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Rifle Rails 101
Rifle Rails 101
If you have bought a rifle in the past decade, there's a good chance there’s a two to three-inch piece of metal at the very front of your stock. By... Read more...
Find the Buck Location - WHM 2026 | Issue 3
Find the Buck Location - WHM 2026 | Issue 3
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Bryce's 2025 Rifle Mule Deer Optics/Tripod List
Bryce's 2025 Rifle Mule Deer Optics/Tripod List
If you've called the shop in the last few days, you might have noticed a familiar, sweet voice missing. Bryce is currently up in Utah, tearing apart country in hopes... Read more...
Take Care of your Optics
Take Care of your Optics
Working with the Outdoorsmans Trade-In Program for the past couple of years, I have seen high-end binoculars in every kind of shape imaginable. We’ve developed a routine to get those... Read more...
Don't Take Pictures
Don't Take Pictures
I usually catch a little flak around the office because I call it making an image instead of taking a picture. Sure, it might sound pretentious to some, but there’s... Read more...
NRL Hunter Match - Madras 2025
NRL Hunter Match - Madras 2025
I have a lot of hobbies, in fact, my wife would probably joke (kinda) that I have about 10 too many. If you’re reading this I would make an educated... Read more...
Lucky Feather
Lucky Feather
Turkey hunting is hard. Highly pressured, public land birds don't gobble much and can be very hard to call in close. Just like hunting other species, everything has to go... Read more...
Staying Present in the Moment
Staying Present in the Moment
As I mature as a human being and a man, it becomes abundantly clear that staying in my present mind is very important in life and my passions. It keeps... Read more...
Bad Decisions and Good Lessons
Bad Decisions and Good Lessons
Three out of the last four big hunts I’ve been on have been truck camp-type hunts. The kind where you sleep on a somewhat cozy bed and cook somewhat normal... Read more...
Drinking from a Firehose
Drinking from a Firehose
So there I was, standing behind a juniper tree waiting to hear the words “Shooter ready? Your time starts now!” With those words began a 4-minute mental obstacle course that... Read more...
Healthy Expectations
Healthy Expectations
Is it healthy to have expectations going into a hunt? Last year I drew an October rifle Coues tag in what is considered to be a pretty good unit to... Read more...
Life can get hectic sometimes
Life can get hectic sometimes
Dad life can get hectic sometimes. One minute, you’re breaking down boxes on Christmas day then the next thing you know it’s mid-February, your weekends consist of soccer games, kids... Read more...
What is the best rangefinder under $1000?
What is the best rangefinder under $1000?
Joe gave Brody, Chad, and Bryce each one of the most popular sub-$1000 standalone rangefinders on the market and had them battle to see which is the best. The results... Read more...
Outdoorsmans X Kifaru
Outdoorsmans X Kifaru
Kifaru gear now at Outdoorsmans! It might come as a surprise for us, a company who makes a hunting pack, to start selling gear from Kifaru – a brand whose... Read more...
2023 Gift Guide
2023 Gift Guide
Mountain Couch Get your cheeks off the hard ground and start sitting on the throne of pillowy comfort that is the Outdoorsmans Mountain Couch. I’ve spent hours sitting on this... Read more...
Outdoorsmans Goes Arca
Outdoorsmans Goes Arca
It’s been a topic of conversation for years – in the mountains, on social media and online forums, and in the back rooms of Outdoorsmans HQ. Why isn’t every tripod... Read more...
Wake Up Call
Wake Up Call
I enjoy hunting with my father. It’s always been nice to be able to get away from the hustle of daily life and spend some quality time together. I look... Read more...
The Gen 2 Carbon Innegra Tripod
The Gen 2 Carbon Innegra Tripod
How do you top the best hunting tripod ever created? It took us a while to figure it out – about 20 years. You can’t imagine the amount of noise... Read more...
Outdoorsmans Nomenclature Update
Outdoorsmans Nomenclature Update
You may or may not have noticed that we recently made some changes to the names of our products. Some of them were changed to help with clarity and lessen... Read more...
Swarovski NL Pure
Swarovski NL Pure
Swarovski has once again pushed the bar higher with their latest release, the NL Pure. This entirely new binocular is light - weighing in at under 30 oz across all models,... Read more...
Pistol Grip Maintenance
Pistol Grip Maintenance
Our customers know that all Outdoorsmans products are backed by our lifetime service guarantee; and while we stand by that promise, dragging packs and tripods through mud, rain, rocks, and... Read more...
15X56 Buyer Guide
15X56 Buyer Guide
This is absolutely a personal decision based on your income level, your desires and your needs. Once you decide on what you can afford, then we can start pointing you... Read more...
Introducing the Swarovski dS 5-25x52 Smart Riflescope
Introducing the Swarovski dS 5-25x52 Smart Riflescope
This article is written by Chris Denham of Western Hunter Blog. To read more from Chris Denham visit The Western Hunter Blog. No product category has evolved more in the last... Read more...
Customer Stories - By Sgt. Daniel Baker
Customer Stories - By Sgt. Daniel Baker
This happened while I was on leave from my deployment overseas. All my life my father used to take me hunting and teach me the ways of the outdoors. When... Read more...
Introducing the TrailBuster
Introducing the TrailBuster
When customer and friends first started seeing the early versions of the TrailBuster lying around the shop their reactions were mixed. Some would think it was a joke, and others... Read more...
