The Faithful Sportsman Posts

Whitetail Fever – A Bit Too Early? I know it’s only March, but I am already getting excited about my annual whitetail hunt with my brother, BJ,  and my dad in western NY. I grew up hunting the farms and woods of central and western NY and it is more…

Archery Outpost Grand Opening Yesterday was the Grand Opening of Archery Outpost in Los Alamitos, CA. This is a new archery shop in SoCal and it’s great because it’s close by, the people are fantastic and the place is just rockin. A group of us DIY guys showed up to…

Proper Care For Your Waterproof Clothing During my years of hunting I have had many gear discussions with my fellow hunters and one topic has come up more often than I would have thought. Waterproof clothing. More and more people are buying lightweight, waterproof gear these days and for good…

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Follow-up to the Fred Hall Show If you read my Fred Hall Show post, you know that I was disappointed about one of the seminars. I emailed the guys at Fred Hall and was surprised when Tim Baker at Fred Hall and Rich Baker from Garmin wrote me back on…

Product Review: SOG Hunter Revolver Knife One of the products I have recently had the opportunity to review through DIY Bowhunter was the new Hunter Revolver knife/saw combo from SOG Specialty Knives and Tools. Testing this knife in the field was great. I noticed immediately how lightweight the knife and…

Fred Hall Hunting and Fishing Show Yesterday I was able to get get out to the Fred Hall show in Long Beach. If you are a big time fisherman then this is the show for you. I know that they have been growing the hunting side of the show for…

Back From My Hog Hunt I am back from my weekend hog hunt up in Parkfield. Despite the weather, we had a great time. It just goes to show you that if you get the right group of hunters together you can make any hunt successful. Be warned, it’s a…

Going Hog Hunting! It’s been two months since my last hog hunting trip… two months too long! I am headed out to Parkfield again this weekend with bow in hand to see if I can bring down my first hog. I’ll be going up there with Jeff again and this…