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We here at Northeast Hunting have tried Costa Del Mar sunglasses before, and been pretty impressed with their attention to detail, quality and the plain old usefulness of each pair.

I’ll be the first to admit that when I popped open the box of RedRam thermal underwear, I seriously thought I was not going to be a happy camper–boy, was I wrong.

I’ve gotta confess: I never thought I’d be ‘raving’ about a tree hook. In fact, I wasn’t quite sure that I’d ever really know what a ‘tree hook’ was or did, and when my good friend Dave asked me to try one out and write a review for NortheastHunting.com, the biggest question I had was whether or not I could also use it during my brother’s bachelor party/camping trip/ManFest at the end of the summer. “I guess so,” he said, with a quizzical look, clearly (and correctly) skeptical of my understanding of tree hooks and their purpose(s).

When it comes to hunting in the Northeast, there is one thing that is for certain no matter what location you’re hunting in—you have to be prepared for the weather.

It’s almost embarrassing to bring my muzzleloader over to the family firing range these days. All of my cousins and uncles can only shake their heads as I pull out my Thompson Center .50 caliber, which has seen its fair share of dings and scrapes. Sitting atop is a shiny, gorgeous scope emblazoned with the Nikon logo.

It’s November and the deer are moving. This year, unlike years past, I have decided to move with them. To facilitate this, I obtained a pack-in deer blind. Since I don’t know how successful my tactic is going to be this year, I decide to borrow one instead of outright purchase it.

What can be said about the Kowa Company’s Genesis 33 binoculars other than “wow”? I am the first to admit that before I had a chance to talk with Kowa representatives about field testing a set of their binoculars, I really had no idea the company even existed.

My opportunity to review this product couldn’t have come at a better time: I was just about to depart on our yearly week-long family hunting trip up in Northern Maine, and I hadn’t cleaned my gun thoroughly since January.

I have to admit—and I feel like I should lead with this—that I’ve never sharpened a knife before. Sure, I’ve had the same hunting knife for the last six years or so (a birthday present), and don’t get me wrong I love the thing almost as much as my rifle, but maybe I have been a tad naïve in assuming that it would stay razor sharp after the years of cutting limbs in the brush, cutting wedges of cheese for lunch in the field, and skinning deer.

Let’s just start by making something clear: The name “Bowgrunter Plus” on A-Way’s buck grunt call is more than a little misleading. It makes you feel as though this is the perfect buck grunt to use while you’re out bow hunting.