Staff Picks
WE ASKED SOME OF OUR STAFF ABOUT THEIR GO-TO GEAR. FIND OUT WHAT GEAR THEY TRUST TO PACK.
Breaks Country Elk - Archery Hunt
WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM IN YOUR KIT?
The most important item in my kit is without a doubt my Razor® UHD 8x42 binoculars. They are the perfect magnification to be able to pick up details when glassing while still having a wide field of view. I was hunting in the Missouri River Breaks, which is pretty open country, so being able to look out across a valley and quickly determine if elk were there or not saved me from wasting time where there weren't elk. Another super important piece of gear is my wind-checker. In the breaks, the wind is constantly swirling. I felt like I was checking the wind every five minutes.
WHAT'S THE ONE THING YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO FORGET?
I seem to always forget enough toilet paper...You can never have enough!
DOES ANYTHING IN YOUR KIT HAVE SENTIMENTAL VALUE OR A UNIQUE STORY?
I always bring a toy figurine of Frankenstein from Hotel Transylvania the movie in my hunting pack. My girlfriend at the time (now wife) gave it to me as a joke when we were dating. It fell into my pack before a whitetail hunt and I ended up shooting the biggest buck of my life after that happened. I have carried it with me every since as a good luck charm.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SUPERSTITIONS?
I always have to mention to my hunting partner how "it's all over" or "the woods are so dead right now" before I can kill anything. My buddy and I were talking about how Montana kicked our butt and how the hunt was over the night before I ended up shooting my bull!
IF YOU WERE AN OPTIC, WHICH WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?
If I were an optic, I would be the Fury HD® 5000 AB. I like to hunt in a very calculated manner like the AB's solving a ballistic equation.
- Schnee's Timberline Boots
- Vortex® Everyday Main Trail Crew Sock
- Razor® Binocular Case
- Razor® UHD 8x42 Binoculars
- Pro Binocular Adaptor
- Vortex® Three Peaks Cap
- First Light Brooks Down
- Big Agnes Blakbum UL 0
- Toilet Paper
- Phelps E-Z Estrus Elk Call
- Dead Down Wind™ Wind Detector
- Sitka Beanie
- First Lite Corrugate Guide Pant
- Razor® HD 11-33x50
- Razor® HD 11-33x50 Case
- Summit™ Carbon II Tripod
- Gold Armour Inflatable Pillow
- Klymit® Insulated V Ultralite SL
- Tru-Fire® Edge Extreme Buckle Foldback
- Mathews® Halon
- FroggToggs® Pro Lite Top and Bottoms
- Mystery Ranch® Beartooth 80
- Black Diamond® Trail Ergo Cork
- Steripen UV Pen
- Utensils
- Meals, Snacks, Electrolyte Mix
- Jetboil® MiniMo Cook Pot
- First Lite Fuse Quarter Zip
- First Lite Wick Short Sleeve Crew
- Sandals
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