Strap bag vs belt bag?

[awreis]

Which do you prefer for deer hunting from a stand? I am in no way hunting period correct clothing. I'm leaning towards a straped bag so it's easy to put on and take off with my backpack but wanted other people's thoughts.

 

[2 shots]

if your talking treestand , a speed loader or two in your pocket. since your not going p.c.

 

[smokepolehall]

I always prefer a strapped shoulder bag no matter how I hunt.

 

[morehops52]

Strap bag always. I find the combined weight of everything I need for shooting and afterward to be too much for my body all day. Once posted I can shed some of the weight. My shoulder bag is not PC, has multiple compartments for different needs. I do keep two speed loaders in my pocket.

 

[ETipp]

For deer hunting in a stand, a speed loader and a short starter is all one needs. Very seldom is more than two shots required. However, considering I always big game hunt with my small backpack to carry the necessary items for field dressing the critter, as well as several other items, there’s plenty of room for any additional ML components one might need.

For squirrel hunting, which I seldom sit and I'm most always on the go, I cannot stand a single shoulder strap nor a belt bag. Neither one is conducive for hunting in steep terrain. Therefore, I split the difference. The weight is distributed evenly and how I want and the bag can be slid forward or aft if one desires. The belt is strapped up high around my body, about half way up. I generally keep the bag slid back out of the way until needed.

 

[Oldbloke]

Usually a shoulder bag.

 

[Spikebuck]

I use a larger shoulder bag. I am generally dressing traditional now and a lack of pockets means a bottle of water and some candy bars for the day go in the bag along with field dressing gloves, some paper toweling, hunting knife, etc. along with the day's load supplies. I have several bags by caliber set up, but my favorite is an October Country Traveler bag I've had a couple decades that is set up for .54, which is what all my big game guns are.

https://www.octobercountry.com/traveler-possible-bag/

 

[Rifleman1776]

Like the others here my preference was a shoulder strap bag. Early on in this game I made and tried belt pouches. Did not like at all.

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

Shoulder strap bag for me. I carry my field dressing goods, "toiletries", a hunk of dragging rope and a headlamp in it. No shooting supplies are in it. Those few things hang around my neck.

 

[waksupi]

This is my hunting gear. Powder, prime, measure, and balls. Fits in a plain ol' pocket.