What should you pack for a hunting trip?
Short answer: 24 items, from ammunition (check the right calibre before you leave) through to ziplock bags for offal or samples. The complete Hunting Trip checklist is written out below — and the exact same 24 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The Hunting Trip checklist — all 24 items
- Ammunition (check the right calibre before you leave)
- Binoculars
- Camo or drab clothing layers
- Compass and topo map, not just the phone GPS
- Emergency locator beacon
- Extra water
- Fire starter
- Firearm, cased and secured
- Firearms licence
- First aid kit
- Gaiters
- Game bags for the meat
- Head torch with spare batteries
- Hunting permit for the block
- Knife
- Merino base layer (sweat then stop, and you freeze)
- Rain jacket
- Rangefinder
- Rope or cord for hanging or dragging
- Sharpening stone
- Snacks and something hot for the thermos
- Trauma kit / tourniquet
- Water purification tablets
- Ziplock bags for offal or samples
A hunting trip stacks four checklists into one pack: the legal layer (firearms licence, the block permit), the safety layer (locator beacon, first aid, the trauma kit), the hunt itself (firearm, ammunition in the right calibre, optics, knife), and camp life in weather that answers to nobody.
This list works through all four so nothing waits until the road end to be remembered. Firearm cased and secured for transport, compass and topo map rather than just the phone, game bags and knife for success, and the merino layer for the sweat-then-freeze the hills are famous for. Pack it methodically — the bush rewards preparation and punishes bravado.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "blaze orange vest" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
What should you pack for a hunting trip?
You need 24 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from ammunition (check the right calibre before you leave) through to ziplock bags for offal or samples — and the same 24 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=hunting%20trip opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Hunting Trip list (24 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.