If you are reading this it means that you are getting ready for hunting season, and like me, you are counting down the days until the season opens. For bowhunters in a few states, arrows have already started to fly. This year we have something really special to add to …
Read More »How To Preserve Antler Velvet!
Don’t let your big game trophy’s velvet go to waste! Every western hunter dreams of bringing home a buck with beautifully preserved velvet at some point in their hunting career. Guy Eastman breaks down the process to save the velvet on your next buck in this video. If you are …
Read More »How To Remove Elk Ivories
Hunter Dan Pickar demonstrates a quick and easy way to remove the ivories from your next trophy elk. With a few simple tools, an elk’s ivory teeth can be removed in a hurry. You can subscribe to the Eastmans’ YouTube channel here.
Read More »Sitka Gear’s Newest Jackets
Scott Reekers of Eastmans’ Hunting Journals, tests out the latest performance gear offerings from Sitka while scouting mule deer. This year Sitka has come out with two new jackets, the Timberline and Mountain jackets. From the cool high country conditions to warmer bow season hunts, Sitka’s new jackets meet any hunter’s …
Read More »OCD Packing- The Ounce Counting Document
If you have spent any amount of time reading either Eastmans’ Hunting or Bowhunting Journals, I am sure you are aware that we get a kick out of our time in the backcountry. When we have tags in our pockets for a backcountry hunt we start thinking and working on …
Read More »The Vortex Viper HS LR 6-24x50mm Rifle Scope
Last summer and fall I was sent a rifle and scope to test and review for Eastmans’ largest gun/scope review to date. The Vortex Viper HS LR 6-24x50mm was the scope that came with my MK-V .240 Weatherby for testing. While it may have been a bit of overkill for …
Read More »Hunting Broadheads: Slick Trick
Bowhunter Dan Pickar puts the Slick Trick standard hunting broadhead to the test against a beef cow bone. The results are impressive! This four-blade hunting broadhead demonstrates it’s durability. Check out Pickar’s comprehensive four-blade broached review in issue 96 of Eastmans’ Bowhunting Journal. Want more from Eastmans’? Sign up for …
Read More »Trophy Hunter’s Nightmare: Public Land Selloff
Much has been made of the “Public Land Transfer” debate this political season by both sides of the political spectrum in the last 12-18 months. There are so many reasons the transfer is a bad idea, I can’t list them all in the space I am allowed. It is curious …
Read More »Archery Hunting Speed Goats : Exclusive Hunt!
Lost arrow, runaway speed goat… Out in Wyoming to chase rutting pronghorn antelope bucks! Ike Eastman was put to the test on this hunt. After a few close calls and blown stalks – see what happens with Ike in Wyoming here! Judging the size of the buck is sometimes hard with antelope, but …
Read More »Take a Hunting Survey, Get a Free DVD and a Huge Discount!
Hunting mule deer has become a yearly competition with the Eastmans’. Guy and Ike compete with Mike, their Dad to harvest the biggest buck. In the DVD, Mule Deer Terminus Part B – you can watch all of their hunts and find out who brings home the biggest buck. The …
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