For elk and deer:


Kifaru Reckoning
Rifle
Binos (a spotter and tripod too, in some cases)
Camera
10 or so extra rounds
Nalgene bottle
Lunch with some extra cliff bars
Heavy sweater in my pack
Headlamp with 1 set of extra batteries
Electric tape
Havalon Piranha with extra blades
Gransfors Bruks hatchet
4-5 Caribou game bags
3-4 feet of flagging
Road flare
SPOT
Gerber Multitool
Water

If planning to go overnight:
Katadyn vario filter
Kifaru slik bag
Kifaru Paratarp



I used to carry 50 feet of P cord, though I think I will not carry this anymore as I haven't used it in years