As I write this, I’m sitting next to our Christmas tree admiring the many ornaments and reflecting on the memories they all hold. This time of year is naturally a time of reflection. We’re about to close the door on one chapter and move on to the next. A year in review is in order.
Filming my hunts is something that I honestly never thought I’d do when I was younger. It just seemed like too much work, and that’s true, but it is so worth it in the end. Being able to look back on hunts from the past and relive those memories is something special. And this past October I had a bear hunt that turned to a mountain lion hunt rather quickly. It was a once in a lifetime experience and I am thrilled to share my new film The Unexpected with you. This is one for the books and a hunt I’ll never forget.
I seriously cannot believe that we’re closing in on another year. 2024 was filled with lots of adventures and there was no shortage of nights spent beneath the stars paired with days hiking through the mountains. In light of all of that, I wanted to lay out some of my top 10 favorite hunting gear items I used throughout the year. This is the gear that I was most stoked on in 2024 and will for sure be bringing into the 2025 season. Let’s get into it! These are in no particular order.
Not 48 hours ago I arrived home from whitetail camp in Colorado. The hunt was snowy, cold, and offered very little in terms of deer movement. I came home with much more than a hunting story. It was a new addiction I feel coursing through my veins as I type this.
Unlike most kids that watched cartoons on Saturday mornings, mine were a little different. There was a TV involved, but instead of cartoons my Dad and I would watching hunting shows. Most of them revolved all around the whitetail deer. An animal I’ve wanted to hunt for quite some time. And now I’m going to get to do just that.
Fall bear season in Arizona is a hunt that I hold more dear than most. I cherish both the August and October seasons and 2024 was a year where I devoted more time than ever to them. 21 days were spent in the field hunting. That doesn’t include any scouting trips I made, which add up to an additional 5 days.
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It is undeniable that hinge releases have grown in popularity for bowhunting. What is also undeniable, though, is that many of us thrive on the DIY mentality. So, when it comes to buying your first hinge release, this often translates into not properly learning how to use the release from the get go and trying to figure things out on our own. In light of that, I’m going to lay out my 3 favorite methods to using a hinge release. These are all what I believe to translate the best to hunting and what have given me the most in terms of accuracy and feel.
Hey, everyone! Man, I can’t believe it’s already almost November. Time has been flying by this season. I hope you’ve been out there crushing your goals in the field and living it up. Hunting season only comes around one time a year, so make the most of it. With that said, I need a favor from you.
My history of using hinge releases to shoot a bow has been somewhat brief. It is that way, not because I didn’t like using a hinge. I actually really enjoyed shooting them. It was brief because I’m primarily a bowhunter and I didn’t believe that hinge releases were practical for bowhunting. So, I have shot an index-style release and thumb button release for that application the past 10 years or so. My original opinion of hinge releases has been influenced to shift in a different direction and it’s all because of the Evolution Outdoors Ibex. A hinge made for bowhunters by bowhunters.
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