Outdoorsmans Blog

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...
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...
hunting
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...
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...
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...
Worth the Weight
Worth the Weight
We get calls here in the shop on a daily basis asking about spotting scopes and what makes one better than another, or why should they get this scope over... Read more...
Stick and String Speed Goats
Stick and String Speed Goats
Antelope hunting is one of those things almost anyone can do, even if they are on a tight budget. Steve Fernandez from Colorado spends much of his fall guiding elk... Read more...
KILLING BIG BUCKS ON A BUDGET
KILLING BIG BUCKS ON A BUDGET
  TAG DRAWING 101 When it comes to killing monster bucks and bulls, many hunters believe it is a pay to play game. They believe that to kill a nice... Read more...
Why Mount Your Binoculars to a Tripod?
Why Mount Your Binoculars to a Tripod?
 It's pretty much a given, if you purchase a spotting scope you are going to use it on a tripod.  It doesn't matter if you are from New York, Wyoming... Read more...
Window Mount for Late Season Glassing
Window Mount for Late Season Glassing
When I think of the Late Season, I automatically think of inclement weather.  Many states are closed to hunting during the cold winter months due to the weather, but some... Read more...
Is Bigger Glass always better?
Is Bigger Glass always better?
"I want BIGGER binoculars, so I can look FARTHER!" While this is the newest craze among many hunters and guides in the Southwest, bigger ‪optics‬ or binoculars are not always the right... Read more...