Grip & Grin Photography
Grip & Grin Photography
By: Joe Mannino, Director of First Impressions/Resident Photographer The proverbial “grip and grin” is a time-honored tradition that we hunters take a lot of pride in. It is our attempt to capture... Read more...
Kamashootra
Kamashootra
In the field finding the right position to make that perfect shot can be difficult. We put together a short list of shooting positions using our gear to help you... Read more...
Making a Photo
Making a Photo
By: Joe Mannino, Director of First Impressions/Resident Photographer Making an interesting photograph isn’t as easy as point and shoot. In fact, a lot goes on between when I decide to make an... Read more...
Quality Optics Supply & Demand
Quality Optics Supply & Demand
The optics industry is a fast-moving creature that offers many innovations for us to utilize in our never-ending thirst for the best of the best. So, when the heavy hitters... Read more...
Choosing From a Sea of Rifles
Choosing From a Sea of Rifles
By: Jake Rush Outdoorsmans Manager Buying a new rifle now-a-days isn’t as easy as it used to be, especially one that you want to use in competitions. Gone are the... Read more...
Taking Photos in the Field
Taking Photos in the Field
As a hunter and photography teacher, I am constantly looking at, and dissecting images. Unfortunately, I tend to be a bit critical, and I find that most of the photographs... Read more...
The Do's and Don'ts of Digiscoping
The Do's and Don'ts of Digiscoping
Hunters have come a long way from crude paintings on the walls of their caves that told the story of a hunts success. The modern hunter now has a plethora... Read more...
Top New Products from Shot Show 2018
Top New Products from Shot Show 2018
1. Zeiss Victory RF With an array of innovative features and unmatched optical performance, the Victory RF with Bluetooth technology presents the new benchmark in optoelectronic and connected rangefinding binocular... Read more...
Adjust your pack to fit you!
Adjust your pack to fit you!
Fitting and adjusting your pack system only takes a few minutes, but it will save hours of soreness and fatigue in the field. Variables change on every hunt, from shedding layers... Read more...
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Take the Time to Range
By: Jake Rush, Outdoorsmans Store Manager As I watched my arrow sail over the back of the biggest deer I may ever have had the chance of laying my hands... Read more...
Challenge Accepted
Challenge Accepted
  By: Jake Rush, Outdoorsmans Store Manager. The worst part of any hunt, whether successful or not, is the day after it comes to an end. If it was a... Read more...
Leupold binoculars
Leupold Santiam 15x56
When I started hunting, my mentor told me that the only pair of binoculars you will ever need is a decent pair of 10x50s. However, after my first Coues deer... Read more...
Worth the Wait: Swarovski BTX Dual Eyepiece
Worth the Wait: Swarovski BTX Dual Eyepiece
It’s rare when the hype of a new product is overshadowed by the actual performance of that product. The Swarovski BTX is one product that has far surpassed the hype... Read more...
Checking it Twice
Checking it Twice
Written By: Jake Rush - Store Manager “Did you bring the…” These dreaded words will inevitably be muttered on every hunt this coming fall! Whether you are packing to go deep into the... Read more...
Summer Scouting
Summer Scouting
PREP FOR SUCCESSBy Jake Rush ~ Outdoorsmans Store Manager With the temperatures rising and summer in full swing, most of our days are spent in an air-conditioned building dreaming of... Read more...
Prep your gear for Hunting Season!
Prep your gear for Hunting Season!
Off-Season Gear Upgrades The pre-hunt gear layout photo and checklist has become synonymous with the beginning of every hunting season. It is impossible to scroll through social media without seeing... Read more...
Leupold is back!
Leupold is back!
Leupold Optics is storming back into the hunting optics world with all new offerings for this season, but did they ever go away? In the last few years the optics... Read more...
The Atlas Trainer
The Atlas Trainer
Fad: an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived and without basis in the object's qualities; a craze.  The fitness craze that has taken root... Read more...
Expected vs. Perceived
Expected vs. Perceived
  We have all had an experience in our lives where reality didn’t meet our expectation, from online dating to online shopping there is a chance what you encounter is... Read more...
Training your Game Eyes
Training your Game Eyes
Training: the action of undertaking a course of exercise and diet in preparation for a sporting event. The trend of training your body for the grueling demands of hunting season... Read more...
FIND MORE GAME WITH 15X BINOCULARS
FIND MORE GAME WITH 15X BINOCULARS
    The guys at Outdoorsmans get asked a variety of optics questions from week to week.  Over the years, there are a few questions they get asked repeatedly.  People... Read more...
A TAG WORTH WAITING FOR
A TAG WORTH WAITING FOR
      Some hunters may tell you that the only way to kill a big bull is to spend a lot of money. That is not true. There is... Read more...
ARE HIGH END OPTICS WORTH THE MONEY?
ARE HIGH END OPTICS WORTH THE MONEY?
One question that often gets asked at the Outdoorsmans headquarters is, “Are high end optics worth the investment?”  The answer of course is yes, but I interviewed Cody Nelson from... Read more...
OUTDOORSMANS LONG RANGE PACK SYSTEM REVIEW
OUTDOORSMANS LONG RANGE PACK SYSTEM REVIEW
Over the years, I have hunted with the Outdoorsmans pack all over America. From the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the backcountry of the Gila in search of trophy... Read more...
Backcountry Meat Care with Steven Rinella
Backcountry Meat Care with Steven Rinella
 One dream many bowhunters have is to spend an extended period of time in the backcountry chasing elk, deer or other big game animals. One of the biggest problems a... Read more...