I'm taking a hunter's ed course and it recommended that I carry the following along with hunting equipment (firearm, ammo, field dressing equipment):

Base plate compass with signal mirror
Candle
Emergency high-energy food
Extra boot laces
Extra pair of glasses
Extra two-day supply of prescription medicine
Fire starters—waterproof matches, butane lighter, etc.
First-aid kit
Fishing line and hooks
Flashlight with spare batteries and bulbs
Folding saw
Knives
Map
Metal, waterproof carrying case that can double as a cooking pot
Nylon rope
Plastic sheet or large garbage bag
Poncho
Signal flares
Single-edged razor blade
Small can of lighter fluid
Snare wire or twine
Thermal foil blanket
Tissues
Water
Water purification tablets
Whistle (plastic)
Binoculars or spotting scope
Biodegradable trail markers
Duct tape
Hatchet or ax
Pencil and paper pad
Shovel
Sleeping bag appropriate for climate

Does /out/ think that list is adequate?