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Calvin Bueltel

Ditch the Cotton, Merino Wool Is Where It’s At!

The start of elk archery season is just around the corner in many western states.  This has many eager hunters vigorously exercising, shooting their bow and pulling out the prior year’s gear in anticipation of that first bugle.  While some folks are interested in the newest gadgets, the latest camo patterns, or one

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Forrest Breedlove

Bowhunting with a Thumb Trigger Release Aid

We as bowhunters are always researching the latest and greatest equipment. Anything we can do or buy that could potentially increase our odds at harvesting the trophy of our dreams gets evaluated each off-season. There are many ways to decrease your group size however one of the often overlooked variables

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Brett Bueltel

Brett Bueltel – 2016 Ohio Opening Day Gobbler

After having a successful weekend hunting down in North Carolina, it was time to head back home to Ohio to prepare for the opener of the 2016 turkey season.  I had been running several trail cameras on the property I hunt, and had started moving my Covert Code Black camera

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Brett Bueltel

Brett Bueltel – 2016 North Carolina Gobbler

It had been a couple of years since I had made the trip back to North Carolina to hunt.  To say I was a little excited when I got the call from my good friend Forrest to come on down and spend the weekend chasing gobblers would be an understatement.

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Brett Bueltel

Late Winter/Early Spring Whitetail Scouting

As mother nature slowly but surely loosens its grip on us here in the Midwest, there is no better time to be out scouting for whitetails to help increase your odds of success this coming fall.  I’ve found some of the best times to be out scouting begins immediately after

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Brad Blackwelder

SELFILMED Struggles: Packing In Your Gear

Let me bring light to probably one of the clearest cut and understandable struggles of selfilming, packing all your gear in!  We as SELFILMers take pride in capturing top-notch footage of each hunt, not just for the fact of producing good Hunt Vids but creating a digital copy of the

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Rich Peace

2016 ATA Show – Favorite New Products

The 2016 ATA show has come and gone, and once again the SELFILMED crew had a great time checking out some of the new products to hit the market for the upcoming hunting season. Some years, the new releases are more jaw dropping than others, but there is always something

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Rich Peace

HECS Stealthscreen Suit – Become Invisible

I will be the first one to admit I am a gadget guy, and by that admission, I must also admit I am always over eager to try out the new “gimmick” products. Granted, a lot of them turn out to be just that, a gimmick. But every once in

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Brett Bueltel

2015 Colorado Archery OTC – Brett Bueltel

It’s hard to believe it has now been over a month since my first archery elk hunt.  The vast expanses of the back country, untamed wilderness, and of course, the sounds of bugling bulls.  I periodically catch myself daydreaming of sitting on top of a ridge glassing for another bull.  I

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Rich Peace

TightSpot Quivers – Made in the USA!

I’ll be honest, I have always struggled with the idea of breaking the bank on a quiver.  Not to mention, I could never find one that I really liked. In my mind, it is simply a piece of equipment designed to hold arrows and transport broadheads to the treestand.  With the

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Brad Blackwelder

SELFILMED Struggles: Left Handed Hunters

As a left-handed hunter, you learn to be patient well before ever hitting the woods. A left-handed hunter is definitely a minority in the hunting industry. If I want a new flagship bow for example, I can guarantee you that it will be 6-8 months after my buddies (right-handed) receive their bow before a lefty

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