Adventure Experiences
Colorado Big Game Hunting Guide Services
Packing List
The following checklists are provided to make your big game hunt a safe, enjoyable experience. We have divided them into three categories: General Packing; Day Packing; Optional Gear.
Rifle Hunting Packing List
General Packing
- Hunter Safety Card (if born after 1949)
- 500 square inches of fluorescent orange (to include vest/coat and hat)
- Colorado Conservation Certificate
- Warm sleeping bag and pillow
- Gun and gun-case with sling
- T-shirts
- Warm hunting coat
- Warm gloves & hat
- Cold weather hunting pants
- Boots (2 pair-waterproof-broken in)
- Long sleeve heavy shirts (worsterlon)
- Sunglasses
- Wool sweater
- Gun cleaning materials
- Socks (wool/wool blend)
- Rain gear-jacket & pants (preferably not nylon)
- Sock liners (polypro)
- Toiletries; include towel/shower items
- Long underwear; non cotton (rec. poly pro or silk)
- Watch & alarm clock
Day Packing
- Day Pack
- Water bottle
- Small first-aide kit
- Lighter/ 1 candle
- Ammunition
- Extra clothing ( 1 pair polypro underwear)
- Rain gear
- Space blanket
- Compass & whistle
- 2 hunting knives
- hunting license & pen
- flashlight/headlamp w/ extra batteries
- scent shield/elk urine
Optional Gear
- Binoculars
- Camera & film
- Gaiters (leggings)
- Range finder
- Extra gun
- Small thermos
- Chap stick
Archery Hunting Packing List
General Packing
- Hunter Safety Card (if born after 1949)
- Colorado Conservation Certificate
- Bow
- Light weight jacket
- Socks (wool/wool blend/poly pro)
- Sock liners
- Long sleeve shirts
- Wool sweater /fleece vest
- Light weight hunting pants
- Long underwear; non-cotton (rec. poly pro or silk)
- Warm sleeping bag & pillow
- Toiletries (include towel and shower items)
- Extra bow components
- T-shirts
- Warm gloves and hat
- Face mask or paint
- Boots (2 pair-waterproof-broken in)
- Sunglasses
- Rain gear-jacket & pants (preferably not nylon)
Day Pack
- Day/Fanny Pack
- Small first-aid kit
- Lighter and 1 candle
- Water bottle
- Extra clothing
- Rain gear
- Space blanket
- Compass and whistle
- 2 sharp hunting knives
- hunting license and pen
- flashlight/headlamp with extra batteries
- scent shield/elk urine
Optional Gear
- Binoculars
- Camera and film
- Gaiters (leggings)
- Range finder
- Extra bow
- Small thermos
- Chap stick
- Whetstone (knife sharpening stone)
