The moon from camp

Now that I have had my new Hilleberg Soulo tent for a little over a month, I was chomping at the bit to give it a go!

Since the holidays, my family and I have been either going to visit someone or attend an event every weekend! Now, Ciro’s 2^nd birthday doesn’t count, as I wouldn’t miss that for anything!

Finally, a weekend arrives with no plans…So we go through our normal evening ritual with dinner and putting Ciro to bed. But, before Amy hits the hay I asked if she minded if I went camping. She said “sure, just pack prepared and bring a weapon!”

So, with the temperatures dropping faster than Tiger’s shorts and a low pressure front moving in, I loaded the Jeep to hit the road. I thought that this would be a great test for me and some of my gear.

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Let’s show a little support for Jason Matzinger and John Edwards hosts of Powder Horn Montana TV. The Sportsman Channel is holding it’s 2009 Choice Awards. Even though this is the first season of Powder Horn Montana TV, they have covered most of the big game in North America. They don’t talk much about the gear they use, instead they provide tactics for the hunt and how to score trophy animals “before the shot”!

ANNOUNCEMENT: SITKA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY returns this coming weekend. Spread the word, this is a great opportunity to get the best hunting gear available to hunters! The lead off item will be the Ascent Pants.

$18.49 – 54% OFF Retail

Camofire.com has got this little event around these parts that they call SITKA SATURDAY. It’s basically where they roll off as many Sitka Gear items in a 24 hour period that they can.

Here’s how it works.

1. The first item goes up at 11pm
2. Once it sells out, the next item will come up again
3. IF, IF an item goes too long without selling out they’ll pull it and put the next item up
4. They reserve the right to determine how long is too long but if you comment on the forum that it’s been “too long” they’ll listen.
5. The fun ends at 11pm MST Saturday night.

There are no regrets when hunting with a shirt as reliable as the Realtree Two Pocket w/Flap Long Sleeve…get the rest of the story and this deal at Camofire.com

By Chaz with 4 All Outdoors

This was the most informative review that I have read on the Sylvan Sport GO.  Anytime that you can use an item for more than one task or function, it’s a winner in my book!

Having said that, there are some questions that I still have on this camping and travel trailer.

What is the snow load?

How well will it handle those Montana prairie land summer storms, with high winds and heavy rain?

Would they consider this a 3 season, 4 season or all season camping trailer?

Who are their direct competitors? Jumping Jack or Little GUY?

Who or what market are they catering to?

Give the article a read and let me know your thoughts.

Here is a great review on the “new” version of the Jetboil PCS, huhmm “flash” stove.  Some of the new features are very useful and will be giving this model a try myself. I know it is a bit heavier than some other stoves, but when you look at efficiency, reliability, convenience it all becomes relative to weight.

Read what Hollis from 4 All Outdoors has to say!

This will get the “DTs” started for elk season!

CAWE, provides us with a taste of getting away from the chaotic lives that a good portion of us live on the coasts and some great photos to make the pain for us just too far to do a “bonsai trip” to elk county.

Read the full article here.

Photo by John Dudley

John gives us a great tip that is very functional and light on the wallet!

There are 2 things to take care of on your body, especially in the early season…that is your feet and back!

Thanks for the great tip!

Badlands Packs makes some very nice hunting packs and are very affordable. And I am sure you have seen information about their packs posted on the hunting forums.

There’s one item that most of us could definitely use, the Badlands Bino Vault!

Even if you’re not a hunter, the Bino Vault makes a lot of sense if you spend a lot of time in the outdoors and want to take protect your pricey optics.

The Bino Vault retails for $60 and is available on the schnees.com website.

View the full article, with a video clip here.

Posted on HuntingLife.com

Those of who venture into the back country alone or with friends do so because it gets us away from the world and it reminds us all how beautiful the world is and how small we are.  For many of us, venturing into the wild keeps us grounded as to who we are as people and it is just as important to go into the wild as it is to get up in the morning, to eat and to sleep. These trips are incredibly important to me and to the members of our Pro Staff.  Each and every one of us carries a SPOT Messenger into the wilds with us.  We want to get away, we also want to know where we have been, and we want to know that if the stuff hits the fan and we get hurt out there…We can push that magic button and someone is coming to get us.

