Musher’s Secret
Danielle started Wild + Whole as a way to share the things she loves about cooking with wild game, eating whole foods, and living a healthy mindful lifestyle. After a stint at MeatEater, you can now find her latest at daniellecooks.com
Walkie talkies may not be considered standard upland gear…… but maybe they should be. These Midland X-Talker radios let me check-in with a another remote hunter across miles of mountainous terrain without having to drop elevation to verify safety and location. And if you’re hunting with friends driving multiple vehicles, these radios are faster and…
Quite possibly the best sweatshirt ever made, crazy heavyweight and water resistant. Throw it in the truck so that you can throw it on under your vest after work in any conditions for a quick hunt while staying dry and warm to kick up a few birds – $50 click here to learn more….
100% vegan boots. Let that sink in for a bit…….a hunter wearing vegan boots. Now what does that really mean? One thing I know for sure is when leather gets wet it gets heavy. And heavy feet aren’t good when covering lots of miles. Whether shale slides, gnarly grouse woods or prairie grasses, upland…
Garmin took the most popular, most used features from their other tracking and training collars and boiled them down into the smallest, most battery efficient handheld in their lineup. When paired with the TT15 Mini collars, the Garmin Alpha 10 becomes a powerful tool for tracking dogs and keeping them safe afield. I’ve had the…
That conniving black lab of mine will no longer use cover of night to perform acts of mischief. Now I clip on a Nite Ize Disco SPOTLIT ($6) and he gives me the look of disdain as I send him outside to do his business. No more losing track of the dark dog in the darkness.
When roughin’ it in the backcountry, your K9 companion needs to sleep just as well as you do to have the energy to find wild birds. In search of a lightweight pad to carry for Lincoln on our backpacking adventure up 12,000 feet to chase ptarmigan, I stumbled upon the Highlands Pad from Ruffwear ($30)….
Must have, must use. Not just in snow ice, but all conditions. Feels good on your hands after hunting as well!