Archive for the ‘Hunting Gear’ Category

Bowhunting Gear – Ripcord Arrow Rest’s Code Red

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Bowhunting gear, just like anything else in the modern-day-world we live in, changes dramatically from year to year. This year I have found a couple of products that stand out which I will blog about in the near future, one being Ripcord arrow rests new Code Red drop away rest.

They changed a few things that make this a huge improvement over an already good rest. You will initially notice the color changes but they also incorporated a “mole skin” like material in the rest itself which quiets the rest when drawing an arrow (most archers  just put mole skin on their original one for the same effect). The most important change is the brake that is incorporated into the design that engages upon release so that their will be NO snap back and fletching contact. I have one on both of my Hoyt bows and have been VERY pleased.

Bowhunting Gear – New Hoyt Bow – Maxxis 31

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Bowhunting Gear is always fun to talk about, review, and more importantly use!

This year Team OO (Outback Outdoors) is shooting the new Hoyt Maxxis 31.  This 3.9 lb beauty is a little speed demon with a bit of a kick. I had the pleasure of getting mine a little early and last November I took a whitetail and turkey in Kansas with the new bow. It is definitely a great new offering and after a little “getting to know me” time I have grown to like this bow more and more.

The problem I have is I still LOVE my Alpha Max 32! Oh well, I guess that is a good problem to have, both the Alpha Max and Maxxis 31 are shooting identical speeds coming in at 291 fps at 28″ draw and around 70 lb draw weight. With 3D season just around the corner and turkey season not far off, the difficult decision will be which one to shoot….. I guess I’ll just shoot them both.

Rivers West Promo Clip

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

 

Rivers West Promotional clip.

Just like most of you we at Outback Outdoors have gone through the trial and error with our equipment and have been fortunate enough to partner up with some of the Manufacturers that made it through are hardcore in-the-field-tests. Rivers West gear is one company that came through the testing with flying colors. Here is a clip that I videoed on my Eastern CO mule deer hunt. The stuff ROCKS!!

The Art of Layering

Saturday, January 30th, 2010


In cold weather layering is essential, and in this video clip I explain my method of layering in Kansas on a whitetail hunt that had some really cold and windy conditions. While everyone is a little different, I think you will like relate with this if you have ever been in a treestand shivering and unsure if you can even draw your bow back when the moment of truth (or a bomber buck) comes in.

This “tongue in cheek” clip also gives you a glimpse of the goofiness and fun Team OO has in camp and on every hunting trip!

Bowhunting Gear Giveaway – Win a new Hoyt Bow

Monday, January 18th, 2010

The Bowhunting Gear Giveaway from Outback Outdoors for the 1st quarter of 2010 is a new Hoyt Bow.

Our Sponsors make some of the best bowhunting gear, rifle hunting gear and everything outdoors, so we are proud to be able to share some of that equipment with the fans and viewers of Outback Outdoors! The entry is simple, just send an email to info@outbackoutdoors.net with your:

* name
* address
* telephone number
* a brief paragraph on what you like about Outback Outdoors.

Winners will be drawn quarterly from our pool of emails. It’s that simple! Watch bowhunting videos and win free gear!

Archery Trade Show showcases some of the newest and hottest gear for 2010

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

The Archery Trade Show in Columbus, OH is over but the images of all the cool and innovative new products is not! As team Outback Outdoors flies west, excited to start working on their 2010 season, one new product that really stands out in my mind is the HECS Energy Cloak Fabric Researched and developed by innovative archery industry leader Mike Slinkard.

Mike, owner of Winner’s Choice Custom Bowstrings (the only bowstrings that team OO shoot) and Motion Targets, explained how all living bodies produce and emit electromagnetic energy (EM). Mike went on to explain that it is this EM that animals use to identify danger and catch the first hint of a predators movement. This can be easily seen in a mature whitetail buck who, upon reaching a close proximity to a downwind hunter, start to display “nervous” behavior even though the hunter has not moved and cannot be smelled. Hunters have always used the term “6th Sense” to describe this unexplainable phenomenon.

Mike also explained that the HECS Energy Cloak Fabric, by using conductive carbon fibers that are woven in a specific grid pattern to block EM energy, can block up to 90% of the Electromagnetic Energy emitted by the human body. This awesome innovative product is one of the most significant discoveries about keeping the human body concealed from game since the advent of camouflage. Even more interesting was the bowhunting videos playing in his booth that showed the technology in use and how well it worked in real bowhunting situations.