Venison jerky, Clif bars, Trail mix (with granola, M&Ms, coconut, nuts, etc.). One thing I did before a backpack turkey hunt was to fry a bunch of bass filets really good and crispy, and bag em up. The weather was cool, they kept for days and provided a nice little punch of protein, fat, and energy.

Peanut butter works for me. I always remember when I make a PB or a PB&J what my brother said when I was around 8 or 9 “man cannot live on bread alone…. he must have peanut butter”.

Blueberry jelly is awesome as well as fresh honey. 😀

Enjoy

My sons snack of choice when bird hunting with his dog is cocktail wieners. The dog shares them with him.:D

Don’t want to weigh myself down with water containers so I always carry a few raw potatoes for liquid and also jerky and home made pemmican.

Used to take a couple of bagel and cream cheese turkey sammys.Now I just take a couple of protein bars and jerky.Good for the whole day.

Everything here is about fighting heat and dehydration so as much as I love it I try to steer clear of jerky and other dry/salty snacks. A recent discovery of adventure goodness I made (doubtless made by other, brighter sparks in the past) has been babybel cheese. It’s a specific brand (I’m sure I’ve seen it in the states) but the point is they are little individual serving sized cheese wheels sealed in wax. The wax keeps them in good condition and also makes excellent fire starting fuel once the cheese is eaten. Two birds, one delicious stone 😉

Jim

It starts with breakfast, for which I recommend a large serving of oatmeal loaded with whatever you want to add. Oatmeal provides energy throughout the morning for me.

I know it’s fashionable in some circles to trash Powerbars, but the original version (in various flavors) is hard to beat for fuel during the day. I keep them inside my clothing to keep them soft.

Your body needs water to function well. If it’s a long day ahead of me, I’ll carry a water filter during the non-winter months (in addition to a water bottle or two) or a very light weight stove during the winter. If you’re not stopping to dehydrate fairly frequently, you’re doing it wrong. 😉

Been toting the PB&J’s for about 2 decades . Sometimes some grilled venison in a ziplock bag,,,,,,,,,,always water .

I also usually start my day with a large bowl of oats too. It sticks with me until mid-morning. When spending all day or more in the woods, I pack Clif Bars as well. If I don’t have Clif Bars, I pack peanut butter and honey sandwiches. Walnuts are sometimes put in the sandwiches for additional protein and energy. I will pack trail mix of some form, some venison jerky and sometimes a canned meat such as sardines or a canned fish. I have a sweet tooth so some form of chocolate is usually in there too. I don’t pack ALL of this stuff in one trip. These are just some samples of what you might find on any given trip. WATER!

Peanut butter and cheddar cheese on a bagel travels good in the pack, at least 3liters of water for a day trip, instant coffee, 2hour sterno…

Most days here in ga dont require long days away from the truck but if Im hunting in the mtns, I always carry some jerky, swiss cheese, canned tuna or oysters and some sort of carb like chinese rice crackers. We have water everywhere so sodium isnt an issue. Pistachios arent bad for me either.

I have zero interest in sweets and never eat sugar but every now and again Ill buy a pack of twizzlers to chew on when I get bored.

Trail Mix, actually that is lunch when working outside. Buy ready-made stuff, then mix it with equal parts wallnuts, and almonds…sometimes pacans too. Would you believe… I keep a peanit butter jar full of trail mix in the truck. Along with my pocket rocket, tea bags and water. Been eating granola bars too (store brands are better than name brands) more convenient, and they don’t go stale. Keep a bunch in the glove compartment. Jerky is too salty.

I have bad memories of squished hot PB &

In the winter, I’ve always carried ham sandwiches with mustard and a thermos full of black coffee or hot cocoa..I’ve been drinking my dad’s black coffee in the winter since I was 7 or so every dear season, now it’s the only way I drink it.

I always add some cheap chocolate granola bars on every trip because my sweet tooth is unreal as well, and I have a bottle of water everywhere I go. I typically am never out overnight, so oatmeal for breakfast, a few sandwiches and jerky for lunch, and some granola bars for snacks usually gets me through my days.

And…. back to PB&J. I can go all day on a bottle of water and a couple PB&J’s. If it’s longer than that, it’s out of my league.

Big breakfast to start is a must. Some form of eggs/meat/potatoes/milk/black coffee. Lunch is sandwhiches;PB&J, ham/turkey with cheese, mayo, mustard. Some salted nuts, granola bars, some chocolate, snickers bars, maybe an apple. Lots of water with always. Thermos of hot coffee left in the truck for warm ups or the ride home. And never ever forget the toilet paper and a fresh can or pouch of chewing tobacco:)

J

I use to be a big advocate of snickers bars until I broke a tooth biting into a frozen bar one day. I always have one or two bottles of water with me, because not that I drink a lot of it, but in cold weather we actually dehydrate more. I am a PB&J fanatic!!! Besides Deer and Bear love the smell of peanut butter as well. 😀 On cold weather I like high carbs, particularly from flour which the body converts to sugar quite rapidly, which in turn fuels the body core.

Believe it or not, a question on the Alaska guide’s official test used to be (and maybe still is) which of four choices would be the best option to meet a client’s protein needs in a survival situation. The correct answer was peanut butter. It’s a ridiculous question–protein is the last thing you need in an emergency–but still. Let’s hear it for Skippy! (Chunky, of course.) Don

I’m a big fan of granola bars. I repack them in a zip lock bag to keep the garbage to a minimum and the zip lock is much quieter than the wrappers. Although I have learned to make sure the bag is completely closed and packed away when I’m done eating one. Woke up from a mid day nap once to the sound of a chipmunk in my backpack!