Hunting & Fishing Day Hunting weight

[Covertnoob5]

Hey all, just wanted to see what you guys are carrying in terms of total gear weight for your day hunts only.

I carry about 25/30 lbs with my rifle (SRS or AXMC) and backpack combined.
If you guys could list your rifle weight and pack weight that would be great! If you want to get more detailed that would be greatly appreciated too.

I think this could be a good excercise and self reflection on what we all carry and if some can be cut down.

 

[Wyfox]

I carry about 15#'s total in my pack and my rifle is 10.5#'s total

Arcteryx Khard 30

Sitka Gear Stormfront hard shell
Beanie
Small lunch in ziplock
1 liter of water
4 light weight game bags
GPS (Garmin Oregon)
Waterproof Map
IFAK with CAT-T, matches and space blanket
12 Extra Havalon blades
20' paracord
Small T handle bone saw
9 extra rounds of ammo

 

[Covertnoob5]

@Wyfox so you’re carrying about 25 lbs total rifle and pack?

 

[WeiserBucks]

I'm about 28-30 lbs , SRS A1, KUIU 7200 , 15x binoculars. For day hunts I don't bring the kitchen sink , just a lunch, water and filter, Havalon w/ extra blades and game bags . I always carry a serious fire starting kit and rain gear , in the places I hunt it can turn from hunting to an overnight survival situation quickly.

 

[Covertnoob5]

I'm about 28-30 lbs , SRS A1, KUIU 7200 , 15x binoculars. For day hunts I don't bring the kitchen sink , just a lunch, water and filter, Havalon w/ extra blades and game bags . I always carry a serious fire starting kit and rain gear , in the places I hunt it can turn from hunting to an overnight survival situation quickly.

Any idea how much your srs weighs? I’m at 14.7 lbs with super heavy fluting. Might be able to get it lighter with a different scope and rings. How do you like the kuiu?

 

[WeiserBucks]

I like the KUIU a lot , it's light enough for hay hunts but has enough capacity to bring out a boned out deer in one trip if needed . My SRS is just under 15 lbs with a fluted barrel , Atlas bipod and 4-16x56 Hensoldt . As soon as my suppressor gets out of jail it'll be a pound heavier.

 

[NateVA]

Any idea how much your srs weighs? I’m at 14.7 lbs with super heavy fluting. Might be able to get it lighter with a different scope and rings. How do you like the kuiu?

What scope are you using on it and is a suppressor included in that weight too?

 

[Covertnoob5]

What scope are you using on it and is a suppressor included in that weight too?

I’m in California so no suppressor and I don’t use a brake. Scope is NF 7-35 in a spuhr. Covert A1 with a super deep fluted 6.5 Saum barrel.

 

[NateVA]

I’m in California so no suppressor and I don’t use a brake. Scope is NF 7-35 in a spuhr. Covert A1 with a super deep fluted 6.5 Saum barrel.

That's interesting that the weight works out that way. How long is the barrel and what other accessories are you using on it that may drive up the weight?I'm planning ahead for how to outfit mine when I get one so it stays under 14 pounds with suppressor ideally.

 

[Covertnoob5]

26” barrel. Was a standard DTA contour then just got it deep fluted. Running an atlas bipod. That’s really it.

 

[Conrad]

Just another data point on SRS weight...I have a 25" 6.5 Creed barrel that drops to a straight 0.70" straight contour pretty quickly. It weighs something like 3.9x lbs. Very close to my 22" fluted factory 308 at around 4lbs. Both barrels are hammers, even the skinny one with a suppressor hanging off it, and it can sustain 10+ rounds of acccurate shots. Chassis is about 7, so 11 lbs sans scope and rings, which is your next best bet to save weight on a hunting rifle.

My pack is somewhere around 15-20lbs. I have a detailed sheet somewhere....but all my serious backpack hunting has been with a bow to date.

 

[Bandit31]

I'm in CA also. Generally my pack weighs 10-20ish pounds depending on where and what I'm hunting plus another 13-14ish pounds with the rifle.

Typically, I'll keep a nalgene ( maybe more depending on the where), water filter, meal bar or two, small survival kit, ultra light med kit + 1 tourniquet, a tripod or the big harris bipod, water proof bag with an extra pair of socks, gloves, and beanie and maybe a jacket of sorts depending on how cold or shitty the weather is, and game bags. Sometimes I'll throw in my fox pro or spotter but nothing crazy.

Then I keep some small stuff in my bino pack and use it like a chest rig- Sig range finder, Havalon and a couple blades, leatherman, some hand calls, and an extra 5rd mag.

 

[Ricker]

My pack is normally 15-16 pounds when deer hunting (PNW) plus 7 or so pounds of rifle. Elk hunting is normally a few more pounds in the pack plus a muzzle loader that feels like 10 pounds.

 

[Sinocopa]

I usually only carry about 15 to 20 pounds. Depending on the weather

 

[Covertnoob5]

I usually only carry about 15 to 20 pounds. Depending on the weather

Including your rifle weight or just pack weight?

 

[Covertnoob5]

Do any of you guys hunt with a tripod?

 

[Bandit31]

Do any of you guys hunt with a tripod?

I always bring my Manfrotto with an RRS leveling base ( my go to the Anvil soon). If I don't feel like packing my tripod, I stuff a 11-25" Harris with a dovetail mount mount in my pack and have used that quite a bit.

 

[Sinocopa]

Including your rifle weight or just pack weight?

Thats pack weight, which is on the heavy end. Depending on the weather it could be 10 if its warmer.