Bushnell 10x42 All-Purpose Binoculars

I purchased a pair of the Bushnell 10x42 all-purpose binos at Cabelas last fall.   These binoculars  use 10x42, nitrogen-purged, BK-7 prism lenses.   They are extremely high quality for the $99.99 price tag.   They feature a long eye relief, which is very nice for eye glass wearers.   These binos are rugged and durable.   I have dropped them out of the truck on several occasions, and after being dusted off, they perform like new.     They are also fairly compact, with a no slip grip, which is good for putting them in an outside pocket on a pack.   These glasses are in no way as clear as the higher end glasses, but they are extremely good for the price.     I would recommend these glasses to anybody, especially for backup glasses.

Tasco 3.0 Digital Game Camera

I purchased this $50 game camera with very limited expectations.   I figured a camera at this price would be nice backup to my more expensive cameras.   Tasco has made a inexpensive product, which actually produces a great images, and doesnt burn through batteries.   It is a fairly small camera, with a 50ft flash range, and a moderately fast trigger speed.  It uses 4 c-cell batteries, and they lasted me an entire scouting season.   The tree mounting strap included with the product is the biggest set back.   It is garbage.   Use your own strap to rig this up, and you will be way better off.   The camera is definitely a great camera for someone just getting in to the trail camera market, or for a landowner looking to get multiple cameras out.   Do yourself a favor and don't overlook this camera, because it is "cheap."   It is worth the minor investment.

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Remington Edge 500

I recieved the Remington Edge 500 Rangefinder as a Christmas present.   It features a 6x24 lense that is  suprisingly clear.  It ranges out to 500 yards, and can be set to display both meters and yards.  The T3 angle compensation seems to work very well.   The scanning mode is hit or miss.   Sometimes it will scan no problem, and other times it will only range the initial object.  It is very lightweight and compact which is very handy, easily going in to a shirt pocket.    At longer ranges, you need to be very steady in order to get a reading, which can be quite the pain.   However, within 200 yards or so it performs flawlessly.  With a price tag of $160, I would say this rangefinder is everything you need, at a price that won't require to also trade your arm.   I definitely recommend this rangefinder to whitetail hunters.

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Big Buck Classic

I attended the Big Buck Classic at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Ne yesterday.   The show overall is a very entertaining.   The booths are setup, in a way, that a person has to move up and down like aisles of a supermarket.   This setup causes some congestion, because people decide the need to walk the wrong way down the aisle.    I visited the Hunting Lease Network booth, and both gentleman there were very helpful with a wealth of knowledge.  The website for the Hunting Lease network is, www.nationalhuntingleases.com/,   check this out if you are interested in finding a nice piece of property in over 20 states.   Wasp archery was another booth, that intrigued me with a display on their table that showed how durable their broadheads were.  This display had several Wasp tipped arrows blown through several sheets of aluminum plates, and remained intact.   Very Impressive!   The gentleman there were very friendly and professional.   Look into the new z-force mechanical, looks very menacing! www.wasparchery.com    Triple T Hunt, out of Lynch, Nebraska  had a modest booth, but offers some of the best valued pheasant, deer, and turkey hunts out there.   Tom Allen, co-owner, of the company is very pleasant to deal with, and will go above and beyond to make sure you have a great hunt.   The website for them is www.triplethunt.com,   look into what they have to offer.   You will not be disappointed. 
Make sure you get yourself out to the show next year and support some of the local guys, even if beers are seven dollars!

Upcoming review: Big Buck Classic

I will be attending the Big buck Classic tomorrow at the Centurylink Center in Omaha, NE.   Review of the show and photos to come!

