Bottled water, snack sized nuts, Jerry, apple.
That's about it, I'll eat when I get back to camp.

On DIY Colorado Archery Elk hunts, I always carried MRE, jerky, trail mix, protein bars and water.
For all day sits during deer season, PBJ sandwiches, jerky, trail mix, granola bars and water.

Apples and peanut butter make a great snack

If I'm going to hunt all day then I'm taking a small cooler. That makes it easier to take Lunchables and other food that needs to be kept cold.

It’s a walk in/walk out hunt. I don’t think he wants to lug around a Coleman all day

Life’s too short to eat craaap. Up your back country game

I’m a mountain house chili mac man myself.


Lord help the person I’m sharing a tent with that night though.

Yeah no cooler. Not planning to eat a lot, I was raised in a two meal a day family, but with a so so breakfast at 5 I’m probably gonna want something to munch on before 7 pm and that’s if I don’t shoot something that has to be packed out.

As you said “take with you for an all day hunt”, so I’ll not list what I eat for breakfast nor dinner as I don’t pack those with me.

Probar - one of the highest calories per ounce snack there is. And they taste good too.
Trail mix
Jerky
Almond/peanut butter packets
Tortilla/cheese/salami
Pre-made pbj or pbb(bananas) sandwich
Candy of some sort (jolly ranchers, sweet-tarts , sprees…..something for a little sugar rush)

I don’t pack all of this but an assortment of these. If it’s just an all day sit in a blind it’s way less. If it’s an out and back Western hunting day, then most of this goes with me.

Keep in mind if it’s an active hunt/long walk in you are gonna burn more calories so plan accordingly.

Bring more then you think you would need, I’m always amazed at the amount of food I go thru on a hunt

Anytime I've ever hunted all day I've never really taken anything more than a few bags of trail mix, deer jerky, and maybe a banana and small bag of Doritos. Coffee and water are always with me. Granted, I've never done an all day hunt where I am doing a lot of moving around or hiking. One thing I would definitely take is a battery pack for my phone, Lol.

A few responses mention "bottle of water". Hydration pack...........convenient, easier to stay hydrated, no bottle to keep up with. Don't wait until you're thirsty to take in water.

when in the mountains, I have a large camel back bladder in my back pack compartment for water. I buy protein bars in bulk at Costco that are pretty filling for fuel. dried sausage and peanuts/almond/cashew in a zip lock bag comes in handy too. Learned a long time ago, water is the most vital element you will need but also can weigh the most as well.

I’ve got a few extra reserves to burn lol

I got some sunflower seeds peanuts beef jerky water and some oatmeal crème pies.

There are a lot of really filling bars out now. Green belly meals, Condition one bars, pro bars etc

There are even companies that will build you out a daily meal plan sealed in gal bags.


Little things like bagel peanut butter and bacon make great easy to pack snacks also

Couple of protein bars , chips and a footlong subway sandwich, and bottled water.

So, for you guys doing all this eating and drinking in a stand or blind all day, how are you going to the bathroom without spooking the deer?

depending on wind direction determines if a Gatorade bottle/milk jug is used or not. I typically do my business before I head out in the early morning for more serious matters.

My tower blind and Camper stand have a large funnel mounted to the wall with a rubber sink drain stopper on a chain to keep spiders and dirt dobbers from building nests in the hose. Mounted to the funnel is a hose run through the floor to a hole covered underground. I wired a loop or dip in the hose for a trap. Jug of water or spray cleaner to flush it down. The one in the tower has been in place for about 20 years with no problems. Camper stand also has a commercial dry toilet in the closet that uses compostable bags and kitty litter. At end of trip bag is dropped in a nearby latrine and covered with a few shovels of dirt. Tripod stand hunting, I simply bring a gatoraid or similar bottle in my day pack and do my other business before I leave camp.

18 pack and some jerky.

Water. Coffee. Then a mixture of: protein bars, snack bars, granola bars, cheese sticks, trail mix. fresh fruit, yogurt, pudding, and protein shakes. I pick several items from the mixture list. I always have a carb, protein, and fruit. I go back to camp for lunch, so don't need to cook in the deer stand. I do carry toilet tissue and hand wipes in my day pack.

As this was a walk in/out no blind no feeder and animals were by far not there all the time. I assumed everyone has dumped in the woods…

so did you kill something?

I try to keep a pee jug in my bling, but if not, I open the door and whiz out the back.