This didn't happen overnight it comes from many years of self-guided hunting experience, study, overcoming negative comments, tenacity and drive.

GAME BAG Q&A TIMELINE

Q: Do the game bags need to be pre-washed before use?

A: NO pre-treatment required. Your new game bags are ready to use.

Q: When did you first think of making the game bag?

A: 1999-2000 after years of struggling with the only bags on the market at the time - cheese cloth and heavy canvas bags. I knew there had to be a better system for taking care of your hard-earned game meat. In truth a buddy had brought a few of the TAG bags on one of our hunts, yes, they were lightweight but did not hold up, we noticed a slimy buildup on the meat after a few days in the bag, it turns out the bags were made of nylon. I thought there had to be a better way! There had to be a much better fabric for a game bag, I simply couldn't find it.

Q: How long did it take to find the right fabric?

A: It was a long frustrating 7 years when I finally found the fabric. Over the seven-year period I studied fabric and how it's made, its density, thread count, formulation and by products and components of fabric, and I learned to sew. I now own 3 sewing machines.

Q: How did you come up with the package and sizes?

A: 2008 I went off my game quarter measurements and a few local wild game butchers. During the hunting season here in Colorado I went and spent days measuring the height and circumference (they thought I was crazy) of nearly every animal that came in. I then averaged out the actual quarter dimensions, I took this information and drew up my own pattern. It did help that I was familiar with prints, drafting in middle and high school as well as previous experience reading many prints as owner of my own painting company.

Q: Are the game bags patented?

A: Yes, patented in the US and Canada.

Q: What is the camp meat bag?

A: For as long as I've been hunting, I always took the tenderloin, backstrap or even the heart for dinner back at camp. Before I used a grocery store plastic bag or zip lock but often, I found them to be too small. To me it was just a given, we needed a small game bag — no question there had to be a Caribou Gear Camp Meat Bag.

Q: When did you come up with the Carnivore?

A: 2008. It was one of our first line of products and turned out a big seller with the back-country hunters. At the time we had the only "meat only" package system on the market — in fact all other manufacturers sold bags in sets of four. On the average a person needs 5 game bags to house four quarters and one other bag for meat parts.

Q: Do you co-brand with other companies?

A: Yes, we have co-branded products with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Wild Sheep Foundation, goHunt and a few other private organizations.

Q: Why not put your logos on your game bags?

A: Believe me, in the designing stage I tried and thought of doing it this way, that way, but I simply stood by my belief — the game meat must come first. What's the purpose of a game bag if it's not doing the first fundamental job of a game bag? It simply needs to breathe. A game bag is made to house and transport game meat. Yes, a person could do this with a plastic trash bag (Do Not Use Trash Bags), but then a person wonders why their family won't eat the gamey tasting meat — personally I wouldn't eat it either.