Many hunters go deep in the woods or mountains in search of game. Some cover so much ground that they’re gone for days. They have to carry all the essentials like food and water, first-aid equipment ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Hunting is a gear-intensive sport whether you’re sitting in a blind for ducks or hiking deep into the ...

Every year, the load of gear I need to carry afield while hunting seems to increase. Hunting knives, elk calls, gloves, binoculars, snacks, camera gear, phone battery banks—all of it needs a place.

A few brands are always included on the hardest hunters’ gear list. Kifaru is one of them. Arguably one of the best mountain pack manufacturers in the game, the introduction of the new ARK Frame is ...

The Browning Whitetail 1300 is a versatile backpack that’s compatible with Browning’s carbon fiber pack frames. I brought this tough and comfortable daypack on a hike to an alpine lake to get a first ...

For most of his 60 years, Chris Peterson has been hunting elk and, when successful, packing them out on his back in boned-out quarters, sometimes over the course of two days. “Elk hunters enjoy pain, ...

Mystery Ranch is a historically great backpack brand in the backcountry hunting world, and the company’s new Mystery Ranch Mysterium series is an impressive, feature-rich line of packs designed to ...

It was 8:55 a.m., and I was trying my darndest to get out of the tree as quickly as possible. “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast,” I reminded myself. At the base of the tree, I took off my insulating ...

Long drags are where a good hunt can turn into a bad back. The right pack loadout does more than carry gear, it shifts the work from your spine to your legs and keeps you upright when you finally hook ...