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Rage Broadheads

Its like throwing an axe through an animal!  Rage in the Cage!  Its like driving a Mac truck with a ninja on the front through a meat locker!   You have heard all these morbid celebrity endorsements of the mighty rage broadhead, I am here to test this out.   My first experience with this cut on contact, slip-cam broadhead, was on a Pronghorn hunt in western Nebraska.  The broadhead looks the part, and has incredibly sharp blades, but this does no good if the broadhead is open upon draw.   Sneaking through the grass, I apparently bumped the broadhead on something, opening it.   It cost me one fine trophy.  The Rage, however, is excellent for hunting out of a treestand.  I shot a doe in 2010, with a Rage, it was a good shot right behind the shoulder.   The doe ran maybe 15-20 yards before piling up in what looked like a scene from a slasher movie.   The entrance and exit wounds were almost three inches across.   These broadheads fly almost identically to my field points, which required little tuning before the hunt.   The included practice head, allows a hunter to save his kill broadheads for when it really matters.   I would recommend these broadheads on deer size game and smaller.

TruBall Diamond Pro

The Truball Diamond pro is a double jaw, handle grip style, with a thumb release.   This release takes a bit to get used to, if you have only used a standard trigger release.   Forcing proper shooting technique, this release has really aided in improving my accuracy.   The jaw rotates a full 360 degrees, which makes it easy to get a solid grip in your hand.  I found that being free from the wrist, it is nice to clip the release on your d-loop, and forget about it until the time comes.  As far as performance, the Diamond Pro is very quiet and smooth.   With a sensitivy adjustment that is a simply adjusted with an allen wrench, it can be adapted to anybody.   It is a bit on the expensive side, but I say it is definitely worth the money.

Curing buck Fever

Buck fever is a problem that affects many hunters.   A mature buck steps out, your skin turns clammy, your heart races, the shakes begin, and everything becomes a blur.  One thing I like to do during this is to look away from the target and take a deep breath.  Collect your thoughts.  Then, begin the motions of getting on target. Remember proper shooting technique.   Always remember to pick a spot, aim small miss small.  Control your breathing!   If this doesn't help you maybe shooting smaller 1.5 year old bucks is something you can learn to love.   Best of luck!

RipCord Code Red

I have used a Ripcord Code red arrow rest for a full season now.  I have made these observations.
This rest is very easy to tune!  The containment arm above the rest is a smart and effective arrow containment system.  It does cause a little vibration on the shot, but nothing to worry about.  During a spot and stalk Pronghorn hunt in Western Nebraska, the rest contained my arrow at any angle during the stalk.   My 1.5" Blazer  vanes contacted the rest, when I first set it up, however a simple alignment of my fletching fixed this problem.   The rest appears to completely be out of the way when the arrow passes now, with virtually no bounce back.   This rest was also a bit noisy until I placed a mole skin on the arrow shelf of the riser.   The mole skin I feel is a must having tested this on several bow setups.   All in all I feel this a very good product, when proper time is taken to correct any minor problems.  Plus its always good to buy American!

Harvest Time HT-2s 400s with Blazer Vanes

These arrows are a midweight a carbon arrow 19/64".     They are 400 spine at 7.4 gpi, and I shoot them out of a Diamond Iceman at 28'' with a 70# draw.   The model I chose are +/- .003 straighness.   I have shot each arrow over 100 times.   The HT-2s are very accurate arrow.   My groups have tightened up since switching from ICS Hunters.   I have found these arrows to be nearly identical in weight and come from the factory exactly what you order.  These arrows are extremely durable.   This last fall I shot a Whitetail quartering away, the arrow entered 4 inches in front of the hip and exited an inch behind the opposite shoulder.   The arrow was  an inch in the ground several yards behind the deer.   I recovered and inspected the arrow,  no damage had occured.   A more impressive, but less flattering example, would be when I missed my bag target and my arrow sailed into a wood pile.   I retrieved the arrow that was buried in a limb,  after removing the field point, the arrow was in perfect shape, including the insert.  These are definetly not a flashy arrow, but I would recommend these arrows to anyone looking to get the job done.

Hi my name is Alex Filips.   I am an avid Outdoorsman.   I am starting this blog to give tips and non-bias reviews on outdoor products.   I do not claim to be an expert, just a guy giving his opinion.
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