One of the bigger challenges coming into hunting season is dialing in your truck to carry all of your bags, packs, guns/bows, tents, kitchen kits, etc which can easily become an overwhelming exercise in organization. This is why the DECKED system might be worth a look. The DECKED truck …
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The Vortex Viper HS LR- Rifle Scope Review
A rifle scope is tested at the range and proves its worth in the field. The Vortex Viper HS LR scope has the ability to reach out and touch the targets 1000 yards out at the range, and with that comes the confidence to harvest big game confidently across the …
Read More »Gruesome Behavior: Poaching
Growing up in a law enforcement home I picked up on a few things about negligent criminal behavior. One of the traits that always stuck out to me was the desire to be noticed. Many times people want to be known as rebels. It has been ingrained in us and …
Read More »Wyoming Wolf Hunt: 2017 Edition
WYOMING- WILL HAVE A WOLF SEASON again this year with an opener of October 1st. This has been a long time coming, and if we are lucky, we will see them stay forever. We have advocated for a very long time for liberal seasons and we have broken past the …
Read More »Caping Your Bull
Every one of us has watched the videos on how to break down a bull, some using the gutless method others removing the internals and aging the animal. All of these methods have one thing in common, if the animal you harvested is a trophy, you will want to properly …
Read More »Unsung Heroes: Skeleton Optics
Use promo code eastmans2017 Sunglasses are often the unspoken heroes of our backcountry hunts. High quality optics protecting our eyes from the beating the high country puts us through can literally save a hunt. Headaches from squinting can make a hunt miserable so you can imagine that I was excited …
Read More »Double Down: Bear Attacks!
Two people are lucky to be alive after being mauled by grizzly bears. The separate instances occurred less than a week apart in south central Montana. Both had a similar set of circumstances, where the victims startled bears who were feeding on carcasses. Montana FWP reported the first incident on …
Read More »The Sitka Ascent Series
Sitka Gear and innovation go hand in hand. Last season, I was fortunate to be able to test the new Ascent series in the Subalpine pattern that has already proven successful based on the story submissions we have seen already. In Colorado last fall, I had an early season hunt …
Read More »Sell Your Soul For A Buck???
A new bill proposed may make it illegal to sell the coordinates of an animal that you locate during the hunting season. A bill recently passed out of the Wyoming House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee would ban just that. Jim Allen, State Representative for District #33, chairs …
Read More »Bloodsport’s New Gravedigger Broadheads
The original Gravedigger Hybrid Mechanical broadhead has inspired confidence in many bowhunters since its debut in 2011. Using an innovative hybrid design incorporating the best characteristics of both fixed-blades and mechanicals, Gravediggers have repeatedly proven their ability to fly straight, penetrate deep and cut wide, devastating wound channels. For …
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