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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 on, I instantly regretted not taking the extra effort to...

  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 success, you don’t want that feeling to be over. You...

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 hunt in Southern Arizona, I realized that ten power binos...

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 leading up to its release. The demand for a product...

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 backcountry on a multi-day hunt, or just a one day...

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 chasing our prey this fall. These months, however, are the best...

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 at least ten of these pictures almost daily. These gear...

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 industry has seen trends come and go almost monthly. The...

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 in the hunting community has been labeled a “fad” by...