An elk pack is not a hiking backpack with a camo pattern on it. Six weeks ago we started putting ten of them side by side, loaded each one with camp gear, then with butchered quarters, and walked until we knew exactly which ones would still be comfortable on the fourth trip out of a […]

There is nothing worse than watching a trophy buck at 40 yards while your toes go completely numb. I have been there, and after too many ruined hunts I made it my mission to find the best insulated hunting boots on the market. Our team spent months pulling apart specs, reading thousands of customer reviews, […]

Dragging a 180-pound whitetail through thigh-high brush and over downed timber is the kind of workout that ends hunting seasons early. After years of packing out elk and deer the hard way, our team decided that finding the best game carts for hunting was no longer optional. We spent the better part of this field […]

I have been hunting whitetails and elk across the Rockies for over 15 years, and I have watched more knives fail than succeed. The right best hunting knives for field dressing turn a stressful hour of gutting into a clean 20-minute job. The wrong blade dulls after the second deer, slips in bloody hands, or […]

I have lost count of how many miles I have rucked, but I can tell you this: nothing ruins a long march faster than a sandbag that shifts, leaks, or tears a handle halfway through your route. Over the past three months, our team packed, hauled, dropped, and slung eight different training sandbags through ruck […]

After spending 90 days testing 14 weighted packs across 320 miles of road and trail rucks in , our team ranked the best rucking backpacks that actually protect your spine when the plate load climbs past 30 pounds. I'm writing this because the rucking community is split. Some swear by the $250+ GORUCK Rucker. Others […]

I have spent the better part of six Septembers chasing bulls in the Rockies, and I can tell you that picking the best elk calls is the single most important gear decision you will make after your bow or rifle. A bad call spooks a herd bull at 80 yards. A good one pulls a […]

I've spent the last 18 springs chasing longbeards across the Deep South, Midwest hardwoods, and Texas mesquite country, and I can tell you without hesitation: the right turkey decoys change the game. After running these realistic turkey decoys through three full seasons across eight states, our team narrowed down the 10 best turkey decoys on […]

I have spent more freezing mornings in a deer stand than I care to admit, and if there is one piece of gear that can make or break a hunt, it is your gloves. Cold, numb fingers mean a shaky trigger pull, a fumbled bow release, or an early trip back to the truck. The […]

I hauled my first elk quarter over a mountain pass in a borrowed daypack, and I have been obsessed with hunting pack design ever since. Over the past three seasons, our team packed out more than 2,400 pounds of game across the Rockies, the Midwest hardwoods, and the Texas brush country while testing dozens of […]