The predatory ability to extend the range of our eyesight and discover prey from afar is invaluable, so a binocular is priceless. A binocular is often the first tool that leads a hunter to a successful kill. But the added weight and hang-ups from a bino can make it a burdensome hunting tool.

The typical neck strap that comes with a binocular offers little support and is basically worthless for hunters. Some other binocular harnesses that wrap around the shoulders aren't so bad, but they're still lacking in comfort and containment. The S4Gear LockDownX is the ultimate binocular harness.

If you haven't yet heard that we're giving away a custom North American Hunter/DPMS AR-15 with a killer prize package, then clearly you have been enduring some type of all-consuming life event. If you're reading this, we're glad to have you back.

What's your opinion of carbon hunting clothing? Do you wear it and believe in it, or think it's just hocus pocus? Well, the final results of an epic court battle show that "Scent-Lok products give hunters a real advantage."

The familiar chill is in the air as I eagerly step on the heels of duck season here in Minnesota. This weekend I'll make my 3-hour drive north for "opener." As usual, I'll surely be watching every puddle for ducks along the highway as part of my anticipation for what could transpire. I always dream of an opener that'll make the books. That's what it's all about, right?

For 16 years I've hunted whitetails at our family's century farm in central Minnesota, but never have I seen an exceptional buck ... let alone been granted the opportunity to shoot one. My luck finally changed Sunday evening—the second day of archery season—while I waited with my BowTech Invasion on stand. As a cold front moved in, so did that long-awaited handsome buck.

You should all be familiar with Dr. Grant Woods and GrowingDeer.TV ... we've been syndicating the show in our video library here at HuntingClub.com for close to a year. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to spend some time with Grant and his family in Kentucky, and the pleasure was all mine.

It's not often that a hunting editor gets invited to a motorcycle shop, but that's exactly what happened to me recently. And it wasn't just a back-alley chopper shop—it was none other than Orange County Choppers, made famous by the Discovery Channel's popular American Chopper TV series.

I'm a complete hunting addict. It was proven yet again by a whimsical purchase I made the other night, completely out of the blue. I was just about to leave work when "duck hunting" entered my head. I wasn't remembering a past hunt, dreaming of a future hunt, or even considering anything specific about duck hunting. It was just "duck hunting." Just that thought.

Starting tomorrow, you'll be given the opportunity to win one of the greatest prize packages ever presented by the North American Hunting Club. Stay tuned for all the important sign-up details.

I don't read a lot of books, but I will assert that I'm a damn good judge of a "great read" when it comes to anything related to the outdoors and hunting. That's because I spend an unhealthy number of hours belly up in front of a computer screen, consuming endless portions of outdoor media, most being of the written sort. When I opened an e-mail from someone at Random House—book-publishing giant—a few weeks ago, with an offer to receive a pre-release copy of Steven Rinella's latest work, I was all over it.