What is the worst thing you have forgotten on a hunting trip?

[Motor]

Hi guys,

I'm leaving for my first Eastern Oregon deer hunt in a week. I'm sweating it because I always forget something on a trip like this.

The have a name for it: Can't Remember Stuff Syndrome.

Anyone else suffer from the Curse --> CRSS?

Usually, I forget something small, but I've forgotten my sleeping bag before. OK, I've forgotten it two different times. Not good.

What's the worst thing you have ever forgotten on a hunting trip?

Cheers,
Motor

[oregondukhntr]

My tent, had to wrap a few tarps around some trees for a few days. Luckly I have one of those air mattresses thats up on a frame so I was not sleeping on the ground.

Also this year on a fishing trip I remembered the tent be forgot the poles, it was fun rigging that up in the dark with a head lamp on and a ton of bugs in my face.

Brian

[BornToFish360]

I forgot my ammo for my rifle last year had to find a local store took 3 hrs and buy some...

[SImudBogger]

Try this thread. We did this last month. My pops had his ex wife burn part of our bunk beds.

http://www.ifish.net/board/showthrea...ight=forgotten

[PGJPJ]

Several years ago, my buddy forgot his bow. Luckily we were just doing a day hunt in western OR, but man. How do you for get that?

[Bootstrap Bill]

hunting license & tag and I also left the trigger lock on one time

[Motor]

*giggling*

I'm glad I'm not the only one with the curse.

Sigh.

Thanks for the link to the previous post.

Anyone else?

[mstarck]

Last year we hunted starkey for deer. i was driving along thinking that i might have forgotten something.somewhere around pendelton it came to me!!! i didn't have are ( me & wife) tags or license. luckily friends were meeting us there that had not left salem yet and went to our home and got them and brought them to us.that was a close call....

mike s.

[Lquote=Motor;1676283]Hi guys,

I'm leaving for my first Eastern Oregon deer hunt in a week. I'm sweating it because I always forget something on a trip like this.

The have a name for it: Can't Remember Stuff Syndrome.

Anyone else suffer from the Curse --> CRSS?

Usually, I forget something small, but I've forgotten my sleeping bag before. OK, I've forgotten it two different times. Not good.

What's the worst thing you have ever forgotten on a hunting trip?

Cheers,
Motor[/quote]

[jb701xx]

my dad forgot the keys to his gun lock on opening day of elk.

[rimrock]

Hunting Boots.

Of course it was cold day in January with snow on the ground side hilling for chukar in tennis shoes…that wasn’t my favorite day. Added bonus only shot 3 birds for 9 hours of walking, ruined said tennis shoes, but hunting boots where freshly waxed back at home in the garage.

[AnnaDraMoss]

My clothes for an 8 day elk hunt near John Day. Luckily, Dad who was home in Portland knew of a co-worker who would be passing through JD who delivered the goods.

[K950]

One year I forgot the adult beverage for the trip and received a lashing all week from my buddys. I have also forgot my ammo before. I am in the same boat where I absolutely lose all memory functions when hunting season rolls around.......it's a plague I tell ya. I'll let ya know how this year goes.

[feisty's wife]

Originally Posted by oregondukhntr

My tent, had to wrap a few tarps around some trees for a few days. Luckly I have one of those air mattresses thats up on a frame so I was not sleeping on the ground.

Also this year on a fishing trip I remembered the tent be forgot the poles, it was fun rigging that up in the dark with a head lamp on and a ton of bugs in my face.

Brian

Been there, done that...I ended up rigging tent with rope and rock's...it worked for the nightImprovise!!!

[eagle_eye]

My gun. I still laugh at that one.

[Bill Monroe]

I don't want to talk about it. :o

[Threemuch]

Originally Posted by Bootstrap Bill

hunting license & tag and I also left the trigger lock on one time

I will see the license, trigger lock key, and raise you the gun, and ammunition.

[uncleroy]

One time I stopped to re adjust my pack. I walked off thinking everything felt much lighter. About 30 min later, I discovered I left my gun on the ground where I made the adjustment. It took over an hour of of searching to relocate my rifle.

[usmyrmss]

Toilet paper

[jaxflyfish]

I forgot the caps for my black powder gun......I was so far in the woods I decided just to hike around for the day.

[DTSportsman]

License and Tag

[Abalone]

Toilet paper !

[loper]

compass

[bluebackbil]

We ran into a bunch of guys from oregon bow hunting up on the lolo motorway last weekend. we were coming home from a high mountain lake fishing trip when one of the guys flagged us down as we were driving past their camp. The young guys were out bow hunting and the older guy (camp cook, etc) said he'd forgotten his sharpening stones. well, thats a pretty big dilemma when your cleaning a bull elk. unfortunately, I didn't have my stones with me. However, we did come home with some fresh smoked cr salmon and a new friend

[Mike P.]

