Hunting Pouches (often called possible pouches are designed as muzzleloaders utility pouches with overlapping flaps for easy access. They often have interior pockets and plenty of storage.
Historically they were made from leather (cowhide or animal hide such as deer, bear, coon, or other hides). Hunting pouches from the 1750s-1800s had themes such as stars, hearts, and animals cut out in leather with a cloth backing.
The hunting pouch most often had shoulder straps; however, a few are known to have been made for attachment to a waistband. Hunting pouches are found with accoutrements attached, such as a powder horn, knife, touch-hole picks, brushes, or an ax.
Today, artists provide the hunter and the collector with beautiful hunting pouches with wonderful accouterments that are truly American art.
Hunting Pouch with Accoutrements by Thomas Greco, Wooddale, Illinois.