Field Notes

Bone-In vs Boned-Out: How to Decide Before You ...

TL;DR: Here is the rule. If the meat is coming out in one or two carries, or a truck is close, leave the bone in and move fast. If you...

Bone-In vs Boned-Out: How to Decide Before You ...

TL;DR: Here is the rule. If the meat is coming out in one or two carries, or a truck is close, leave the bone in and move fast. If you...

Pronghorn Antelope Gutless Method: Fast, Clean ...

TL;DR: Two things ruin antelope meat: heat and hair. The gutless method handles both faster than traditional field dressing. You skin one side, take the shoulder, hindquarter, backstrap and trim,...

Pronghorn Antelope Gutless Method: Fast, Clean ...

TL;DR: Two things ruin antelope meat: heat and hair. The gutless method handles both faster than traditional field dressing. You skin one side, take the shoulder, hindquarter, backstrap and trim,...

Moose Gutless Method: Step-by-Step Field Breakdown

TL;DR: The gutless method on a moose runs in the same order it does on an elk, but the handling is nothing alike. You will not roll it, drag it,...

Moose Gutless Method: Step-by-Step Field Breakdown

TL;DR: The gutless method on a moose runs in the same order it does on an elk, but the handling is nothing alike. You will not roll it, drag it,...

Deer Gutless Method: Step-by-Step for Whitetail...

TL;DR: The gutless method on a deer is the same sequence you would run on an elk, just faster and easier alone. Peel the hide off the up side, take...

Deer Gutless Method: Step-by-Step for Whitetail...

TL;DR: The gutless method on a deer is the same sequence you would run on an elk, just faster and easier alone. Peel the hide off the up side, take...

Mystery Ranch Alternatives for Day Hunts

TL;DR: Mystery Ranch makes good packs, but they skip the 25L day-hunt size entirely. Their lineup jumps from a $250 20L Treehouse to a $425 30L Pop-Up with its OVERLOAD...

Mystery Ranch Alternatives for Day Hunts

TL;DR: Mystery Ranch makes good packs, but they skip the 25L day-hunt size entirely. Their lineup jumps from a $250 20L Treehouse to a $425 30L Pop-Up with its OVERLOAD...

Why Your Hunting Pack Is So Loud (and What Quie...

TL;DR: Most hunting packs are loud because they are built from stiff, smooth synthetic fabric that reflects sound and stiffens in the cold. A brushed or tricot face fabric breaks...

Why Your Hunting Pack Is So Loud (and What Quie...

TL;DR: Most hunting packs are loud because they are built from stiff, smooth synthetic fabric that reflects sound and stiffens in the cold. A brushed or tricot face fabric breaks...