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2019 ATA Show Coverage – Louisville, KY

SELFILMED will once again be bringing you semi-live coverage of the ATA Show this year.  The ATA Show begins on Thursday, January 10th and runs until Saturday the 12th.  We will begin publishing content starting Thursday. Follow our social media accounts (link to Facebook at right) for photos, videos, and

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New SELFILMED Intro Released!

We are working hard behind the scenes to get more hunting content up on the site as soon as possible.  Part of this effort included completely redoing our video intro for the 2018-2019 hunting season.  Let us know what you think about the intro by commenting below! If you like

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Brett Bueltel

October 13, 2018 – Ohio Archery Buck

It was now almost five years since I had successfully filled a buck tag here in Ohio.  The last buck tag I’ve filled was on November 3rd of 2013 to be exact.  I had spent countless hours in the tree and in a blind over the course of those five

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Rich Peace

Sitka Gear – Apex Launch

This past January, we, and a lot of other people, were all buzzing about the new Apex System Series by Sitka Gear. The Apex Series is the newest addition to Sitka’s Big Game lineup, featuring Optifade Subalpine camo. While sure to be a hit for early season big game hunters,

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Rich Peace

2018 ATA Show – Compound Bow Roundup

  Hoyt HyperforceAxle-to-Axle:      32”Draw Length:     24.5-31”Draw Weight:    30-40,50, 60, 65, 70, 80Speed:                 340 FPSBrace Height:    6”Bow Weight:      4.3 LBS Mathews TriaxAxle-to-Axle:      28”Draw Length:     24-30”Draw Weight:    50, 60, 70Speed:  

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Brett Bueltel

DSD White Face Strutter – New for 2018!

It doesn’t matter if you are a novice turkey hunter, or have several seasons under your belt, it is likely that you have heard about Dave Smith Decoys (DSD).  The ultra-realistic decoy movement began almost 20 years ago when the first custom DSD Canada Goose decoy was created.  Since then, the DSD brand

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Calvin Bueltel

2018 ATA Show – Quality Archery Designs (QAD) and Optifade Camo

I’ve always loved an all black bow setup so finding accessories was never very difficult for me.  However, new and extremely effective patterns (such as the Gore Optifade patterns utilized with Sitka Gear) began to pop up over the past several years.  These Gore Optifade patterns used to be only available

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Calvin Bueltel

2018 ATA Show – Firenock AeroStab

In his typical fashion, Dorge at Firenock had numerous breakthrough products to display at this year’s ATA show.   The one that immediately caught my attention was an extreme example of infinite configurations; His new AeroStab titanium stabilizer system. Yes, that’s right, I said titanium.  I could probably stop there when

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Calvin Bueltel

2018 ATA Show – Carter Enterprises Evolution Too

Carter Enterprises showcased another cutting-edge release-aid design at this year’s ATA show; the revolutionary three and four-finger Piston Resistance activated Evolution Too. Having personally never shot a resistance activated release prior to the show, I was understandably hesitant.  I know they are completely different shooting methods, but I’ve seen first

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Calvin Bueltel

2018 ATA Show – Benchmade Knife Company

Benchmade released several exciting, new knives in their Hunt lineup this year at the 2018 ATA Show.  Some were improvements on fan-favorites, while others were hybrids to fill gaps between existing platforms.  My two favorite were the skeletonized knives, the 152000RG Altitude and 15200DLC Altitude. At 1.67oz, these were destined

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Calvin Bueltel

2018 ATA Show – Spot Hogg

Last year, Spot Hogg saw demand for the Fast Eddie and Fast Eddie XL  soar through the roof. In fact, demand was so great, it was difficult for them to stay caught up on the manufacturing side. In light of this, Spot Hogg opted to focus on improving production capacity

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Calvin Bueltel

2018 ATA Show – Grim Reaper Broadheads

Grim Reaper focused their R&D efforts on addressing customer feedback and suggestions that have come up over the last year.   If you’ve shot their broadheads in the past, you’ll know that they fly like a field point and open up with some of the widest linear cutting surfaces available.  Designed

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