If you have ever tried to pack out an elk quarter with a regular hiking backpack, you already know why the best hunting backpacks exist. After three seasons of testing packs across Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, our team narrowed down the field to ten models that actually deliver on the promises their marketing departments make. … Read more
I have spent more nights shivering in a cheap sleeping bag than I care to admit. After two years of testing the best backpacking sleeping bags on trails from the Cascades to the Sonoran Desert, our team pulled together this guide to save you from those cold, restless nights. Choosing the best backpacking sleeping bags … Read more
I’ve spent the last four fall and spring seasons rotating through gravity feeders, automatic kits, and hanging bags on my own 80 acres and on leases in Texas and the Midwest, so I know how fast the wrong feeder can empty your wallet and your herd sightings. The best deer feeders do three things at … Read more
If you only have time to read one sentence: the Summit Viper SD is the best climbing tree stand for most hunters in , with a 4.8-star average across 1,658 reviews, an aluminum frame at 28 lb, and Summit’s Dead Metal sound dampening that keeps the bite quiet on the way up. It’s the stand … Read more
I shot my first recurve bow at summer camp when I was 14, and I still remember the satisfying snap of the string and the way the arrow floated over the pond. Years later, after testing dozens of recurves for friends, family, and my own archery club, I learned that not all recurve bows are … Read more
If you only have sixty seconds, here is the short answer: the AOFAR HX-700N is the best hunting rangefinder for most hunters in because it pairs ±1 yard accuracy with a 700-yard reach, weighs just 180 grams, and ships with everything you need for under most budgets. The TIDEWE Hunting Rangefinder is the best value … Read more
Every waterfowl hunter knows the feeling: birds cup into your decoys, you freeze, and twenty yards out the whole flock flares hard to the left because something about your spread looks wrong. In most cases, the culprit is concealment – and a quality duck blind fixes more bad hunts than any other piece of gear. … Read more
Choosing the best double sleeping bags for means balancing warmth, weight, and how you actually camp together. Our team spent six weeks testing two-person bags from car campgrounds in the Sierras to a 32-mile backcountry loop in the Cascades, and we logged every shiver, zipper snarl, and “your turn to get up” moment along the … Read more
I spent the last three months boiling water, frying eggs, and simmering chili on ten of the most popular propane camping stoves so you don’t have to guess which one belongs in your camp kit. After 47 real test cooks across three state parks and one beach, I can tell you which propane camp stove … Read more
A pop up hunting blind is the single most useful piece of concealment gear you can own if you hunt whitetails, turkeys, or elk from the ground. After our team spent the better part of two seasons testing models in wind, rain, and sub-freezing mornings, we narrowed down the best pop up hunting blinds for … Read more