Caribou Gear Journal
Field-proven hunting tips, gear care, backcountry insights, and product education from the Caribou Gear team.
Latest Articles
The Kill Kit Standard: A Field-Proven Hunting Kill Kit Checklist You Can Trust
A kill kit isn’t a pile of gear—it’s a system. This field-proven checklist shows how to stage your kit in...
Spring Gear Audit: How to Build a Hunting Kit You Can Trust Before Scouting Season
Before scouting season starts, run a full spring gear audit. Here’s how to inspect, repair, and rebuild a hunting kit...
Gear Care & Storage: How to Make Your Hunting Kit Last
A high-performance hunting kit is an investment. With a few simple maintenance habits—cleaning, drying, inspecting, and storing gear the right...
Winter Pursuit: Advanced Cold‑Weather Hunting Strategies and Gear Systems for Western Big‑Game Success
When the snow sets in across the Rockies and the temperatures plunge, the late-season hunter enters one of the most...
Top 10 Caribou Gear Gift Ideas for Every Hunter (Black Friday Guide)
Below are my top 10 Caribou Gear gift ideas, all available in the Caribou Gear Black Friday Hunting Gear Collection...
When the Tag Goes Unfilled: Lessons from Colorado’s Second Season
There’s something about Colorado’s second rifle season that humbles even the most prepared hunter. The mountains look different this time...
When the Woods Go Quiet: The Growing Threat to America’s Deer Herds
There’s a silence spreading through the hardwoods this fall—not from lack of hunters, but from what’s happening to the deer...
When the Mountains Shift: What the BlackOvis and CamoFire Closures Mean for Every Hunter
When we started Caribou Gear®, our mission wasn’t to chase the industry — it was to change it. We built...
Colorado Lessons: Reflections from My First Season Hunt
There’s something sacred about a first-season elk hunt in Colorado—the frost in the sage, the hush before daylight, and that...
Late-Season Elk Meat Care: The Freeze–Thaw Playbook for Second & Third Rifle
Late season is where intent meets outcome. The story isn’t the shot—it’s the system you run afterward. Snow may fall,...
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