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Hey there, fellow hunters! Joel McCartan here, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned from two decades of chasing elk through Colorado’s unforgiving backcountry and stalking whitetails across the Midwest, it’s this: your backpack isn’t just gear – it’s your lifeline. I’ll never forget my first serious elk hunt back in 2003. Picture this: I’m … Read more
By Joel McCartan – Hunter & Night Vision Gear Enthusiast Let me tell you about the hunt that changed how I think about hunting pants forever. It was a brutal November morning in northern Wisconsin – 12 degrees, sleet cutting sideways, and I’d been sitting in a treestand for four hours waiting for a mature … Read more
By Joel McCartan – Hunter & Night Vision Gear Enthusiast After twenty-five years of placing trail cameras in every conceivable hunting scenario, I thought I’d seen it all. Then Tactacam dropped the Reveal Ultra on my doorstep, and frankly, it’s got me questioning everything I thought I knew about cellular trail cameras. Let me be … Read more
Picture this: you’re deep in the backcountry, tracking that trophy buck you’ve been after all season. The sun’s setting fast, and you need to switch from your day scope to thermal optics – but your traditional scope mount is giving you grief. Sound familiar? I’ve been there more times than I care to admit. That’s … Read more