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Hunter Dan Pickar reviews the Shock Strap line-up of flexible ratchet straps for hauling ATVs, motorcycles and heavy equipment. Getting your gear to the trailhead safely is a great way to start any hunt, and Shock Straps are the tool to get it done. Want more from Eastmans’? Subscribe HERE!

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …