2018 Fall Hunting Gear Guide
Hunting products that will leverage practice and preparation for greater success in the field
Minneapolis, MN (October 25, 2018) – It’s a great time to be a hunter. Today’s technology, design and manufacturing combine to deliver more and better equipment choices than ever before.
You prepare, train and practice to increase your success once hunting season begins, so here’s our list of eight great products that can leverage your hard work and further your advantage in the field this fall.
Cobra Archery Accomplice Release
Delivering 25% less felt draw weight, this is a great choice for bowhunters looking to draw with ease and develop a solid, consistent anchor point for improved, repeatable accuracy. Designed and constructed to be strong and lightweight, the Accomplice release has an adjustable thumb post position to fit any hands. It’s ambidextrous and comes with a fully adjustable wrist lanyard for custom length adjustment. The head is a shorter version of the exact same rugged and reliable Cobra release archers have depended on for years. Available in black or rose gold. MSRP is $79.99. Learn more at cobraarchery.com.
OZChamber 8K & OZ500 Combo Pack
Every piece of gear a hunter takes into the field picks up ambient odors that can be alarming to deer. That’s why odor-control storage is critically important to success—whether you use activated carbon scent-control clothing or not.
Part of the OZ family of Active Odor Destroyers, the new OZChamber 8K Storage Bag / OZ500 Combo Pack combines the power of CycleCleanTMand OZInjectTM ozone technologies with carbon adsorption to literally destroy the odors that attach themselves to clothing and gear and ruin hunts. Offering a generous 8,190 cubic-inches of storage space, the OZChamber 8K Storage Bag is available in black (actually a distinctive digital gray/black pattern), as well as a choice of three popular camo patterns. The fabric is heavy 600D nylon with a DWR treatment to shed external moisture. It is lined with a PVC backing inside for easy care. The bag comes with a carbon adsorbing pad that fits into an interior mesh pocket to trap odors from your gear and the air inside the bag, and is also pre-plumbed with an OZInjectTM internal piping system to distribute odor-destroying ozone throughout the interior.
An OZ500 ozone generator comes bundled with the OZChamber 8K Storage Bag / OZ500 Combo Pack. This advanced ozone generator is specifically designed to emit a powerful stream of ozone molecules that seek out and destroy virtually all types of odors and bacteria in their path. CycleCleanTM technology allows the all-powerful OZ500 to regulate output by alternating between active and resting phases for maximum efficiency and longer product life.
Whether you need to restore or maintain the odor-adsorbing capacity of your activated carbon scent-control apparel, or deodorize your regular hunting clothing or accessories, the new OZChamber 8K & OZ500 Combo Pack is the best and most comprehensive odor-destroying storage solution available today. MSRP $199.99 (black) & $219.99 (camo). Learn more at scentlok.com.
FLIR ThermoSight PRO PTS536
Powered by the high-performance 12-micron pixel pitch FLIR Boson™ thermal camera core, FLIR’s new, midrange ThermoSight PRO PTS536 thermal riflescope sets a new standard in thermal image quality and features for the serious hog, predator or varmint hunter, delivering smaller, lighter optics with increased image performance and range. Featuring on-chip video processing and an uncompressed video signal fed directly to a high-definition 1280×960 display, ThermoSight PRO offers improved object detection and classification in the field and clean thermal imagery in any light – from low contrast daylight to total darkness – or through smoke, haze and light fog. The 50mm ThermoSight PRO PTS536 features a 50mm lens, 4x optical magnification, 4x digital zoom and a 4.5°W × 3.5°H FOV. Further, it offers multiple reticle and thermal palette options, a fast 60Hz video refresh rate, 320×256 thermal resolution, USB-C connectivity, image enhancement filters, and built-in digital compass and inclinometer. Shot-activated onboard recording allows for the internal storage of up to two-and-a-half hours of video or 1,000 JPEG images.
The FLIR ThermoSight PRO PTS536 has an MSRP of $3,795. Learn more at flir.com.