I forgot my release when bowhunting one time...I was lucky enough to use my friends wifes release as she was more or less just along for the ride.

[Havensen]

I was running late for a fishing trip one time, and when I pulled up to my friends house to pick him up, he walked out of the house and asked me, "Where's the boat"? I told him that I'd be right back!

[fishkisser]

I forgot to put ice in the chest

Skinning and caping knives (takes a while with a dull Barlow)

Gun and licence/tags

And once I forgot to pick up my brother when his truck broke down ...

[Don Becker]

Originally Posted by usmyrmss

Toilet paper

Originally Posted by Abalone

Toilet paper !

'Not a big problem, is it . . . . back in my Boy Sprout days, they always told us we could use stinging nettle and gee, they would say, it even tickles


Actually, I've always been pretty organized and I have a really thorough "Hunting, Fishing, Camping Checklist" done in excel. It has check and double-check columns and space available to add special items for a particular outing. I've developed the list over many years. It's easy to update periodically. When a trip is coming up, I print it out (it's legal-size paper and three full columns - - - multi-use/purpose). Then, I line-out the things I don't need for that particular trip and start working through what remains on the checklist for this trip.

I have, however, showed-up at camp a time-or-two - - not so much having forgotten something - - what I sometimes do (and, gladly, so far this hasn't happened with a really important item) is to "know" the item is in there and check it off without actually looking - - - Oh, yea, there's dish washing soap in the trailer, check it off, wrong :frown: . 'Have to watch myself about that! Don

[wife&3kids]

Nothing, ever.... The reason is that I spend 352 days previous worrying about it and a full 2 weeks going thru everything I own and deciding whether or not I could need it on the trip. I usually end up actually using less than 10% of the crap I bring along.

[pdxkevin]

I got all the way out to my spot... 1/2 way up the trail in the predawn hours on opening morning and figured out I had left my tags back on the nightstand... so I had little choice but to go back and get them.

[chummer]

On my way to boardman for some ducks, about Hood River, I realized I had forgot the decoys! Turned around, grabbed them. Between Cascade Locks and Hood River, a mud slide had now closed I-84, turned around again, back to the Bridge of the Gods in Cascade Locks, east on 14, back across to I-84 at Hood River, and into Boardman. A very long morning to shoot a couple of ducks!

[Trick]

Underwear

[Tvfowlhunter]

TP and Copenhagen.

[Don Becker]

Originally Posted by wife&3kids

. . . . I usually end up actually using less than 10% of the crap I bring along.

'Sure is nice to know I'm not alone - - - I blame my Boy Sprouts days for that too. I took that Be Prepared way too seriously . . . . . Don

[bigjake_888]

I put everything I could simply not forget into my green bag This was my simple strategy to make sure I would not forget anything. Double checked my list to make sure I had everything.

Left the green bag by the door.

[QH's Paw]

There was a time when I had no way to lock my rifles so(per "her" request) I removed the bolt from my Ruger. Got to the hunt and guess what wasn't in my rifle.
Tough to send lead down range with out a bolt.
Another time, I got to my fathers house for a late season bow hunt and as I carried his bow to the jeep I realized I hadn't put mine in at home. Luckily, I didn't live far from him at the time. As it turned out, I didn't really need the bow that day anyway.:grin:

[BleuBackKoke]

My clip...I had plenty of ammo but my clip was secure in the gun safe

[Nuf]

My rifle bolt! 40 miles from town. Hunted the morning with shotgun from tree stand that day (I'd brought the shotgun for grouse and had a couple of slugs for 'yotes). Called wife from town that afternoon, she shipped via Fed Ex the bolt to the county sheriff's office. Hunted again that night from tree stand with shotgun. Next afternoon, drove back to town (another 40 miles one way on rutted, dusty road) to get the shipped bolt. 160 miles of gnashing teeth. Reason bolt not with the rifle was after sighting in, put bolt in different location so neither kids nor any potential thief would have a workable gun to mess. Still praised the sheriff for allowing me to use the office for shipping destination. They were open round-the-clock so overnight shipping was possible. Never got a shot for the entire season!

[007SPRIG]

The stakes for the DSD decoys.

[A5 Light 12]

As I pulled into the parking spot at my favorite spot for ducks in South Dakota, I realized I didn't have my waders.

Drove back to town, about 25 miles, and got them.

