Category: <span>product review</span>

Safety, planning, and survival are terms we hear and see all over these days. Survival is a major one. Have you thought about surviving ‘the big one’ or a catastrophic event? Would you have enough supplies for you and your family to survive? I am going to focus on survival…

Cold hands will usually make for a miserable hunt. Keeping my hands warm and protected is a priority. In preparation for my Colorado elk hunt last fall, I thought the SealSkinz Sporting Gloves would be a great fit. I tested them, but wanted to utilize them while hunting with a…

  As 2015 winds down, a cigar review is in order as I have just finished off my last offering from Famous Smokes. This time I was sent the AVO Heritage Toro to review and this time I changed things up a bit. I immediately placed them in my humidor…

Staying safe in the backcountry is something I continually express to my fellow outdoorsmen. A solid first aid kit is part of that and is something that can help save a life in an emergency situation. A severe injury or trauma kit is one step up from that. I have…

Image provided by Work Sharp. Knife sharpening is easy. Yep, you heard me. It’s easy, but it takes practice! When you try the new Work Sharp Guided Sharpening System, you will see that not only is it easy, it’s fun, and you will want to sharpen everything. Work Sharp sent…

In order to simulate shooting into bone, I opted to shoot through plywood as it offered an even surface to compare all arrows. To verify arrow speed, I contacted the pros at my local pro shop, Archery Outpost (562) 860-9292). They have always been extremely helpful and I knew I…

When I was a kid, I didn’t give a second thought to hunting arrow design. My brother and I would head right for the arrow bin at our local department store and just grab some arrows. We opted for quantity over quality and wanted to know how many arrows could…

As you can clearly see, my TightSpot Quiver gets abused when I hunt. Durable. Adjustable. Nearly Indestructible. Quality. All things you want to hear when considering new hunting gear. These are necessary if you want your purchase to last and be worth every penny. The TightSpot Quiver is every one…

Whether you are calling in a cow or a bull elk, calling properly is vital. As I prepared for my 2014 elk hunt, I contacted Rockie and Rena Jacobsen, owners of Rocky Mountain Game Calls, and asked for their advice. When I explained I was planning on using diaphragm calls,…