Howard Leight Impact Sport Electronic Earmuff
You protect your hearing against dangerous impulse noise at the range, so why not do the same while hunting? The Impact Sport electronic earmuff from Howard Leight by Honeywell provides up to 4X amplification, allowing hunters to more easily hear approaching game, while automatically attenuating dangerous impulse noises to a safe 82dB. Available in Mossy Oak Break-Up camo, Impact Sport features a comfortable, sleek, extremely low-profile earcup that won’t interfere when shouldering a rifle or shotgun, as well as Air Flow ControlTM technology to produce a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) of 22dB. Average retail is around $50. Learn more at honeywellstore.com.
ScentLok Revenant Late Season Apparel
Comfort and protection from the elements become a critical necessity during the late season. For 2018, warmth, comfort and scent control reach all new levels in the most effective late season hunting apparel ever conceived: the all-new ScentLok Revenant Jacket and Pant. Built around top-performing ScentLok Carbon AlloyTM technology, new late-season Revenant apparel combines activated carbon with zeolite and treated carbon to help adsorb a larger spectrum of odors while targeting specific odors better than ever before.
Revenant unlocks maximum protection from freezing temperatures, cold winds, ice and snow with a high-tech arsenal of comfort-boosting features. Ultra-quiet hexagon-patterned fleece and trico exterior fabrics provide warmth without bulk, while a powerful DWR treatment sheds any external moisture. Inside, long-nap fleece and generous levels of ThinsulateTM insulation combine to win the battle of body heat conservation. A wicking-treated lining assures well-regulated moisture management, while a powerful internal membrane further conspires to defy heat-robbing winds.
The new ScentLok Revenant Late Season Jacket and Pant are available in men’s size small to 3X, and are offered in Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, Realtree Edge and True Timber Kanati. MSRP is from $249 per piece. Learn more at scentlok.com.
The MAD® MAX Blind system innovatively combines a shooting stick system and blind into one. The carry-light design allows mobile hunters to post up where cover is otherwise unavailable.
Die-cut Mossy Oak (Break-Up or Brush) camo blind material covers the expandable shooting sticks, making a hunter sitting on the ground virtually invisible. The strength of the internal rods against the fabric creates a taught, rigid setup resembling a shield and instantaneously provides cover as well as a built-in shooting rest. The fast and highly portable MAD MAX Blind is the perfect deadly combination for turkeys, predators or any other ground-hunting situation. MSRP is $26.99. Learn more at flambeauoutdoors.com.
FLIR Scout II Compact Thermal Monocular
The compact, lightweight FLIR Scout II thermal monocular displays stunning thermal imagery from dawn to dusk and in the thick of night. The Scout II displays the heat signatures of people and animals at distances up to 1,246 yards in any lighting conditions, giving hunters increased situational awareness while moving to and from hunting locations, facilitating nighttime scouting, and offering fast detection of incoming predators. Easy to pack and operate, Scout II is an indispensible conservation tool, helping hunters to locate and recover downed game quickly and efficiently. Three models are available starting at an MSRP of $1,499. Learn more at flir.com.
Night Eyes HL-50Q-Dual-Color Beam Headlamp
Night Eyes offers the only dual-color beam headlamp specifically designed for hunting. Optimized to meet the serious demands of any nighttime hunter, the Night Eyes HL50-Q Dual-Color Beam Headlamp has a unique twin-head design with one beam being either red or green (your choice) and the other beam white. The color beam is ideal for scanning, while the white beam excels in tracking and game recovery. The beam color can be easily changed via the pressure button located between the two light heads. Like other Night Eyes headlamps, the on/off and brightness control button is located conveniently on the camouflage headband. The brightness of both beams is fully adjustable. When set at 40% brightness, the hunter will see predator eyes at over 250 yards and will get 9 plus hours of runtime. The unique ability to select beam color and adjust the brightness level makes this light very versatile. The HL50-Q kit also includes a halo shield to help prevent unwanted peripheral light from shining on your equipment and/or hunting partner while scanning. The HL50-Q was designed for hunting but is also the ultimate hands-free light for fishing, camping, biking and just about any task around the house. MSRP is $169.95. Learn more at nighteyeslights.com.
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