I admit it, I’m a Cabela’s Fan for Hunting Equipment. No idea if there is anything that would appeal to people in the Bargain Cave at the moment, but I always find interesting gear there.
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Ok, I’m looking for a new hunting vest. Needs to have blaze orange on the shoulders. I’d like it to be waxed cotton/tin cloth or the like. Front loading for game if possible. Big enough to hold a couple of Pheasants is a must. Pockets for shells. Any suggestions post em in comments or you can email me directly at webmaster(at)topgundog.com
I’m thinking about getting a new hunting dog training/tracking collar. I saw one at Cabela’s that I really liked, but for a hunting dog training collar it’s a bit pricey. However, it has a GPS in it that allows you to track several hunting dogs (provided they have the corresponding collar) and you can also use it as a standard GPS when you don’t have the dogs down. So it kills two birds with one stone so to speak.
This is the collar:
If anyone has any experiences with it, I’d be interested to hear from you.
I also like this hunting dog training collar, as it’s a bit more affordable. However, its not as full of features (less to break perhaps.) But you can get it in one or two dog models – I’m still optimistic I’ll get the second Brittany!
Opinions on this one are welcome as well.
I saw that Cabela’s had an ammo sale going on. If you are shopping for some ammunition (and who isn’t normally), consider following the link below. Items purchased help support this site’s operation – and maybe a whistle or two.
With kids in sports I ended up buying a fair amount of UnderArmor over the years. Â I started using it for hunting when I borrowed one of my oldest son’s cold weather gear turtlenecks one December and then later on a pair of cold weather gloves ended up in my bag. Â Since then I’ve really become a fan. Â Weather can change so quickly and I find their gear works as advertised.
You can check out their hunting specific gear here or via clicking the banner below.
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Naming a hunting dog is a personal choice and ideally should factor in a bit of the dogs personality, family agreement, and practicality. Bear in mind that training your gun dog entails using their name frequently and repeatedly. Therefore, while an interesting name is great, one should try to keep it easy as well. Picking out the pup or training them may seem like the hardest part, but alot of people come to the realization that naming their new hunting dog may be the biggest challenge! First and foremost, if the new dog is adopted and not a puppy, it is highly recommended that one keeps the original name – there is enough work at hand without complicating training with a new name.
A few things to keep in mind when naming a hunting dog. For most people, there are two different names that will be associated with your new pup. The first is the registered name, which is often a blending of the sire and/or dam’s name or line, and one’s own personal touch. The combination of names that make up the registered name can be as grandiose and multi-syllable as one likes, and may or may not include or inspire the call name. A dog’s call name is, simply put, its everyday name. For call names, conventional wisdom supports that shorter names are better. One or two syllable names are highly preferred. Think about shouting out something like “Remington” over and over and over while training the dog, or in the field while hunting. Its going to end up being “Remi” pretty quickly. Shorter names are easier for the dog to learn and respond to as well. Whether or not the dog is going to be run in field trials can significantly influence the call name. Having a “popular” or common call name can lead to a lot of confusion during a brace. As a general rule, when selecting a call name it is good practice to eliminate any names that have more than two syllables from contention early on. Another popular practice is to have a name with some hard consonants. When combined with a one or two syllable name this makes the call name easier to shout and be heard, especially in a trial or over distance when hunting.
When naming a hunting dog, its important to come up with a name this is appealing to the owner and is one the dog will easily respond to. Many people pick a name that they later regret, either because it is hard to call, reflects an image they didn’t consider when naming, or is too common. The experienced gun dog owner will give careful consideration before settling on a name. Keep in mind that one syllable names are preferred and two syllable names can work, but hunting dog names are generally better if they are short and distinct. A gun dog’s call name needs to be a name that the owner likes, is easy to say, and one that the owner and the dog can live with many years.
We all know that safety is important when bird hunting and having some blaze orange on your noggin is part of that. Â Some folks think that orange is ok or red or some other color, but the reason blaze orange is required for hunting equipment – like vests and hats – used in bird hunting is that it is a color that doesn’t occur naturally in nature. Â I’ve had a few hats over the years, but my favorite is one that I picked up from Orvis. Â Its lasted for almost 8 years now, through hot days, rain, and snow. Â I think it looks good.
Apparently Wicks no longer is around or no longer makes chaps. I was looking for a new set and came across these lined chaps.
Years ago I was Elk Hunting in Colorado. The friend we stayed and hunted with had this older three-stone whetstone. It sat in its own case that had oil in it. As you rotated the stones they coated with oil and you could move up the scale in terms of the fineness of the stones. It was a pretty slick tool (no pun intended) and it did a really nice job sharpening our knives.
Ive looked for one over the years and this is the closest Ive found to the one that Bob had. While it doesn’t rest in oil or rotate, its got three gauges of natural stones.
I have a pair of gloves I swiped from one of my sons that I use for hunting now. We had gotten these Under Armour gloves for him for the football playoffs and somehow they ended up in my gear bag after that season ended. I like them for early hunts when there’s a bit of a chill in the air. I don’t have a link to a picture, but they are simple black ColdGear Gloves, 25 bucks or so.