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.
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.
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.
Hunting Boots are a pretty personal thing and I’ve looked at countless pairs to replace the ones I have now. After having several friends recommend them, I finally settled on a pair of Insulated Kangaroo Boots from Cabela’s. These will replace a pair of Field and Stream boots I found at Bass Pro Shops – to be honest I like the $80.00 price of the F&S boots better – and I’ll continue to use the LL Bean Boots (I prefer the 8″ height) for sloppy weather/short hunts. I remember when my grandfather gave me my first pair of Bean Boots for Christmas when I was a teenager. I really felt like I had arrived!
A friend gave me a gun sock and I have to say that I really like the idea. These Socks have are silicon-treated and I keep my shotgun’s in one when I store it during the off season. I also think they are nice for when its a snow or rainy day and the gun gets some moisture on it. Sure you wipe it down, but putting it in the sock seems to help with wicking off the moisture. Especially nice if you have a bit of a drive before you can fully clean the gun.