For day hunt: first aid kit (tailored to your needs, but might include bandaids, sanitizing wipes, gauze, pain reliever, sucher kit, pencil, duct tape, dentil floss/sewing needle, iodine tablets), knife, 2 latex gloves, headlamp, parachute cord (around 10 ft), 2 liter water bladder+a plastic bottle for backup (you're screwed if your bladder developes a hole, happened to me), tp, matches/lighter, tinder, one birthday candle (great for starting fires, and also good if it's your birthday), gps, map, compass, quarter bags (2-3 for deer, 5-6 for elk), two lawn/leaf garbage bags, tag, rain gear, five cartriges (in addition to the 4 in my rifle, food.