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Packing a hunting lunch. #6261222 04/15/16 01:36 PM
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So, what would be y'all's choice for a mid-day repast if you're staying out all day hunting. What's a grab-and-go food that will handle banging around and being smooshed in a backpack?

Making a sandwich is a pain in the pre-dawn hours and the night before is for a cigar and a wee dram.

All suggestions appreciated.


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lunchables are easy, I also take the small pouches of apple sauce or other fruit. soup in a thermos on cold days.

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I always carry a small ice chest with me with (1) ham/cheese sandwich, (1) PBJ sandwich, (1) chocolate milk, (2) waters, and (1) energy drink. In my backpack I always have an assortment of dried fruits/nuts, powdered donuts, and jerky. I also carry out an empty milk jug smile

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I have some tupperware type sandwich holds so the sandwich doesn't get flattened.. Usually a sandwich, snickers and some cheese and crackers.


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Re: Packing a hunting lunch. [Re: Creekrunner] #6261310 04/15/16 02:34 PM
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Sandwich taste better when it's in smashed and you're in the woods.

I don't think I have ever taken a lunch here while deer hunting, but do in Colorado when chasing Elk, or MD. I usually use sliced turkey with real mayo on wheat bread, it can get a bit smashed sometimes, but pack it on top and usually is ok. I will also have some kind of cookie, usually nutter butters and chips ahoy and peanut butter, or cheese crackers and a apple and orange.

Takes me 5 minutes to make my lunch each evening, no biggy.

BTW, real mayo (don't know about the girly miricle whip stuff) Has lemon and vinager in it, enough acid to kill any bacteria that wants to grow on the turkey for that short period of time, plus it is usually cool enough out.


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a link of dried venison sausage and a couple bottles of water ... simple


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I prefer to go into town and eat at a buffet.

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jetboil with ramen noodles, granola bar, bottles of water, hersheys bar, dried sausage, jerky, apple or orange




I eat a lot during the day


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PB&J on thick rectangular "real" whole wheat bread (is denser and holds up better than white bread or the imitation wheat bread) trail mix, jerky, protein bar and water.

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I just snack, in my pack I carry a dry spiced cereal mix of Cheerios, Wheat Chex, and Rice Chex with peanuts and cashews. No mess, easy to carry and no clean up. That and plenty of water and I am good to go until dinner time.


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And here I was thinking hunting was about bringing food and not take food with us. Havn't been elk hunting but for deer usually after hunting fried liver, kidneys and ofcourse backstraps are first things.

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jetboil with ramen noodles, granola bar, bottles of water, hersheys bar, dried sausage, jerky, apple or orange




I eat a lot during the day




good to see you accepting the greatness of the Ramen Noodle, I remember the day you cursed someone for that putting that filth in their bodies...its good aint it? grin


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Pop Tarts, Granola Bars, Whiskey.


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A can of sardines, some crackers in a Tupperware box, some squeeze packs of mustard, a bottle of water and a can of beer.


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jetboil with ramen noodles, granola bar, bottles of water, hersheys bar, dried sausage, jerky, apple or orange




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good to see you accepting the greatness of the Ramen Noodle, I remember the day you cursed someone for that putting that filth in their bodies...its good aint it? grin


Oh no, it is filth. It's horrible for you.

But in a wilderness hunting type scenario weight and space take precedence over healthy eating

I lived on mountain house meals for a week and I loved them up in the mountains. Ate one about 2 days after I got back to Texas and I about threw up it was so nasty.

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Sandwich bag full of honey roasted penuts. And a can of snuff.

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Usually don't stay out all day. Out for about 5 hours in the am then return to camp for large meal of eggs,bacon and toast. Guess this would be brunch. Return to pasture around noon with snack and water.

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Dried sausage or jerky and cheese along with some crackers. Water is always with me. Made a meal out of trail mix and granola bars also in the past.


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Hard roll and a chunk of ring bologna Bam....


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You guys with the bread need to catch up. I take tortillas with whatever I have on hand to stuff in them, be it leftover deer sausage, lunch meat, cheese, scrambled eggs, refried beans, etc. (Some people call those tacos!) Summer sausage works too. Every now and then to remember the "good old days" I'll take the old reliable can or two of vienna sausages!

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Re: Packing a hunting lunch. [Re: Creekrunner] #6261742 04/15/16 07:39 PM
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Yeah, my FIL is old school sardines and Vienna sausages. We've come a long ways since then, even though canning is still a viable technology that can't be beat...on some things. Some things are best left in the past.

Thanks for all the ideas. Tortillas are brilliant; gonna have to try that. I have to give second place to "pop tarts, granola bars, and whiskey", but I'll save that for a "special occasion". I've done the tuna/cracker lunch kit thing. Like the Mountain House, if you try it at home you almost puke, but there's something about the fresh air.


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Jerky , chips, candy bars for me

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a link of dried venison sausage and a couple bottles of water ... simple

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