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GoPro Video Camera: New toy for Back 40

Jerod Fink — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:33:10 +0000

Can’t wait to get this in my grubby hands and start filming some cool action. The chest harness add on should really add to the footage capable with this camera.

2010 ATA Show

Jake Oravetz — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:44:29 +0000

On my way to Columbus OH for the 2010 Archery Trade Association show I started wondering what kind of turn out we were going to have, with the recent state of our economy I expected a pretty slow show. I wouldn’t say it was gangbusters but it seemed to me that everyone was staying fairly busy through out the show. It goes to show that the archery industry is going strong.

I look forward to the ATA almost as much as opening day of Archery season. Over the past few years I have made some very good friends through out the industry and enjoy meeting new people every year, not to mention the massive amount of archery gear you get to play with. I had the chance to play around with a few new accessories and check out some of the newest bows on the market. I think one of the hottest items I seen was the whole new line of add-on that Badlands Back Packs has to offer. They are offering pockets for range finders, cameras, and everything in between to add on to your current Badlands pack. They also unveiled a pack line built specificaly for women. But the one I am most excited about is a new pack called the Sacrifice, 3500 cubic inches of space internal pack frame, and all the other great features of Badlands but only weighing in at 3.9 pounds dry weight. I can’t wait to give her a try in North Dakota this fall. They will be offering the pack in Max-1 and AP, the picture I posted is a prototype pack.

One other product that I will be giving a try is the new Montana Black Gold Ascent sight. The Ascent is a slider style sight that you have the choice of a one,three, or four pin scope. Montana also offers any type of customizing on pin colors and sizes so you can virtually build your sight to your liking. The ascent is built super tough and with a very simple micro adjust system looks to be a very user friendly sight to work with. If you ever get a chance to make it to a ATA show I would highly suggest doing so. Stay tuned to Back 40 Outdoors for more reviews from the 2010 ATA show.

09 Season at a Glance

Jake Oravetz — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:31:39 +0000

As I was sitting in my very cold and wet tree the last night of bowhunting in MN I started thinking of the past season, and the first thought that came to mind was disappointment. This is only the second time in my life that I was not able to harvest a whitetail in my home state. Then I actually started thinking about all my hunts individually and yes there are some that were very uneventful but for the most part I actually had a decent season.

The state of MN decided to make my areas I hunt a one deer area this year which means either a doe or a buck but no extra management tags, that alone effected the number of deer I was going to be drawing back on in 2009. I am not one to pass up an opportunity at a mature doe and having to let I don’t know how many of them walk by was not an easy task. I knew if I shot one early I would regret it all season long so I made a deal not to shoot a doe until the month of December rolled around. I had a food plot that was getting destroyed but I also had a work schedule that didn’t want to budge through out the whole month of Dec.

I actually had more encounters with mature bucks this season than any other season in the past, that right there is an accomplishment in itself, the area I hunt is not public but very pressured private land and honing in on a mature whitetail can be tough. Sometimes us as hunters measure success by the number of animals we down in a season, which I am very guilty of but if we actually would weigh out all of the experience and knowledge we gain in any given season every year would be a success. Hope you all had “successful” 2009 seasons and I am looking forward to 2010

Do It Yourself DVD

Chad Baart — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:31:09 +0000

Back 40 Outdoors is proud to report that our industry partner, Hunter’s Journey Magazine, has completed the first in a series of Do It Yourself Hunting DVD’s. The first feature is about DIY black bear hunting, and covers everything you need to know to bring down a bruin in the fall or spring.

Here is what Chad Baart, Chief Editor of Hunter’s Journey Magazine and Back 40 Prostaff member has to say about his newest production:

“As promised, we have brought you our step by step guide to Do it Yourself Bear Hunting. If you are wondering what it takes to bring in quality bears year after year, then be sure to check out our “advertisement free” instructional DVD today!”

Please visit the below link to purchase this invaluable instruction tool:

http://www.elkcrazyoutdoors.com/shop/4041

Checking In

Chad Baart — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:31:14 +0000

Hunting seasons are slowly approaching here in the western states. We will be headed to the desert next week to get my blind set up on the water hole that I plan on hunting. Antelope hunting is the best way to pass time while waiting for elk, which starts two weeks after that. Be sure to check out Hunters Journey Magazine. We have a free online seminar which spells out the strategies in which we will be using. If you haven’t already, you had better dust off those bows and get practicing. Hunting season will be here before you know it! Hunt hard and make it happen!