My Answer After Wearing Both Brands Hard. Danner boots usually last longer than Irish Setter boots, if you are talking about hard miles, rough hills,

Pick Boots Based on How Long You Stand Still, Not How Far You Walk The best insulated hunting boots for standing all day are tall,

Decide If You Are Practicing “Hunting” Or Just Hanging The best way to practice saddle hunting before season is to run full, timed reps with

Pick a Pack Setup That Lets You Hunt, Not Fiddle. The best saddle hunting pack setup is a small, quiet pack that carries your sticks

Pick One: Aero Hunter or Tethrd Mantis? If you want the most comfortable “sit all day” saddle and you do not mind a little bulk,

The Call I Would Make If I am packing deep on public land and moving every sit, I pick the Tethrd One Stick. If I

Stop Chasing “Scent Free” and Start Controlling Where Your Smell Goes. You are not going to make a ground blind truly scent free. What you

Pick the Right Style Before You Pick a Brand The best elevated box blind kit under $1,000 is the one that includes a weather-tight blind,

Pick The Number First, Then Pick The Blind. I run a deer blind with 3 to 5 usable windows for most hunts. For bowhunting, I

Pick a Width That Lets You Draw Without Thinking About It For bow hunting, I want a ladder stand platform that is at least 30

The Fast Answer I Trust To make a tree stand quieter, I fix metal-on-metal contact first, then I lock down every loose strap and buckle,

Pick One Based on Noise, Weight, and How You Hunt. If you want the quietest, lightest, “buy once cry once” mobile stand, I pick the

Pick a Cushion That Matches How You Actually Sit The best tree stand seat cushion for comfort is a closed-cell foam cushion with a waterproof

Pick the Umbrella First, Not the Stand The best tree stand umbrella for rain hunts is a full-coverage, rigid-arm model like the Ameristep Tree Stand

Pick The Safest Answer Up Front, Not The Coolest One. The safest way I hang a tree stand by myself is to use a lineman’s

Pick Your Stand Based on One Thing: How You Hunt If I am bouncing around public land and hanging in different trees every sit, I

The Mistakes That Blow Deer Out Faster Than Bad Aim The biggest scent control mistake is thinking you can “cover” human smell instead of controlling

What I Actually Trust Ozone To Do, And How Long It “Lasts” Ozone treatment does not “last” on clothes in a reliable way once the

My Answer After Owning Ozone Gear No, an ozone bag like the Scent Crusher does not “make you scent free,” and it will not save

Pick the Window, Not the Weather The best time of day to rattle for bucks is the first 90 minutes of daylight and the last

Why Deer Ignore Your Calls Most of the Time Deer ignore your calls because you are calling at the wrong time, from the wrong spot,

Pick One Setting and Commit to It for 20 Minutes The best grunt call setting for the pre rut is a low, short tending grunt,

Collecting Doe Urine the Right Way (And Why I Even Bother) If I am going to use doe urine at all, I only trust urine

Do Deer Scent Wicks Actually Work, Or Are They Just Something Hunters Like to Buy? Yes, deer scent wicks can work, but only for one