Hunting Mountains Requires More Willpower but is Thrilling

Hunting mountains is not for the faint of heart. My watch with altimeter read 6,800 feet. We had been hiking for almost two hours at this point with heavy packs and ambition coming out of our ears. 4 miles so far laid behind us. Knowing there was only one more mile standing between us and... Read More

The Best Rifles for Hunting Whitetail or the West

When it comes to selecting the best rifles for hunting — factory rifles included — today’s hunters never had it so good. My first “real” deer rifle was an old pre-’64 Winchester Model 70 chambered in .270 that was my dad’s pride and joy. He bought it when he got out of the navy after... Read More

A Once-In-A-Lifetime Quest for a Special Raffle Coues Tag Winner

I’ll spare you the “It all started when…” story regarding my Special Raffle Coues Whitetail tag. Suffice it to say, I was overtaken with surprise when the caller ID on my phone read “AZGFD” as I watched the Arizona Super Raffle’s live feed on the same phone. In the chaos of answering the phone while... Read More

The Prime Nexus

The Prime Nexus – Where Accuracy Meets Comfort The Prime Nexus The New Nexus is Prime’s Fastest, Most Accurate Bow Yet Prime Archery, by G5 Outdoors—the leading manufacturer of premium archery equipment, is pleased to introduce the new Nexus compound hunting bow for 2021. The Nexus provides the perfect combination of accuracy, speed, and comfort... Read More

Wireless Trail Cameras

Wireless Trail Cameras | Darron McDougal Wireless Trail Cameras The ins-and-outs of using cellular-enabled trail cameras to scout for whitetails. By Darron McDougal I still recall many heart-pounding trips to the drug store to retrieve developed prints from my 35mm relic trail camera. At the time, digital trail cameras were barely in the pipeline —... Read More

Chasing 300 FPS, for the Little Guy

Chasing 300 FPS, for the Little Guy | Darren Choate Chasing 300 FPS, for the Little Guy Speed doesn’t have to be a big guy’s game. by Darren Choate Chasing 300 fps? I remember when I first started bowhunting; it was right around the time I became a teenager. During my teens, I spent countless... Read More

SIG SAUER Electro-Optics Introduces SIERRA6BDX Riflescope

SIG SAUER Electro-Optics Introduces SIERRA6BDX Riflescope | Deer Gear SIG SAUER Electro-Optics Introduces SIERRA6BDX Riflescope by Deer Gear SIG SAUER Electro-Optics is pleased to introduce the addition of the SIERRA6BDX super-zoom riflescope line to the Ballistic Data Xchange (BDX) family of products. The SIERRA6BDX riflescopes bring the advanced and streamlined features of BDX 2.0 to... Read More

Hunting the West for Big Game – Part 1

For guys like me, the idea of going on a hunt for an animal like elk, mule, deer or antelope isn’t that far of a stretch. Where I live you can load up after work and be out hunting any of these species within 20 minutes of home. For guys in the mid-west or even... Read More

ALPS Outdoorz Pursuit Bow Pack

ALPS Outdoorz Pursuit Bow Pack ALPS Outdoorz Pursuit Bow Pack by Deer Gear ALPS Outdoorz Pursuit Bow Pack – If you are looking for a perfectly sized pack for stand hunting whitetails, take a closer look at the ALPS Outdoorz Pursuit Bow Pack. Its 2700 cubic inches is ample enough to carry all of the gear... Read More

Gift Guide | Coues Rifle Hunting

Gift Guide | Coues Rifle Hunting | Darren Choate Gift Guide | Coues Rifle Hunting by Darren Choate Sig Sauer KILO3000 Rangefinder: “Featuring SIG SAUER’s BDX technology, the KILO3000 BDX is the world’s most advanced laser rangefinder. When paired with a SIERRA3BDX riflescope, the onboard Applied Ballistics Ultralite calculator sends ballistic drop data via Bluetooth... Read More

Best Mechanical Broadheads – 2019

Best Mechanical Broadheads – 2019 | Bob Robb Best Mechanical Broadheads – 2019 by Bob Robb Bowhunters under 40 years of age don’t remember the evolution of the mechanical broadhead. Innovative archers had experimented with the idea of expandable broadhead designs for decades, including the 1956 Mohawk, 1959 Geronimo, 1972 Pioneer Game Tamer and 1983... Read More

Maven B.5 56mm Bino

Maven B.5 56mm Bino Maven B.5 56 mm Bino 15X56 / 18X56 We took the small/lighter magnesium frame and Abbe-Koening prism assembly from our B.2 binocular and paired it with the very same fluorite glass that’s featured in our S Series Spotting Scopes and created a bino that excels at capturing detail at extended distances.... Read More

Benchmade 15200 Altitude

Benchmade 15200 Altitude Benchmade 15200 Altitude Designed for backcountry adventure; for the hunter who counts every ounce. The ultimate lightweight hunting knife features the incredible edge performance for CPM-S90V blade steel and unique carbon fiber micro scales for dexterity and control not typically found in skeletonized knives. The Altitude™ continues to take hunting performance to... Read More

New Mexico Deer Hunting | Coues Whitetail

New Mexico Deer Hunting Adventure | Coues Whitetail

New Mexico Deer Hunting Adventure | Coues Whitetail | Darren Choate It was the third morning of my New Mexico deer hunting adventure. My only chance for coffee intake would be on the 10-minute — 15, if I milked it — drive from camp to the trailhead. Leaving a half-a-cup of coffee in my travel... Read More

Danner LaCrosse Hunting Boots

Danner LaCrosse Hunting Boots Danner LaCrosse Hunting Boots DANNER HIGH GROUND – 8″ OPTIFADE SUBALPINE The Danner High Ground is the perfect early season whitetail boot, whether you are ground-stalking Coues whitetail or stand-hunting Midwest whitetail. Its athletic shape and build combined with its Danner Gavre Outsole make it a great hiking boot on and off... Read More

Danner Elk Hunter – 8″ Brown

Danner Elk Hunter – 8″ Brown Danner Elk Hunter – 8″ Brown Despite its name, the Danner Elk Hunter is the perfect boot for hunting Coues whitetail in rugged terrain. A must in the prickly desert, the full-grain leather will keep cactus stickers from reaching your feet. The Bob self-cleaning outsole provides more than ample traction... Read More