Gear

Lightfield Sabot Slugs Featured Product
With deer season still lingering in my mind, I can’t help reflect on the gear and equipment that helped me get through yet another Illinois deer hunting season. Arguably one of the keys to helping my son and I put four deer in the freezer was our choice of slugs – Lightfield [...]Read more

Featured Product – Endurance LER Slug Gun Scope by Hawke Optics
When I was looking for a great piece of glass to put on my son’s new Savage 20 gauge bolt action slug gun, I once again turned to my friends at Hawke Optics. I have their scopes on several of my other slug guns and they’ve been nothing short of exceptional when it comes to […]Read more

Feature Product – Yukon Ice Hunting Boot by LOWA
For over 4 decades, I’ve tried many different brands and styles of boots during my days afield. Some have been great, and others not so much. But I’ve come across a boot that has been outperforming them all — the Yukon Ice boot by LOWA Boots Inc. I’m hard on my [...]Read more

Protect Your Hearing – SoundGear Hearing Protection & Enhancement Technology Great for Hunters
Hearing Aid and Protection Technology is the best it’s ever been — and hunters and shooters are definitely more aware of the importance of protecting their ears. But one drawback to conventional ears plugs or ear muff style hearing protectors is that in social shooting [...]Read more

Tenzing TP14 Turkey Pack
The Tenzing TZ TP14 Turkey Pack is like the best hunting backpack I’ve ever used, but on steroids. With many adjustable straps, the pack fits like a glove and proportions the weight distribution perfectly. And instead of noisy Velcro, the flaps close shut using magnets. The [...]Read more

ENDURANCE 3-9 X 40 SCOPE BY HAWKE OPTICS
Over the past several years, I’ve become a lot more selective about my hunting optics. In order to get better patterns with my slug gun for deer season, I needed to move past my old 2x power fixed scope. When my friends at Hawke talked me into trying out the Endurance 30, I was [...]Read more

PLANO GEAR & CASES FOR HUNTERS AND SHOOTERS
Fishermen know the name Plano. It’s synonymous with the best tackle boxes ever manufactured. But Plano has taken their proven expertise in crafting durable outdoors gear carrying cases into the hunting market. If you hunt long enough, you will try a variety of products and [...]Read more

RUGGED LANTERN BY ZIPPO OUTDOORS
The Rugged Lantern is without a doubt, the best lantern I’ve ever used. That’s a bold statement, but my family and I spend a LOT of time in the outdoors. We hunt hard, and we’re hard on our gear. So we need tools that are up to the challenge – and the Zippo Rugged Lantern […]Read more

CHEVY SUBURBAN – THE ULTIMATE ROAD TRIP TRUCK
When I picked up my teenage sons for our fishing trip to Lake of the Woods, I was fortunate to be trying out a 2015 Chevy Suburban from my friends at GM. It was the perfect vehicle for the perfect trip. It hauled the three of us, plus all of our fishing gear, and boat, […]Read more

CAMP GOURMET KITCHEN BY GSI OUTDOORS
The GSI Camp Kitchen is exactly that, and more. It’s a portable kitchen that serves as a multi-use food processing station that is perfect for outdoorsmen. We used it on a recent camping trip and it gave us the ideal, convenient set up to clean fish, wash and slice wild [...]Read more