Kind of worked out OK because as I was walking in to the pothole, right at shooting light, I was able to jump shoot two nice greenheads

[Crooked Hook]

Many moons ago I showed up at a hunting area to meet a buddy for a duck hunt. We talked for about ten minutes when he decided to show me his new shotgun. As I was appreciating his new purchase I suddenly had that sick feeling and realization that I had forgotten MY shotgun! I was in that emotional state that is hard to describe but is a mishmash of anger and disapointment and how the HE _ _ can I fix this? I asked him " You didn't happen to bring your old one did ya?" Nope! I checked my watch and I had three hours before the hunt area would let us check in. It was an hour and a half to the house so I drove like a mad man, flew in the door scarring my wife awake, kissed her and grabbed my shotgun and flew back to the hunt area about five seconds before the line started to move. We had a good hunt day but.........I wouldn't drive like that again.

[Wreckless]

My "best" is forgetting my 20ga. on a Dove hunt. I borrowed my friends rig and got it and made it back to get some shooting.

I've also forgotten the occasional tag (once on a permit zone hunt)

Lunches, knives.......Maybe if I'd put the beer down while I'm loading I'd do a better job...........Naaa

[24 on/ 48 off]

I arrived in camp after a six hour drive. My buddies were already there- well, minus one.

I forgot to pick him up

This was before cell phones, of course.

[BrianMaguire]

Sleeping bag for a Nov hunt in the cascades. Brrrrrr

[kass3818]

First time deer hunting along the Deschutes river. I got one down on opening morning, THEN realized I left my tags on the kitchen table. I've never driven so fast in my life...

[BornToFish360]

Maybe if I'd put the beer down while I'm loading I'd do a better job...........Naaa[/quote]


hahahahahahah i would have to agree

[marthagofish]

I forgot to tell my duck hunting partner to "pick his feet up" when wading thru flooded fields in the cold month of December. He took one step which left his foot trapped under a branch and did a face plant before completing his next. Mind you this occurred on a freezing December morning after we had just completed outting out 72 decoys.
After his blunder we picked up 72 decoys and proceeded to head home to dry off and warm up! Wrecked a hunting trip but kept him as a good friend!

[hrbassin]

I'd say the worst I've done so far is forgetting to make sure that the vehicle can make the trip. Last year headed to Ukiah for elk on Tuesday night, head out of Hood River and stop in biggs for Diesel. Notice a small puddle of fluid under the truck. No big deal, just ignore it.
Well, we stopped again in to top off before we head south, and notice a lot more fluid coming out. Hmmm, maybe we should head back and try again tommorrow. We made it as far back as Boardman before there was a fairly high pressure stream of transmission fluid flowing out of the truck. Ended up spending the night in the trailer there, having the truck towed into hermiston for a complete transmission rebuild, having the Rental Center in hoodriver drive out a truck for us and the camper, and made the trip back out to Ukiah in a subaru outback instead, minus trailer.

So remember to put automobiles on the checklist next month.

Mark

[SouthSantiamSlayer]

Went duck hunting..
Got all the way there and realized I had forgot the shells and my hunting lisence...

[jokester]

Nothing...YET!

I'm pretty anal when it comes to checking and double checking whether or not all my stuff's there, before I leave for a trip. Whether it's camping, hunting, fishing, etc. Ask my wife...she HATES when we go anywhere. First, i've gotta print the list, then put a check mark by each item as I set it in the living room. Then, when it gets loaded into the truck, it gets a line marked through it. As we're pulling away, i'm still going over the list outloud and when I turn and ask her if we got everything, she's usually glaring at me by now with that look, and her response usually usually goes something like this, "YES, YES, YES...you have EVERYTHING. You printed the list, marked it off TWICE, and the truck is loaded. YOU HAVE EVERYTHING SO SHUT UP AND LET'S GO!!!!!"

So far, it works though... :grin:

-jokester

[SImudBogger]

My strategy is to pack over a period of about 5 days. Each day i get a few more things out, by the day we leave there is a giant pile of gear in my living room. I keep most of my camping stuff in 2 rubbermaid containers so i don't have to worry about finding individual items. When i go hunting my gun is the first thing in the truck and i NEVER take my license out of my wallet so i don't have to worry about forgetting it. So far so good.

[steelheadslayer]

I'm with Bill Monroe, let's just say my hunting partner had a miserable day listening to my 'whining'.

[frogwaterkid]

One time opening morning of deer season I picked up my buddy and about 10 miles out of town he said SH%&$ I forgot my license and tags at the house. I turned around and was giving him a pretty hard time all the way back. As he was in his house getting his tags, I reached into my pocket and #&%%. I had left mine at home too!! It was his turn to give me crap then.Believe it or not we still hunt together and ask each other everytime " got your license" before we head out.