Field Notes

How to Carry Binoculars and a Camera at the Sam...

TL;DR: Give each one its own home. Binoculars go on your chest in a harness, where they stay flat and still; the camera goes off your chest, on a cross-body...

How to Carry Binoculars and a Camera at the Sam...

TL;DR: Give each one its own home. Binoculars go on your chest in a harness, where they stay flat and still; the camera goes off your chest, on a cross-body...

Rangefinder Tether for Bowhunting: How to Rig I...

TL;DR: A rangefinder tether matters more to a bowhunter than to anyone else, because the range, the release of the rangefinder, and the draw all happen in the same few...

Rangefinder Tether for Bowhunting: How to Rig I...

TL;DR: A rangefinder tether matters more to a bowhunter than to anyone else, because the range, the release of the rangefinder, and the draw all happen in the same few...

How to Pack Out an Elk: Loads, Trips, and Game ...

TL;DR: An average mature bull elk yields about 218 pounds of boneless meat, and bone-in quarters run 50 to 100 pounds apiece. Solo with a frame pack, plan on four...

How to Pack Out an Elk: Loads, Trips, and Game ...

TL;DR: An average mature bull elk yields about 218 pounds of boneless meat, and bone-in quarters run 50 to 100 pounds apiece. Solo with a frame pack, plan on four...

Hand Muffs for Women Hunters: A Fit and Setup G...

TL;DR: Almost any hand muff will take a woman's hands. What decides whether it works on a hunt is everything around the tube: whether the waist strap cinches small enough...

Hand Muffs for Women Hunters: A Fit and Setup G...

TL;DR: Almost any hand muff will take a woman's hands. What decides whether it works on a hunt is everything around the tube: whether the waist strap cinches small enough...

Best Bino Harness for Large Binoculars (15x56, ...

TL;DR: Most 12x50 binoculars fit a standard bino harness. Most 15x56 binoculars do not, and it varies a lot by model even within the same class. The LT1 and LT2...

Best Bino Harness for Large Binoculars (15x56, ...

TL;DR: Most 12x50 binoculars fit a standard bino harness. Most 15x56 binoculars do not, and it varies a lot by model even within the same class. The LT1 and LT2...

The Best Hand Muff You Can Actually Buy This Se...

TL;DR: We checked nine branded hunting hand muffs directly against each brand's own website. As of mid-August, weeks before most seasons even open, four were already out of stock: Sitka's...

The Best Hand Muff You Can Actually Buy This Se...

TL;DR: We checked nine branded hunting hand muffs directly against each brand's own website. As of mid-August, weeks before most seasons even open, four were already out of stock: Sitka's...