anywhere between 20-25 kgs, I dont skimp on things because I wanna cut a 100gs out or anything silly like that, I usually take a bottle of JD rather than cans, they're a bit to sweet for me haha.

I done a quick overnighter into an area last weekend that I had never been. Left home around 7am and arrived at the drop off around 930. Was a fairly easy walk in, this time I was only heading in around 5 ks just to get a feel for the place and plan on going in a bit further once I hunt it a few more times.

So set up camp,got some wood together than headed off for an arvo scout around and hopefully see something or even just some sign of what's around. The arvo was awesome! I glassed 5 deer on an opposite face at a guess of around 400-500 metres away, was about 630pm when they started to get about,from what I could see there was a spiker with them but no bigger stag

sat there til i couldn't see any more and headed back to camp for 2 minute noodles and salami

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The morning was shit house! I knew the weather was meant to take a turn but didn't think it was going to be this early ,the wind had swung straight up my arse for most of the morning which was frustrating, but I kept going really at this point just to have a good look around and hopefully run into something. The morning didn't produce any deer but there was some good sign that they are scattered around the area . I covered about 4ks for the morning and made my way back to camp to pack up and head out. All in all was good to get out for a look,hoping to head back in there cup weekend or earlier, cheers lads

JG06 · Post by **JG06** » October 14th, 2021, 7:22 pm

JG06 · Post by **JG06** » October 14th, 2021, 7:23 pm

JG06 · Post by **JG06** » October 14th, 2021, 7:24 pm

HDS · Post by **HDS** » October 14th, 2021, 10:47 pm

JG06 wrote: ↑October 14th, 2021, 7:24 pm20211014_191520.jpg

see any up there

Edit i missed the first post..... groovey

biglaz · Post by **biglaz** » October 16th, 2021, 10:23 am

Good write up JG06. I've been planning for a while on getting back into backpack hunting. Better get meself motivated as the longer I leave it the harder its going to be to get this broken down body moving.

Post by **Seb** » June 22nd, 2022, 6:20 pm

Anyone keen on packing in somewhere late July?

TempesT · Post by **TempesT** » June 22nd, 2022, 7:37 pm

Seb wrote: ↑June 22nd, 2022, 6:20 pm Anyone keen on packing in somewhere late July?

yep.

Hosery · Post by **Hosery** » June 22nd, 2022, 11:05 pm

I’ll definitely be headed in somewhere in the next 4-6 weeks. Pretty much have the location sorted just need to work out dates. Head in Friday evening out late Sunday over loaded.

Post by **Seb** » June 23rd, 2022, 8:03 pm

Hosery wrote: ↑June 22nd, 2022, 11:05 pm I’ll definitely be headed in somewhere in the next 4-6 weeks. Pretty much have the location sorted just need to work out dates. Head in Friday evening out late Sunday over loaded.

TempesT wrote: ↑June 22nd, 2022, 7:37 pm
Seb wrote: ↑June 22nd, 2022, 6:20 pm Anyone keen on packing in somewhere late July?
yep.

Which side of the ANP? Could do a meetup. Was planning on doing a solo, but could link up and conveniently place vehicles to save the legs carrying heads out.

HDS · Post by **HDS** » June 24th, 2022, 11:45 am

hit the PMs with ya specifics, a few lurking as the hype grows----