Backcountry Hunting Gear

We put the best backcountry hunting gear to the test and publish real-world results.

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Erik Barber tests the best climbing sticks
Gear

The Best Climbing Sticks of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

By Erik Barber

Four bullets in a line
Guns

The Best 10mm Ammo of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

By Tyler Freel

Man wears packable puffer jacket afield.
Gear

First Look: Browning Packable Puffer Jacket

By Scott Einsmann

We tested the best water bottles for hiking.
Gear

The Best Hiking Water Bottles of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

By Ashley Thess

Elk hunting
Gear

Browning Hydro-Fleece Review: A Perfectly Quiet and Waterproof Hunting Jacket and Bibs

By Alex Robinson

Leupold RX-5000
Backcountry Hunting Gear

First Look: The New Leupold RX-5000 Laser Rangefinder

By Andrew McKean

Testing Solar Power Banks
Gear

The Best Solar Power Banks of 2024: We Found One Actually Worth the Money

By Laura Lancaster

Kuiu vs Sitka
Gear

Kuiu vs Sitka: The Ultimate Field Test

By Alex Robinson, John B. Snow, Natalie Krebs

We tested the Benchmade Taggedout.
Gear

Benchmade Taggedout Carbon Fiber: The Ultimate EDC Hunting Knife?

By Matt Foster

A photo of a buck from one of the best trail cameras.
Gear

Good Deals on Trail Cameras We’ve Tested for Black Friday 2023

By Scott Einsmann

A woman in camouflage with an orange hat looking over a landscape
Gear

Kuiu Black Friday Deals: Save on Jackets, Rain Gear, and Wool

By Scott Einsmann

Man standing on cliff
Gear

The Best Personal Locator Beacons and Satellite Messengers of 2024

By Laura Lancaster

freel with dall sheep.
Guns

Great Rifles for Mountain Hunting

By Tyler Freel

Hunter wearing SITKA women's timberline pants approaches buck.
Gear

The Best Women’s Hunting Pants, Tested and Reviewed

By Christine Peterson

elk and rifle
Gear

The Best Elk Hunting Rifles of 2024

By John B. Snow

We tested the best elk hunting gear.
Gear

The Best Elk Hunting Gear of 2024

By Jace Bauserman

Ben Romans with an Elk
Gear

The Best Elk Hunting Boots of 2024

By Ben Romans

A hunter on skis reaches down for a bird that a dog is retrieving for him.
Hunting

These Renegade Hunters Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs

Photographs by Peter Wadsworth, Story by Ashley Thess

The Garmin inReach Messenger receives a message.
Gear

Garmin inReach Messenger Review: A Longer Battery Life for Backcountry Messaging

By Laura Lancaster

The Therm-a-Rest Xlite and Xlite NXT sit side by side.
Gear

Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xlite: Same Comfort, More Quiet

By Laura Lancaster

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mallards flying in the blue sky
Conservation

Where Are All the Ducks?

By Natalie Krebs

alaska bush plane crash
Big Game Hunting

The Bush Plane Engine Died Mid-Flight — and Other Close Calls While Flying the Alaskan Wilderness

By Scott Haugen

Man poses with large record alligator
Hunting

Mississippi Alligator Breaks 2 State Records; Could Be New World Record

By Alice Jones Webb

paige pearce bow grip
Bow Hunting

How to Grip a Compound Bow for Better Hunting Accuracy

By Alex Robinson