SPOT Messengers are now $99.95 and you get a full year of tracking with our Promotional Code:  HuntingLife23

You have to enter this promotional code when you sign up for your service package and I recommend signing up for the two year commitment to bring your yearly rates down.

Team HuntingLife has been getting pretty excited because in less than 30 days we will have in our hands the pilot episode for our new Television Show The Hunting Life.  We have all been working hard on this show and we are excited about the prospects of getting our show completed and in the hands of our sponsors, prospective sponsors and in front of all of our readers.

As well over the next 60 days you will all get to witness stage one of a two step site update that will be coming to HuntingLife.com in the coming year.  Our first update will be significant to those of you who have been on our site as we are going to be breaking out with our new HuntingLife Podcast and an easier search feature to have access to our videos and hunting reports.  Our Podcast will be downloadable directly into iTunes and you will be able to watch our videos on your iPod while you are in your favorite treestand or hunting blind this fall.

As well we are going to be breaking apart our Hunting and Conservation News and our Team HuntingLife Pro Staff Journal.  This change will allow us to highlight the frequent writing of our Pro Staff team and provide a more viable news source on all issues in regards to hunting, conservation and the outdoors.

We look forward to the new changes and you can be assured that we will not be losing our personal touch to the site and our simple easy to use site.

Our second update will be announced later this year with a key focus on building community with all of our readers and fans.

Fall Season Update

Our Pro Staff Team is completely excited about our Fall Lineup and we will have hunts from as far South as New Mexico, to as far North as Manitoba, with hunts in Montana, Colorado, Utah, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Brunswick, New York, Wisconsin and North Carolina and maybe some great footage from some of our outfitters across the country and globe thrown in for good measure.

From 15 years old all the way to over 50 our diverse team is excited to share their hunting trips and tips with all of you.  One episode is being completed, two are down on tape and we have a lot more to get done.  As well come October 31st our goal will be to bring you 3-5 podcasts per week and we are laying down tape on some great product reviews, hunting tips, hunts and a whole lot more

Outfitter Specials

We giving all of our great outfitters notice that we are excited to run any of their cancellation hunts, specials and deals in our Pro Staff Journal section effective immediately.  We look forward to working with all of our great outfitters to share the news of great deals to all of our readers.  We will be adding effective November 1st, 2009 a new section to our site focused specifically on great hunting deals so you can find those once in a lifetime opportunities at a great bargain.

Season Kick off Special for Outfitters

We are offering a season kick off special for outfitters effective immediately and going through September 20th, 2009.  In these tough economic times everyone is looking for a great deal and we have one for the outfitters.  List your outfitting business, guiding service or lodge up on HuntingLife.com for 9 months for a rate of $295.00. Our normal 1 year rate will be back in effect on September 21st, 2009 for our 2009 rate of $495.00.  We want the chance to earn your business!

We will work to earn your business one lead at a time and with our growing traffic and upcoming television show and podcast we will continue to grow our traffic on a daily basis.

We work with each and every outfitter to create a custom 1 page listing that drives the leads back to you.  We take your logo, your 40 pictures and work with you to create a custom 1 page write up about your business and offerings and highlight your business in your state or province.  We only allow 10 outfitters per state and province and the listings are first come first served.

We also work with outfitters on website creation, logo work, graphics and printing and custom embroidery work as well as offering brand consulting and full fledged marketing plans for your business.

Please contact Randall Buchanan at (828) 443-5419 rbuchanan@huntinglife.com or Kevin Paulson at (202) 744 – 5806 kevin@huntinglife.com for your advertising needs.

Product Reviews and Sponsorship Opportunities

Our team of experienced Team HuntingLife Pro Staff is always looking for great products to review and if you are interested in getting your product reviewed fairly on our site please email kevin@huntinglife.com to discuss your needs. If you’re serious about getting the word out about your product discuss with us the opportunity to have your product and company featured on our podcast or on our new television show coming out in 2010.  We have several available sponsorships and we are extremely excited to work with our sponsors to highlight best in class companies and products.