Photo by Chis Awe

Well said!  How many of hunters feel like Chris?!

Read his article here!

The Fall 2009 Hunting Catalog has been printed and mailed out. If you haven’t received a copy yet, please visit Schnees.com and request one. You can also download or view the PDF version here.

I thought that I would pass this along to all you outdoors friends!  This is a great company, that sells top-notch products and provides customer service that is outstanding!

We’re proud to introduce a new apparel line in this catalog. Coats, jackets, shirts, pants- all with the same workmanship you’ve come to expect from our popular line of Schnee’s Pac Boots. We have worn and tested this apparel and have made changes to pockets, buttons, stitching, fit and feel, collars, material… the process has been a lengthy one but the end result is a clothing line that we feel meets the same standards of exceptional materials, workmanship, and functional design that exists in our Pac Boots.

The Fenceline Jacket (on the left) is just one example from the clothing line. This is the jacket that appeared on the back cover of Big Sky Journal prior to the catalog mailing and resulted in a lot of phone calls to our customer service department asking when the jacket would be available.

Nearly all the individuals you see in the catalog work at Schnee’s, at Schnee’s Powder Horn Outfitters, are members of the Powder Horn Pro Staff, work on the Powder Horn Montana television show, or are regular customers of ours who’ve volunteered to be a part of the catalog.

So to make a long story short: check out the new catalog or visit Schnees.com. Lots of great new product!

 You can order now from www.sitkagear.com

The official launch will be next week but Sitka Gear would like to give their blog fans a chance to get in early before the official launch.

This is awesome news and be the first in your camp to be wearing the best tacticle clothing in the hunting industry, period!

The World Record “Spyder Bull” Elk is on display now at the Powder Horn from May 29-31. We’re very excited to have this event at the store and have a lot of special things planned during the three days.

Doyle Moss and the Mossback Pro Staff team will be on-site Saturday, May 30th to demonstrate elk bugling & give clinics and helpful advice.

Sitka Gear representatives will also be on-site. We will be displaying the Sitka Gear OPTIFADE camouflage system.

This is truly an awesome elk, I cannot wait to see this bull and put my hands on the new Sitka Gear!

Read the full article here.

Well, Sitka finally has updated their website with all of the new 2009 pieces of gear and the new Optifade concealment.

Check the site out at http://www.sitkagear.com

Here is a great article in the May/ June 2009 issue of Sporting Classics about the evolution of camouflage, and Sitka’s role in revolutionizing the industry.  Download the full article here.

Jonathan asks, is it me, or am I that much better looking?

I don’t know about that, but the photo would have been better if it was in the Optifade pattern! Don’t get me wrong, I love the Mountain Mimicry, but…

Read the full article here.

Here is a great little post to tease us all just a bit more, before the release of this awesome product. Which, by the way, will only be available in the Sitka Gear product line.

In addition to these photos, on the Optifade website, there is a link in the upper right-hand corner called “Spot The Hunter Game”, give it a go!

Read the full article here.

Sitka Gear is aware that a lot of people are wondering where and when they can buy the new Sitka gear in the new Gore™ OPTIFADE™ visual concealment (aka camouflage pattern).

Unfortunately, their website isn’t ready to go yet, so they would like to use their blog to give you the information you need.

Read the entire article here.

I was highly impressed with Sitka gear on my elk hunt last season.  I currently have the complete 2008 line of clothing, minus the Celcius Layer.  I was able to layer up and down easily thoughout my days in the backcountry chasing elk. We had weather ranging from rain to snow to 80+ degree days. So, I always had the complete layering system, including the DownPour rain gear with me all day, every day.

I have talked with Jason several times on the phone and stopped in their offices to meet with a few of their team in 2007.  I am really looking forward to this year’s Optifade / Celcius Gear. But, I will have to make due with this interview that was done at the RMEF Elk Camp in Texas.

Interview with Jonathan Hart